"For whatever deserves to exist deserves also to be known, for knowlege is the image of existence and things mean and splendid exist alike."--Francis Bacon, 1620. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist:
Abram Games, English, born London, England 1914-died London, England 1996 Search this
"Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them."--Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Meditations, VIII:59. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist:
Jacob Lawrence, born Atlantic City, NJ 1917-died Seattle, WA 2000 Search this
"No barriers, no masses of matter however enormous, can withstand the powers of the mind; the remotest corners yield to them; all things succumb; the remotest corners yield to them; all things succumb; the very Heaven itself is laid open." --Marcus Manilius, Astronomica. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man, (painting)
"Science and art belong to the whole world, and the barriers of nationality vanish before them."--Johann Wolfgang Goethe, remark to a German historian, 1813. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist:
Erberto Carboni, Italian, born Parma, Italy 1899-died Milan, Italy 1984 Search this
Medium:
photograph and paper collage, watercolor and gouache on paperboard
"True religion shows its influence in every part of our conduct; it is like the sap of a living tree, which penetrates the most distant boughs."--William Penn, 1644-1718. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
"Victory breeds hatred, for the vanquished is stricken with suffering; but the tranquil man lives in happiness, disregarding both victory and defeat."--Buddha, The Dhammapada, verse 201. From the series Great Ideas of Eastern Man.
Artist:
Matazo Kayama, Japanese, born Kyoto, Japan 1927 Search this
Medium:
gouache, metallic gouache, and opaque white on dyed paper mounted on paperboard