The painter Pat Steir (b. 1940) first began exhibiting in her early 20s in New York, in an art world infatuated with Andy Warhol but still very much in the thrall of the abstract expressionists, of Pollock, Rothko, and Hans Hoffman. The "drip" paintings that she is most famous for grew from a four-painting series of the same subject, a rolling wave, with seasonal titles, beginning with Autumn: The Wave After Courbet as though Painted by Turner with the Chinese in Mind (1985). These were the first paintings in which she played on the edge between nonobjective painting and representation, the point at which splats and drips resolve themselves into a perceived image. And so began her preoccupation, as John Yau notes in his accompanying essay, with the relationship between landscape and abstraction, as well as her distinctive application of paint.

A brief, beautifully printed monograph, Dazzling Water, Dazzling Light concludes with an interview by Barbara Weidle, in which Steir discusses her infatuation with visual perception and her "unstylish" interest in beauty: "It happened accidentally at first that the paintings looked beautiful. I wasn't after beauty and I was surprised to see that some of them did look beautiful. But now I want them to be beautiful. Yes, it became a big interest. Because light became interesting to me. And I think every painter who is interested in light is interested in beauty, it sort of follows." --Regina Marler ... Read more

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A book for all acupuncturists
Dr. Tin Yau So is often called the "Father of American Acupuncture." He is the founder of the New England School of Acupuncture, the oldest school of Chinese medicine in the U.S.

This book is a very detailed description of the location of acupuncture points. It details not only how to find each point but also how to needle the points and what reaction to expect (a feature unique to this text). Dr. So also gives lengthy effects for each point.

As Dr. So was trained in China prior to the communists' invention of "TCM" style acupuncture, many of his point location are not standard compared with current Chinese texts. Thus, his locations and uses of points are often provocative, questioning the material that many TCM practitioners learned and use. That said, this book is good for both beginner and advanced practitioners as it contains information no longer "politically correct" by communist Chinese standards.

A must have for all professional practitioners of Chinese medicine!

a classic
Dr. So's books on acupuncture points and treatment of disease with acupuncture are excellent, clear, easy to ready,easy to understand and follow. I use them more than any other text in my library (and I have MANY).

Easy to read and understand!
This book by James Tin Yau So is a must to understanding Acupuncture and is also is good for finding points used in the art of Tuina, I am looking to buy this book and would like info on where I can purchase it. ... Read more

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This book is written in Chinese except for one chapter.
It is not apparent from Amazon's description that this book is mostly written in Chinese. One chapter in the end of the book is English, so, if you don't read Chinese this book will not be much help. ... Read more

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