Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers

Name: Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers
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ISBN: 9780981484600

ISBN-10: 0981484603

ISBN-13: 9780981484600

Edition: 2008

Authors: Leonard Koren

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This is an updated version of the enduring classic that first introduced the concept of "imperfect beauty" to the West. Text, images, and book design seamlessly meld into a wabi-sabi-like experience. Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete . . . . . . wabi-sabi could even be called the "Zen of things," as it exemplifies many of Zen's core spiritual-philosophical tenets . . . Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty. 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 . . . Wabi-sabi, in its purest,…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Imperfect Publishing
Publication date: 11/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.59" wide x 8.46" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Introduction


Historical and Other Considerations


A History of Obfuscation


A Provisional Definition


A Comparison with Modernism


A Brief History


The Wabi-Sabi Universe


Chart


The Metaphysical Basis of Wabi-Sabi


Wabi-Sabi Spiritual Values


The Wabi-Sabi State of Mind


Wabi-Sabi Moral Precepts


The Material Qualities of Wabi-Sabi


Text Notes


Picture Captions and Credits