Wabi-Sabi

[Lady-Rinoa]

Something we discussed in our Art Studies class.

What is Wabi-Sabi?

Pared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death. It's simple, slow, and uncluttered-and it reveres authenticity above all. Wabi-sabi is flea markets, not warehouse stores; aged wood, not Pergo; rice paper, not glass. It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather, and loving use leave behind. It reminds us that we are all but transient beings on this planet-that our bodies as well as the material world around us are in the process of returning to the dust from which we came. Through wabi-sabi, we learn to embrace liver spots, rust, and frayed edges, and the march of time they represent.

Source: http://nobleharbor.com/tea/chado/WhatIsWabi-Sabi.htm


May program sa BBC about sa paghahanap ng true meaning ng Wabi-Sabi... sabi ng isang monk doon, it doesn't have a concrete definition... Although, in a nutshell, it means something like impoverished beauty.

[mami_noodles]

^ Something like beauty in simplicity?

[Lady-Rinoa]

^Something like that. Beauty in simplicity and poverty. XD

[shoujo_jen]

Correct me if I am wrong...pero para syang "finding the aesthetic beauty"?

It's like finding a crack in old earthen jar and seeing the beauty of that earthen jar because of all its been through, where it came from and how it survive through the years...sana we also look at people that way.

[jessiemendez]

Simple beauty from within.

[Fatality Flare]

Something we discussed in our Art Studies class.

What is Wabi-Sabi?

Pared down to its barest essence, wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death. It's simple, slow, and uncluttered-and it reveres authenticity above all. Wabi-sabi is flea markets, not warehouse stores; aged wood, not Pergo; rice paper, not glass. It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather, and loving use leave behind. It reminds us that we are all but transient beings on this planet-that our bodies as well as the material world around us are in the process of returning to the dust from which we came. Through wabi-sabi, we learn to embrace liver spots, rust, and frayed edges, and the march of time they represent.

Source: http://nobleharbor.com/tea/chado/WhatIsWabi-Sabi.htm


May program sa BBC about sa paghahanap ng true meaning ng Wabi-Sabi... sabi ng isang monk doon, it doesn't have a concrete definition... Although, in a nutshell, it means something like impoverished beauty.

Seems like a taoism-related conforming to nature and what it brings. I always supported Great Yu's actions more than attempting to live only by saliva and air. Anyway, Russeau, Thoreau and Emerson had similar ideals, but I do not really like them. I am critical of modern society, but I do believe it is my duty to set the good example and attempt to change behaviour of people around me, not escape totally from the challenges.

[p3tal]

the idea is gothic --- in a sense.

[KAMAKURA7FUKUEN]

wabishii kanji sabishii kanji sorezore nihon tekina arawashi kedo ne ....

tokoroga imano wakamononi wabi sabi to ieba henji ha: ee wasabi ga umaidesune aa'aa kiiteruuuu to itteru ........

kanan ha hommani
its art ofdesign for everything in a japanese style no ? but today if you say something abt wabi to sabi a young gay who walks around shinsaibashi probably he will reply you that

ee wasabi ha delicious desu haaaa strooong .... in reality seeing destruction of my love gives me so much pain .... remember movie last samurai the UJIO san ....
he was a represent by Sanada Hiroyuki san .... rumors flown abt his divorce was seasoned by others which oppose the character he played ...
1973 1974 in oosaka flags was hanging at top of the light masts on the streets that says
'' chiisana nihon konna isoide dokohe iku? '' Little japan where are you going in such a hurry ? ......
I think i am getting old or absolute conservatif because can not adapt to changes
even they says if time is not adapt to you you adapt to time (marshal harmony)