{"product_id":"tender-alchemy-beth-ames-swartz-and-julianne-swartz-9783777446875","title":"Tender Alchemy: Beth Ames Swartz and Julianne Swartz","description":"\u003cb\u003eTwo generations of esoteric exploration and material transmutation: The first examination of Beth Ames Swartz and Julianne Swartz's intergenerational investigation of ethereal systems and the transcendent potential of art, highlighting the alignments within the artistic practices of mother and daughter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTender Alchemy \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates art's interconnection with alchemy, spiritualism, physics, animism, and psychology in the intergenerational dialogue between the artistic practices of Beth Ames Swartz and Julianne Swartz. As mother and daughter, the artists maintain distinct aesthetics while sharing an affinity for investigating the ethereal and spiritual potential of art. The essays and illustrations collected underscore art's interconnection with alchemy, spiritualism, physics, animism, and psychology, and contextualize the contemporary artists within the lineage of art movements such as transcendentalism, phenomenology, and participatory art. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hirmer Verlag GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783777446875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128","brand":"Lauren R. O'Connell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679592444085,"sku":"9783777446875","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tender-alchemy-beth-ames-swartz-and-julianne-swartz-9783777446875","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}