Sunday, November 13, 2011

Wabi-sabi Bush With Ginkgo Leaf


Wabi-sabi is a Japanese world view that roughly translates to beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete".  From Wikipedia:  "In one sense wabi sabi is a training whereby the student of wabi sabi learns to find the most simple objects interesting, fascinating and beautiful.  Fading autumn leaves would be an example.  Wabi sabi can change our perception of the world to the extent that a chip or crack in a vase makes it more interesting and gives the object greater meditative value.  Similarly materials that age such as bare wood, paper and fabric become more interesting as they exhibit changes that can be observed over time."

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