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w abi-sabi. The Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death Finding beauty in the everyday or in what is considered ugly, flawed or decaying.
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The Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death • Finding beauty in the everyday or in what is considered ugly, flawed or decaying
It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather, and loving use leave behind Kizaemon Tea-Bowl, used for Japanese Tea Ceremony, 17th Century. Ikea cup and saucer, Sweden, 21st century
It reminds us that we are all 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
Shutter 1, oil on linen, 55 x 30" / 139.7 x 76.2 cm (2 panels), 2012
Ride Control, oil on linen, 23 x 18" / 58.4 x 45.7 cm, 2012