Wabi Sabi - Kintsugi
Wabi Sabi / Kinstugi - I got introduced to the picture first and then I searched for it. I learned that the Japanese, join the broken things with Gold, particularly things like clay vases etc. And then the beauty of the thing is enhanced by the golden or silver or for the poor even the simple enamels.
Kintsugi is a lesser-known but excellent example of wabi-sabi. It is the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. With origins back to the 15th century, kintsugi foregrounds cracks, splits, and breakage as the key features of an object, indications of its rich history, beauty, and meditative value.
The first though that stuck me was:
We are all Wabi Sabi/ Kinstugi Art
We all are broken some times
Physically
Emotionally
Financially
Mentally
But only some of us choose to become Wabi Sabi Art. Rest of us, throw away the broken pieces and then spend the whole life searching for the broken pieces.
Physical Wabi Sabi / Kinstugi: I have seen sportsmen who were on accidents and injuries, so grevious that the doctors and experts had said, it will be difficult for them to get back to the...
Kintsugi is a lesser-known but excellent example of wabi-sabi. It is the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. With origins back to the 15th century, kintsugi foregrounds cracks, splits, and breakage as the key features of an object, indications of its rich history, beauty, and meditative value.
The first though that stuck me was:
We are all Wabi Sabi/ Kinstugi Art
We all are broken some times
Physically
Emotionally
Financially
Mentally
But only some of us choose to become Wabi Sabi Art. Rest of us, throw away the broken pieces and then spend the whole life searching for the broken pieces.
Physical Wabi Sabi / Kinstugi: I have seen sportsmen who were on accidents and injuries, so grevious that the doctors and experts had said, it will be difficult for them to get back to the...