"’s (b. 1935) Triangle, Circle, Square quotes from Sengai’s famous 18th-century Buddhist painting. His early work of the 1960s, including music, performance, and writing as well as sculptural and conceptual works, was impacted by his exposure to Zen-informed thinking. De Maria developed an interest in task-oriented, game-like projects that resulted in viewer-interactive sculptures."
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Art of Perceptual Experience: Pure Abstraction and Alternative Minimalism, guggenheim.org. Accessed 2018-06-23.
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Sengai
1750 – 1837
Sengai Gibon (仙厓 義梵, 1750 - 1837) was a Japanese monk of the Rinzai school, accomplished calligrapher and painter. He was known for his controversial teachings and writings, as well as for his lighthearted sumi-e paintings.
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