SHIMMERING ZEN
SHIMMERING ZEN
James Stanford
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Las Vegas artist James Stanford photographs mid-century neon signage and architectural elements of his hometown to create mesmerizing contemporary works of art. Stanford has earned an international reputation for an innovative and diverse oeuvre founded on the values of artistic experimentation and meditative practice. Working across a wide range of media, he is celebrated for his visual orchestrations drawing primarily upon the iconic vintage signage of Las Vegas.
Shimmering Zen includes essays concerning digital art and technology, the history and context of mandala art, Las Vegas culture and history, Zen Buddhist philosophy, and art as a tool for meditative exploration.
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HARDBACK
ISBN: 9780977880676
11.8 x 12.26 inches | 300 x 312 mm
264 pages
$70 | €65 | £60
Publication date: November 3, 2017As a native Las Vegan, James Stanford’s fifty-year career as an artist is as glittering as the neon lights of his hometown. His practice crosses the boundaries of photography, digital illustration, painting, and drawing. Stanford’s work and influence have been seminal in developing the visual arts in Las Vegas. He is the founder of Smallworks Gallery and Smallworks Press and has been integral to the establishment of the Arts District in Las Vegas. In 2023, he was inducted into the University of Nevada Las Vegas Hall of Fame for his contribution to the visual arts and the community of Las Vegas. Following this recognition, he was presented with the VIVA Award for outstanding achievements in the visual and performing arts of Las Vegas by the Forgotten Song Foundation. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has officially proclaimed the 13th of October as James ‘Jim’ Stanford Day!
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REVIEWS
“Heavily influenced by his native Las Vegas, where he is regarded as a leader and pioneer in the arts community, Stanford is an innovative digital artist who revisits the vibrant energy of vintage Vegas. A digital painter who transforms his iconic photographs of Las Vegas neon signs and architecture into sumptuous mandalas.”
—Seattle Book Review“Finally a book made for micro-dosing! I spent about 10 minutes with Shimmering Zen and I’m already booking a weekend in Joshua Tree. James Stanford is an artist whose photography, digital illustration and painting has culminated in a series of works he calls Indra’s Jewels, a group of digitally reinvented mosaics of patterns that are influenced by the Mojave Desert and landscape surrounding Las Vegas.”
—Evan Pricco, Juxtapoz Magazine“[Stanford] creates kaleidoscopic works that are rich with the nostalgic architecture and glamour of Las Vegas’ heyday.”
—Azucar“…As an artist concerned with the development of a visual expression of metaphysics and spirituality, Stanford has garnered the attention of the art world, as well as of contemporary Buddhists, sociologists, and anthropologists.”
—BeautifulNow