Marc Peter Keane

Books / Reviews May 20, 2017

'Japanese Garden Notes': An informative photo book

by Iain Maloney

"Japanese Garden Notes" is a gorgeous photo book that introduces aspects of traditional Japanese garden design. It walks the reader through the philosophy of "space and passage," "function and art" and "intent and time," explaining why certain details recur and the emotions they are ...

Books / Reviews | ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES Sep 26, 2015

'The Art of Setting Stones' reflects on the beauty and meaning in Japanese gardens

by Stephen Mansfield

Appropriating the Japanese garden as a vehicle to explore nature, beauty, relationships and death, the author begins with the premise that people "form the world around them into the shape of their philosophies," taking "mass and space, material and void" as content for their ...