Mardi 6 octobre 2009
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This
project never existed. Well, not under that form. Or not yet.
Wabi-Sabi
Wabi-Sabi
"The phrase comes from the two words wabi and sabi. The
aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" (according to Leonard Koren in his book Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets and
Philosophers). It is a concept derived from
the Buddhist assertion of the Three marks of existence(三法印 sanbōin),specifically impermanence(無常 mujō).
According to Koren, wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic
feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty and it "occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals
of beauty and perfection in the West." Andrew Juniper claims, "if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that
object could be said to be wabi-sabi." Richard R. Powell summarizes by saying "It (wabi-sabi) nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is
finished, and nothing is perfect."
The
words wabi and sabi do not translate easily. Wabi originally referred to the loneliness of
living in nature, remote from society; sabi meant "chill", "lean" or "withered". Around the 14th century these meanings began to change, taking on more positive
connotations. Wabi now connotes rustic simplicity, freshness or quietness, and can be applied to both natural and human-made objects, or understated elegance. It can
also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object.Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with
age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs. "
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Par ANNE DENIAU aka ANN RAY
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Publié dans : Words
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