Silent lotus
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silent lotus is a spiritual
advisor with an additional gift of sharing through poetry
and art
.
Descending from grandparents who traveled from homes in Hungary
and Russia
, silent lotus was born in America
. He was raised in the small unique community of Roosevelt, New Jersey
, which was designed in the Bauhaus style by Louis Kahn
and Alfred Kastner in 1936 and was the home to many renowned people in the arts including Ben Shahn
, Bernarda Bryson Shahn
, Jacob Landau, Gregory Prestopino and Benjamin Appel
. During 1970-71 he helped to organize college charity benefits in Boston that were in part performed by his classmate, performance artist/comedian, Andy Kaufman
. In his mid-twenties he left for the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean
to give priority to his talents as a visual artist.
Almost two years later, as crew of a 30-meter sailboat, along with film producer Saul Zaentz
, he ventured across the Atlantic Ocean. From the Mediterranean he traveled overland through Europe and settled in the city of Rotterdam
. He began a unique friendship with the elderly Willem Sandberg
. Shortly thereafter his work was purchased by the Stedelijk Museum
of Modern Art in Amsterdam
for the permanent collection. One of his earliest lithographs was commissioned by the art editor of the NRC Handelsblad
and the entire edition was sold out in less than a week.
In 1995 he was chosen to represent The Netherlands in the Art Accra exhibition held in Accra
, Ghana. His video about his art work TOBARI was shown on Ghana's National Television and he was also interviewed by Lana Wong for BBC Television
.
He was interviewed in 2004 about his poetry by Louise Hutner, editor of Sacred Journey
and in 2006 by Donna Stein the publisher of Tiferet.
silent lotus was one of the opening speakers at the June 2006 United States Department of Peace
Northeast Conference.
silent lotus read his poetry as the opening speaker at the commemoration of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
held August 2008 at the Institute for Advanced Study
, Princeton, New Jersey
The oeuvre of his visual art is known as Icons Of Silence and his poetry Listening To Love.
Spirituality
Spirituality can refer to an ultimate or an alleged immaterial reality; an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of his/her being; or the “deepest values and meanings by which people live.” Spiritual practices, including meditation, prayer and contemplation, are intended to develop...
advisor with an additional gift of sharing through poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
and art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
.
Descending from grandparents who traveled from homes in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, silent lotus was born in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He was raised in the small unique community of Roosevelt, New Jersey
Roosevelt, New Jersey
Roosevelt was originally called Jersey Homesteads, and was created during the Great Depression as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal. The town was home to a cooperative farming and manufacturing project...
, which was designed in the Bauhaus style by Louis Kahn
Louis Kahn
Louis Isadore Kahn was an American architect, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935...
and Alfred Kastner in 1936 and was the home to many renowned people in the arts including Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.-Biography:...
, Bernarda Bryson Shahn
Bernarda Bryson Shahn
Bernarda Bryson Shahn was an American painter, lithographer and widow of renowned artist Ben Shahn, who wrote and illustrated children's books including "The Zoo of Zeus" and "Gilgamesh."...
, Jacob Landau, Gregory Prestopino and Benjamin Appel
Benjamin Appel
Benjamin Appel , was an American novelist specializing in detective and crime fiction, sometimes from a radical perspective....
. During 1970-71 he helped to organize college charity benefits in Boston that were in part performed by his classmate, performance artist/comedian, Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman
Andrew Geoffrey "Andy" Kaufman was an American entertainer, actor and performance artist. While often referred to as a comedian, Kaufman did not consider himself one...
. In his mid-twenties he left for the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
to give priority to his talents as a visual artist.
Almost two years later, as crew of a 30-meter sailboat, along with film producer Saul Zaentz
Saul Zaentz
Saul Zaentz is an American film producer and former record company executive. He has won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times and in 1996 was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award....
, he ventured across the Atlantic Ocean. From the Mediterranean he traveled overland through Europe and settled in the city of Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
. He began a unique friendship with the elderly Willem Sandberg
Willem Sandberg
Jonkheer Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg known as Willem Sandberg was a Dutch typographer and museum curator.He was born in Amersfoort, Holland in 1897 and studied art in Amsterdam. He became a follower of the Mazdaznan movement. As a young man he travelled, serving as an apprentice to a...
. Shortly thereafter his work was purchased by the Stedelijk Museum
Stedelijk Museum
Founded in 1874, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is a museum for classic modern and contemporary art in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. It has been housed on the Paulus Potterstraat, next to Museum Square Museumplein and to the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and the Concertgebouw, in Amsterdam Zuid...
of Modern Art in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
for the permanent collection. One of his earliest lithographs was commissioned by the art editor of the NRC Handelsblad
NRC Handelsblad
NRC Handelsblad, often abbreviated to NRC, is a daily evening newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. The newspaper was created on October 1, 1970, from merger of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant and Algemeen Handelsblad . In 2006 a morning newspaper, nrc•next, was launched...
and the entire edition was sold out in less than a week.
In 1995 he was chosen to represent The Netherlands in the Art Accra exhibition held in Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
, Ghana. His video about his art work TOBARI was shown on Ghana's National Television and he was also interviewed by Lana Wong for BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
.
He was interviewed in 2004 about his poetry by Louise Hutner, editor of Sacred Journey
and in 2006 by Donna Stein the publisher of Tiferet.
silent lotus was one of the opening speakers at the June 2006 United States Department of Peace
United States Department of Peace
The Department of Peace is a proposed cabinet-level department of the executive branch of the U.S. government.-The history of legislation to create a Department of Peace:...
Northeast Conference.
silent lotus read his poetry as the opening speaker at the commemoration of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
held August 2008 at the Institute for Advanced Study
Institute for Advanced Study
The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, is an independent postgraduate center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. It was founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner...
, Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
The oeuvre of his visual art is known as Icons Of Silence and his poetry Listening To Love.
External links
- http://www.silentlotus.net/
- http://www.allspirit.co.uk/silentlotus/
- http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/S/silentlotus/index.htm
- http://www.poetseers.org/spiritual_and_devotional_poets/contemp
- http://www.writespirit.net/spiritual_poets
- http://www.othervoicespoetry.org/vol22/index.html
- http://www.tiferetjournal.com/this-ssue.php