Wabi-Sabi. Altri pensieri

Sort of a hipster creation of a Japanese aesthetic, but still intriguing. It does capture the slant of Japanese thought thus allowing for a different take on the world and the objects we interact with.

a perfect way to take a break from the noise and stress that we are surrounded by in our everyday lives. a deeper dive into wabi-sabi. fascinating, inspiring!

در واقع دنبال اون یکی کتابش بودم که عنوانش هست وابی‌سابی برای هنرمندان، طراحان، شاعران و فیلسوفان! کتابفروشی نداشت دیگه گفتم با همین شروع کنم. تاریخچه‌ی وابی‌سابی رو گفته بود، خیلی کتاب مختصریه و نزدیک دو دهه بعد از اون کتاب اصلی چاپ شده تا یه سری نکات رو به اون اضافه کنه. باید اون کتاب رو هم بخونم. Leggi tutto

Appropriation at its finest? Or historical exploration? This book illuminates that wabi sabi may not be a time honored Japanese construct but instead something that a Western man reinvented, packaged, marketed and profited from. This academic essay of a book is a second attempt at the topic, where K Leggi tutto

Worthwhile complement to the original. I appreciated the additional context in the form of history and bibliography, and thoughts on modern implications; ruminating on the co-opting of the concept, and the problem of its very concept-ness. The brief ending on co-existence with "the digital world" was Leggi tutto

این کتاب در ادامه‌ی کتاب «وابی-سابی برای هنرمندان، طراحان، شاعران و فیلسوفان» نوشته شده. وقتی آدمای زیادی بعد از خوندن اون کتاب روی اوردن سمت ساختن اشیائی که روحیه‌ی وابی-سابی داشته باشن و نویسنده می‌خواد تلاش کنه نشون بده که مسئله ساختن این اشیاء نیست، کشف کردن‌شونه. Leggi tutto

Îmi place ideea de a descoperi diverse sisteme estetice din alte culturi, regăsite și în cultura noastră. Alăturarea termenilor wabi-sabi s-a făcut treptat, fiind o sinteză a mai multor idei. Mi-a rămas în minte următorul fragment: „Frumusețea wabi-sabi este un eveniment perceptiv; nu e o proprietat Leggi tutto

I really appreciated Wabi-sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers. I found it to be unique in it’s kind compared to other books that I have read. Leonard Koren starts Wabi-Sabi Further Thoughts with how this book is meant to clarify certain points missed in the first book. To me, the first Leggi tutto

I very much enjoyed and praised the first book and was excited to follow up with the further thoughts of the elusive wabi-sabi concept, unfortunately I finished the book disappointed and some what indifferent. Compared to the first volume here the text is way shorter and there is a lot of repetition Leggi tutto