Wabi-Sabi, Universal Ideal of Beauty
Living Wabi Sabi
Trying to understand Wabi Sabi is trying to understand the aesthetic tastes of Japan and its people. Wabi Sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance and celebration of transience and imperfection. It is a universal ideal of beauty, nothing lasts, nothing is finished, nothing is perfect. Aesthetic, Transience, Impermanence. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete"
Wabi Sabi is simple, slow, and uncluttered-and it reveres authenticity above all. "Pared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature." ~~architect Tadao Ando
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"A universal ideal of beauty, Wabi Sabi celebrates the basic, the unique, and the imperfect parts of our lives. Wabi Sabi is the comfortable joy you felt as a child, happily singing off key, creatively coloring outside the lines, and mispronouncing words with gusto." ~~Taro Gold
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Japanese architect Tadao Ando says, "Wabi-sabi is underplayed and modest, the kind of quiet, undeclared beauty that waits patiently to be discovered. It's a fragmentary glimpse: the branch representing the entire tree, shoji screens filtering the sun, the moon 90 percent obscured behind a ribbon of cloud."
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"In learning tea, we're constantly reminded that every meeting is a once-in-a-lifetime occasion to enjoy good company, beautiful art, and a cup of tea. We never know what might happen tomorrow, or even later today. Stopping whatever it is that's so important (dishes, bill paying, work deadlines) to share conversation and a cup of tea with someone you love-or might love-is an easy opportunity to promote peace. It is from this place of peace, harmony, and fellowship that the true wabi-sabi spirit emerges."
-architect Tadao Ando
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What is Wabi-Sabi?
"The two word phrase "wabi sabi" originated in the Japanese language but has made its way into English largely because English lacks an adequate equivalent.
Even in Japanese the exact meaning of the phrase is difficult to pin down. It is first and foremost a beauty seen in aged or worn objects; objects that contain deep patterns, patina, character, or qualities of authentic individuality. "
~~Richard R. Powell
"Japanese world view is nature-based and concerned with the beauty of studied simplicity and harmony with nature."
- Wabi-sabi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wabi-sabi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wabi-sabi represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic. It is difficult to explain wabi-sabi in Western terms, - What Is Wabi-Sabi?
The Japanese view of life embraced a simple aesthetic that grew stronger as inessentials were eliminatedand trimmed away. -architect Tadao AndoPared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profu - North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
Japanese Aesthetics, Wabi-Sabi, and the Tea CeremonyAesthetics In the Western world, aesthetics is considered to be the branch of philosophy that is concerned with concepts of value and beauty as they relate to the arts. Philosophers from Plato unt
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Creating a wabi-sabi home
Wabi-sabi is not a decorating "style" but rather a mind-set. There's no list of rules; we can't hang crystals or move our beds and wait for peace to befall us. Creating a wabi-sabi home is the direct result of developing our wabigokoro, or wabi mind and heart: living modestly, learning to be satisfied with life as it can be once we strip away the unnecessary, living in the moment. You see? Simple as that.
The Japanese view of life embraced a simple aesthetic that grew stronger as inessentials w
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Wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of imperfect beauty that is the new trend for home decorating. Intimately tied to Zen Buddhism, wabi-sabi brings a subtle spiritual component into the home reminding us that home should be a sanctuary. Is wabi-sabi the n - Awakening your wabi-sabi mind
Wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of imperfect beauty that is the new trend for home decorating. Intimately tied to Zen Buddhism, wabi-sabi brings a subtle spiritual component into the home reminding us that home should be a sanctuary. Is wabi-sabi the n
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Wabi Sabi on Rice Paper
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AUTHOR@Pat Goltz: patgoltz, glad to help! :-)
If we can forget the Feng Shui and the Zen, I can relate to Wabi Sabi. In many ways, I share the same aesthetic. I had never heard of Wabi Sabi. Thank you for the information.
I think this is a powerful idea... As a designer I lean towards the asymmetric, the unique, the character-filled rather than to symmetry and perfection, so this idea really appeals to me.
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@garrekds: Thanks, garrekds!
The Silver Pavilion (ginkakuji) in Japan was built during the period when Wabi Sabi was popular. I enjoyed this lens!
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@sanamionline: Sanami, thanks for saying hello!
One of the things I live and work by...
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one of my favorite things to think about... thanks for putting together this lens..
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@anonymous: Isn't it fun! Thanks for visiting!
Pat, I've never heard of Wabi Sabi before but it resonates with me. Thank you for an enlightening journey into the perfection of imperfection!
Oh what a wonderful place/feeling - Wabi Sabi is the comfortable joy you felt as a child, happily singing off key, creatively coloring outside the lines, and mispronouncing words with gusto. I loved that!
I feel thankful that I ventured onto this lens at the end of a very full and tiring Saturday. Thank you for the uplifted feeling this lens brought me!
Lovely! Thanks for sharing! :-)
I just learned of wabi-sabi at hobbything.com. For more in-depth info, I did a search here at Squidoo and found this lens. I am fascinated by the concept of wabi-sabi. Thanks for explaining it more fully. This student was ready, and thus, the teacher appeared.
I had never heard of this before! Real neat lens...and I learned something new!Keep up the great work Pat!Greetings from GermanyTrixi
Aloha! Beautiful images and interesting lens! 5-stars. Please stop by www.squidoo.com/IheartTea/ to say hello!
Thankyou for a great lens on wabi-sabi. I had not heard the term before but it is on similar lines as my lenses, especially Teaism.
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