On Halloween(October 31, 2018), during lunch, a speaker came in to talk to us about Japanese Aesthetics, and I didn't think I would be really interested in it because I am a perfectionist. What I knew previously about Japanese Aesthetics was that it valued the beauty in imperfection and irregularity, but, despite my hesitations, I enjoyed it a lot. The History of it intrigued me, especially how it was impacted by Japan opening up to the West and subsequently becoming westernized. The images of Japan's leader before and after opening Japan to the world struck me and it caused me to empathize with people like Tanizaki, who were forced to a position causing them to mourn the loss of their culture. I admire how Tanizaki attempted to push back and write about what makes Japanese Aesthetics unique and wholly different than anything Western. What also interested me about the presentation the types of pottery and how certain media were better embodiments of Japanese Aesthetics. Lacquerware achieved a certain depthness and had a mysterious quality of their shadows that ceramics could never imitate. In the future, I might want to incorporate elements of Sabi into my works because Adams's words about it produced many green earthy and misty images in my mind that made me want to paint something. Overall I like the melancholy mysterious vibe that I get from Japanese Aesthetics, and I hope to maybe also incorporate other aspects such as what I did my global focus CURIOSITY page on, Japanese Tattooing. I am curious how Japanese Aesthetics and the elements of Wabi, Sabi, and Yugen apply to Japanese Tattooing because it might better impact my future works.
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MM
11/7/2018 07:13:08 am
I am always happy when reluctance turns into appreciation! I think that perfectionists, especially, can learn a lot from Eastern aesthetics.You said, "In the future, I might want to incorporate elements of Sabi into my works because Adams's words about it produced many green earthy and misty images in my mind that made me want to paint something." That's really powerful and I hope it comes to fruition!
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