{"title":"Peter Stebbing","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the world of Peter Stebbing, where gripping narratives and compelling characters await. Perfect for fans of modern thrillers and suspenseful dramas, discover his works and prepare to be captivated.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"goetheanum-cupola-motifs-of-rudolf-steiner-book-peter-stebbing-9780880107372","title":"The Goetheanum Cupola Motifs of Rudolf Steiner","description":"Gerard Wagner's paintings of Rudolf Stiener's Goetheanum cupola sketches bring these works to a wide audience that would otherwise have little access to or knowledge of those representations of Steiner's artistic spiritual vision contained in the first Goetheanum and lost to the fire that destroyed that great building. Wagner re-created those archetypal motifs in new ways over a period of decades. They constitute an artistic high point of Wagner's work as a whole, but they cannot be separated from the Goetheanum itself, nor can they be fully understood except in the context of anthroposophic spiritual science. \u003cp\u003e In this sense, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Goetheanum Cupola Motifs of Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e points to the historic and spiritual importance of the first Goetheanum building. Rudolf Steiner's lecture on October 25, 1914, and his lecture on the paintings of the small cupola on January 25, 1920, are published in English here for the first, along with color photographs from 1922. Also included are the little-known colored etchings of the Goetheanum window motifs made by by Assya Turgenieff with Rudolf Steiner, as well as other centrally important contributions to an understanding of this new direction in art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e Though the main emphasis is on visual examples, the book achieves something more than simply cataloging these works of art. The book conveys, too, a sense of the artistic process itself. Thus, Gerard Wagner's observations here have a special relevance. In addition to the two lectures by Rudolf Steiner and the paintings by Gerard Wagner--in full color--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Goetheanum Cupola Motifs of Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e presents essays from Peter Stebbing, Louise Clason, Assya Turgenieff, and Gerard Wagner. \"Along with the architectural and sculptural forms of the double-domed first Goetheanum, the cupola paintings further epitomized the artistic conception of this unique building. The painting motifs extending over the surface of the two cupolas encompassed the evolution of the world as a whole, from its creation by the biblical Elohim to the great epochs of Lemuria and Atlantis that followed. Traversing the post-Atlantean cultural epochs, the beholder was gradually led to the building's central motif: the Mystery of Golgotha as the mid-point of world evolution, with its implications for the future development of the Earth and humanity.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSergei O. Prokofieff\u003c\/b\u003e (from his foreword) \u003cb\u003eCONTENTS: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Foreword by Sergei O. Prokofieff\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Preface\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Renewal of the Artistic Principle \/ Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Goethe and the Goetheanum \/ Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Artists Who Originally Worked on Painting the Cupolas \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e of the First Goetheanum \/ Peter Stebbing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Recollections of the Years of Painting in the Small Cupola of the First Goetheanum \/ Louise Clason\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e I. THE MOTIFS OF THE LARGE CUPOLA\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Large Cupola Sketch-Motifs of Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Large Cupola Studies of Gerard Wagner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e A Further Development of the Large Cupola Motifs \/ Peter Stebbing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003e II. THE MOTIFS OF THE SMALL CUPOLA\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Paintings of the Small Cupola \/ Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Small Cupola Studies of Gerard Wagner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Question of the North Side: \u003cbr\u003e \"Counter Colors\" or \"Complementary Colors\"? \/ Peter Stebbing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003e III. 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The authors represented in \u003ci\u003eConversations about Painting with Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/i\u003e offer insights into Steiner's intentions as he responded to artists' questions about the deeper, spiritual aspects of painting, color, and role of the arts as a whole in culture and society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Peter Stebbing's inspiration for translating these conversations was an early reading of Hilde Boos-Hamburger's book on Steiner's \"new art impulse\" (included here). Through the years, Stebbing also came to recognize the importance of other artists who were influenced by Steiner. Margarita Voloschin, for example, describes the inner transformation required of artists who wish to deepen their artistic sensibilities as described by Rudolf Steiner. Henni Geck, though she wrote little on art, is an important figure in this school of artistic renewal through having elicited numerous training sketches from Steiner. Assya Turgenieff was a pioneer artist who worked with stained glass. Her discussion of the artistic approach she used--which incorporated both color and sculpting techniques--can be applied to other visual arts as well. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eConversations about Painting with Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary contribution to a deeper understanding of the \"anthroposophic\" arts. Richly illustrated, this volume will warrant serious study and frequent rereading and browsing. A great book for the coffee table. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCONTENTS: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003e MARIA STRAKOSCH-GIESLER\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Indications Given by Rudolf Steiner to a Painter\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"A Color Meditation Given by Rudolf Steiner\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"The Human Form and Color\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Recollections of Two Lectures by Rudolf Steiner on Painting\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"About Maria Strakosch-Giesler\" by Peter Stebbing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003e HILDE BOOS-HAMBURGER\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Preliminary Remarks\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Experiences in Painting the Cupolas of the First Goetheanum\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"The Struggle for the Underlying Principles of a New Spiritualized Painting Impulse\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Some Experiences in Teaching Older Children\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"About Hilde Boos-Hamburger\" by Roy Wilkinson \u0026amp; Jan Pohl\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003e HENNI GECK\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"The Sketches Given by Rudolf Steiner 1922-1924\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"The Motif Sketches of Rudolf Steiner\" by Fritz Billing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"The Work in Painting at the Goetheanum with Henni Geck\" by Clara Bosshardt\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"On Studying in Henni Geck's Painting School\" by Gerard Wagner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"About Henni Geck\" by Ernst Marti\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Recollections of the Teacher\" by Walter Roggenkamp\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Thoughts on Method\" by Bettina Roder\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Henni Geck's Quest\" by Ingrid Stinzing-Eriksson\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003e MARGARITA VOLOSCHIN\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Self-portrait\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Memory-Pictures from a Time of Intensive Work\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"How Rudolf Steiner Himself Painted in the Small Cupola\" by Luise Clason\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"About Margarita Voloschin\" by Rosemarie Wermbter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003e ASSYA TURGENIEFF\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Working on 'Light and Dark'\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"Recollections of the Beginning of Studies in Light and Dark\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"A Drawing Class with Rudolf Steiner\" by Daniel J. van Bemmelen\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \"About Assya Turgenieff\" by Jakob Streit \u0026amp; Christiane Haid\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e Also includes an afterword and a selected bibliography.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49732280353041,"sku":"NGR9780880105903","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0880105909.jpg?v=1750980616"},{"product_id":"three-grimm-s-fairy-tales-book-peter-stebbing-9780880107167","title":"Three Grimm's Fairy Tales","description":"Those who have concerned themselves for a long time with restoring to humanity the fairy tales that had been somewhat glossed over by modern civilization--people such as the Brothers Grimm, though they did not adopt a spiritual-scientific view--understandably had the feeling that they were renewing something that belongs intimately to human nature. After an intellectual culture had done its part for centuries to estrange human souls--including children--collections such as those of the Grimm brothers have rightly found their way into the modern human consciousness. They have again become the common heritage of children's souls. As Spiritual Science becomes more than theory and information in human minds, fairy tales will become more and more the underlying mood of human souls, uniting them increasingly with the spiritual roots of those stories.The illustrations in Three Grimms' Fairy Tales by the German painter Gerard Wagner for \"Briar Rose,\" \"Jorinde and Joringle,\" and \"The Star-Taler\" represent a unique artistic approach to the illustration of children's books. Through Wagner's lifelong investigation into how form can arise from objective color experience, the images are attuned individually in a deep way to the mood of each fairy tale and to children's essential moral nature and creative fantasy. 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