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At the core of 侘寂 (wabi-sabi) is
May 19, 2018,16:54 PM
the importance of transcending conventional ways of looking and thinking about things / existence and the acceptance of transience & imperfection.
"Wabi-sabi is ambivalent about separating beauty from non-beauty or ugliness. The beauty of wabi-sabi is, in one respect, the condition of coming to terms with what you consider ugly... beauty is a dynamic event that occurs between you and something else."
Some late night reading... "Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers" by Leonard Koren.
Casey
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At the core of 侘寂 (wabi-sabi) is
By: cshimokita : May 19th, 2018-16:54
the importance of transcending conventional ways of looking and thinking about things / existence and the acceptance of transience & imperfection. " Wabi-sabi is ambivalent about separating beauty from non-beauty or ugliness. The beauty of wabi-sabi i...
300 Yen at a used book store...
By: cshimokita : May 19th, 2018-18:59
about USD 2.75 and because it had example photos ; ) Thanks for the comment 'neunelfs'...
Thanks 'traineract'... More questions than answers...
By: cshimokita : May 19th, 2018-20:09
another quote... "... how do you exercise the restraint that simplicity requires without crossing over into ostentatious austerity? How do you pay attention to all the necessary details without becoming excessively fussy? How do you achieve simplicity wit...
Good quotes.
By: InHavenPro : May 19th, 2018-21:35
Cheers, Filip
I agree Filip... unpretentious...
By: cshimokita : May 19th, 2018-22:00
Things easily coexist with the rest of their environment. The aesthetic philosophy of Kyoto's oldest and most famous inn is pure wabi-sabi, to wit " no one object or element in any room shall stand out above any other " and " thou shalt not revere the old...
You have now....
By: InHavenPro : May 19th, 2018-23:53
reminded me of the Japanese philosophy of hyper-lean manufacturing processes which I have been introduced to by reading interviews with Dr. Andy Palmer who had spent decades working at Nissan before becoming the CEO of Aston Martin. He is British and marr...
That's a very nice photo Filip... great composition
By: cshimokita : May 20th, 2018-01:07
I am familiar with the 看板 (kanban) scheduling system for JIT / lean manufacturing as developed by Toyota. BTW, Carlos Ghosn still has quite the following here after his success at Nissan... funny story about him having a small fender bender in Tokyo many ...
That might be....
By: InHavenPro : May 20th, 2018-01:13
quite an interesting read if you get the time to type it up or simply paste a link to an article somewhere! Cheers, Filip
Wow
By: traineract : May 20th, 2018-00:01
This is really good
Is it like...
By: mdg : May 19th, 2018-20:33
...'Cabo Wabo' but without the tequila? : )
88 pages including appendix...
By: cshimokita : May 20th, 2018-01:15
a nice little reference book if you can find a used copy... published in 1994. Support your local book store ; )
Jeff... there were two version of the original book
By: cshimokita : May 22nd, 2018-00:09
The original "Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers" by Leonard Koren (1994) and an updated edition in 2008. I can understand why you enjoyed this book... it belongs on the reference shelf ; ) "Wabi-Sabi: Further Thoughts" (2014) was ...
The previous iteration of the Photo Forum at Forum54 is mostly gone...
By: cshimokita : May 23rd, 2018-01:04
The photo hosting site I was using changed their rules and no longer allow links so all those photos are gone, more recently Forum54 was purchased... that migration is ongoing and/or the links are invalid and/or the links are broken. A search turned up on...