Anyone familiar with Wabisabi?

[tsubaki nakajima]

Japan never cease to amaze me especially with their culture and traditions. One of the concept that I am in love with is the application of wabisabi. For those that are not familiar with it, Wabisabi is a japanese art that repairs broken objects with GOLD. It means beauty in imperfection. Its a widely used aesthetic view in Japanese art where flaws are seen as a unique part of the object's history that obviously adds beauty, this is usually done on ceramics. Don't you find that a bit romantic and poetic? Next time you feel lost and broken, lets all remember that . What do you guys think, is there anyone up to try these in their own place, maybe not gold, I'm thinking of mixing some colors in my glue instead?

[minervasirius]

Wow! I've never heard of this. You learn new things everyday.
I researched more into this, and I'll share what I found.

According to Japanese legend, a young man named Sen no Rikyu sought to learn the elaborate set of customs known as the Way of Tea. He went to tea-master Takeeno Joo, who tested the younger man by asking him to tend the garden. Rikyu cleaned up debris and raked the ground until it was perfect, then scrutinized the immaculate garden. Before presenting his work to the master, he shook a cherry tree, causing a few flowers to spill randomly onto the ground.

To this day, the Japanese revere Rikyu as one who understood to his very core a deep cultural thread known as wabi-sabi. Emerging in the 15th century as a reaction to the prevailing aesthetic of lavishness, ornamentation, and rich materials, wabi-sabi is the art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in earthiness, of revering authenticity above all. In Japan, the concept is now so deeply ingrained that it’s difficult to explain to Westerners; no direct translation exists.

[Ankut Gupta]

One day I went to one of my Japanese friends house and while having lunch, which we prepared together, I noticed that the soup bowl was having some yellow colour paint. I was surprised after knowing it was gold, as explained by my friend, and this kind of imperfection art is called wabisabi. It was quite interesting as it was beautiful and unique. Wabisabi offers an inspiring new way to look.

The picture here depicts the wabisabi art

[tsubaki nakajima]

I saw one of my friend's ceramics too, that's why I got to search and learn about it. I think the whole idea is amazing that's why I decided to spread the knowledge. I think I read somewhere that it can be applied to other things other than ceramics but I don't quite get how. Hopefully someone who knew about it can explain or expand that more. But on the ceramic side, I really love the whole poetry and art of it.