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Donald S. Kruse is Associate Professor of Fine Art Emeritus at Indiana University at Fort Wayne. His paintings draw on mythological images, popular art such as comic strips, and the works of master artists—all blended into a united whole, imbued with inner meaning. He "attended the Fort Wayne Art School and Mexico City College before completing a Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University. He continued his graduate studies at Ball State University and IU from 1959-62. He has displayed his work in more than 50 one-man exhibitions and 100 group shows. He is also a professional lecturer in the areas of theosophy, Buddhism, comparative religion and Jungian and trans-personal psychology."<ref>"Myths, glyphs and archetypes," | |||
[http://homepages.indiana.edu/082004/text/kruse.shtml IU Home Pages ].</ref> | |||
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Donald S. Kruse is Associate Professor of Fine Art Emeritus at Indiana University at Fort Wayne. His paintings draw on mythological images, popular art such as comic strips, and the works of master artists—all blended into a united whole, imbued with inner meaning. He "attended the Fort Wayne Art School and Mexico City College before completing a Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University. He continued his graduate studies at Ball State University and IU from 1959-62. He has displayed his work in more than 50 one-man exhibitions and 100 group shows. He is also a professional lecturer in the areas of theosophy, Buddhism, comparative religion and Jungian and trans-personal psychology."<ref>"Myths, glyphs and archetypes," | |||
[http://homepages.indiana.edu/082004/text/kruse.shtml].</ref> | |||
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Professor Kruse is a life member of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] and donated three of his works to the Society headquarters, where they hang in the [[L. W. Rogers Building]]. The works are named | Professor Kruse is a life member of the [[Theosophical Society in America]] and donated three of his works to the Society headquarters, where they hang in the [[L. W. Rogers Building]]. The works are named ''Demon Queller'', ''Toys'', and ''Suffering Fools''. He has written about these paintings and the process of producing them, and about the meaning of art, in ''Quest'' magazine.<ref>Don Kruse, "Coloring in the Lines around My Think," ''Quest'' 90.3 (May-June 2002). Available online at [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1449 Quest].</ref> | ||
== Gallery of his works == | == Gallery of his works == | ||
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File:Demon Queller by Don Kruse | File:Demon Queller by Don Kruse.jpg|''Demon Queller'' by Don Kruse | ||
File:Toys by Don Kruse.jpg|Toys by Don Kruse | File:Toys by Don Kruse.jpg|''Toys'' by Don Kruse | ||
File:Suffering Fools by Don Kruse.jpg|Suffering Fools by Don Kruse | File:Suffering Fools by Don Kruse.jpg|''Suffering Fools'' by Don Kruse | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Additional resources == | == Additional resources == | ||
Hall, Kathleen. "Theosophy and the Emergence of Modern Abstract Art." Quest 90.3 (May-June 2002). Available at [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1446] | Hall, Kathleen. "Theosophy and the Emergence of Modern Abstract Art." Quest 90.3 (May-June 2002). Available at [https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1446 Quest magazine.] | ||
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Revision as of 00:34, 29 September 2017
Donald S. Kruse is Associate Professor of Fine Art Emeritus at Indiana University at Fort Wayne. His paintings draw on mythological images, popular art such as comic strips, and the works of master artists—all blended into a united whole, imbued with inner meaning. He "attended the Fort Wayne Art School and Mexico City College before completing a Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University. He continued his graduate studies at Ball State University and IU from 1959-62. He has displayed his work in more than 50 one-man exhibitions and 100 group shows. He is also a professional lecturer in the areas of theosophy, Buddhism, comparative religion and Jungian and trans-personal psychology."[1]
Professor Kruse is a life member of the Theosophical Society in America and donated three of his works to the Society headquarters, where they hang in the L. W. Rogers Building. The works are named Demon Queller, Toys, and Suffering Fools. He has written about these paintings and the process of producing them, and about the meaning of art, in Quest magazine.[2]
Gallery of his works
Demon Queller by Don Kruse
Toys by Don Kruse
Suffering Fools by Don Kruse
Notes
- ↑ "Myths, glyphs and archetypes," IU Home Pages .
- ↑ Don Kruse, "Coloring in the Lines around My Think," Quest 90.3 (May-June 2002). Available online at Quest.
Additional resources
Hall, Kathleen. "Theosophy and the Emergence of Modern Abstract Art." Quest 90.3 (May-June 2002). Available at Quest magazine.