Abstract
This project examines the visual art and printmaking activity of avant-garde composer John Cage, the roles of indeterminacy and chance operations on his work, and how he constructed intentionally complex processes to carry out his work. In addition to evaluating the methods by which he worked, this research will also discuss the influence of Zen Buddhism on Cage’s work, as well as the intersection of his anarchist political leanings and identity as a queer man in Cold War-era America.
Advisor
Siewert, John
Department
Art and Art History
Recommended Citation
Faulhammer, Kye, "To Sober and Quiet the Mind: John Cage's Anarchy, Zen, and the Privileging of Process" (2024). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 10907.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/10907
Disciplines
American Art and Architecture | Modern Art and Architecture
Keywords
Art, Avant-Garde, Abstract
Publication Date
2024
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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