Taking his inspiration from the natural British landscape and the Japanese wabi -
sabi aesthetic, which celebrates the beauty of imperfection, Henry Swanzy «s new furniture collection is a breeze of originality.
Wabi -
sabi aesthetic magnifies the imperfection, naturalness and unaffectedness of the decorative elements and subdued earth colours such as white or bright grey.
Built upon layered interactions, a Wabi
Sabi aesthetic idealism, and a rich, broken world of times long past, Fragile Equilibrium invites the player to reflect on their play, their world, their nostalgia, and themselves.
Not exact matches
Japan — which has its own troubles with perfectionism — has a gorgeous history of wabi
sabi, an
aesthetic sense wherein cracks in clay or wrinkles in skin are signs of beauty.
It was almost as beautiful in pieces, and I tried to channel the notion of wabi -
sabi (a Japanese
aesthetic rooted in the acceptance of transience and imperfection) as I fought back a sob.
Inspired by the Japanese
aesthetic sensibility of wabi
sabi, she finds beauty in imperfections, rustic simplicity and irregularity, and combines this with the ancient Korean technique of keum boo to create simple jewellery with delicate contrasts, tones and textures.
Sustainably sourced floral, wood, resin, lichen, and citrus essential oils and absolutes are lovingly combined with reconstructed accords, while a single sprig of floral decoration completes a minimalist
aesthetic, with a nod to Wabi -
sabi.
Basing her work on the Japanese
aesthetic of wabi -
sabi, artist Beth Nicholas explores the beauty found within transience.
I am inspired by wabi -
sabi, a philosophy and
aesthetic that comes from Japanese Buddhism.
Since ancient times, the Japanese have had a unique
aesthetic referred to as «wabi -
sabi».
I may unconsciously feel an
aesthetic sense like «wabi -
sabi» in the environment which keeps creating, destroying and changing all the time.
His photographs epitomize wabi -
sabi, the Japanese
aesthetic of finding beauty in imperfection.
Wabi -
sabi refers to the Japanese
aesthetic of finding beauty in what might seem imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
Sodi's relationship with crude raw materials and the constituent elements of nature draws from wabi -
sabi, a Japanese
aesthetic philosophy that embraces imperfection and reveres natural authenticity above all.
In her Long Island studio, Mary Heilmann discusses two inspirations for her work: tea bowls that adhere to the Japanese
aesthetic philosophy of «Wabi -
sabi» and the cartoon color palette used in The Simpsons television show.
The hand made
aesthetic has a certain charm, and brings to mind the Japanese concept of Wabi -
Sabi - imperfect beauty.