Wabi-sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers

There was nothing I didn't like about this book, it captivated me from the first page to the last. Easy to read and also very informative, it presents clear notions of what Wabi-Sabi is and what it is not. It goes down to the roots of the concept and follows its evolution through time and space. The comparisons with our Western art principles are also very clear and helpful. I'd recommend this book to almost anyone who likes reading and very specially to some Western authors who publish their own books on Wabi-Sabi techniques using colours and textures in great excess, that are exactly the contrary to the Wabi-Sabi approach.

Koren's clarity and thorough discussion of all aspects of wabi-sabi is hugely useful to anyone who doesn't have a Japanese cultural background. I really liked the way he explained the historical marketing incentive for keeping wabi-sabi an inscrutable concept. He sees wabi-sabi as an endangered species even within Japan and the whole book makes a good case for adoption of it's principles by non-Japanese. There are some great pictures too!

All good

A great book about Wabi Sabi from a strongly analytical-philosophical western-perspective. Written with the esthetic eye of an artist and the intellectual stance of a philosopher, yet written in a very accessible way. Highly recommended.

Koren at his best, a short concise introduction to thoughts surrounding imperfection, the incomplete and impermanent. Beauty of Japanese aesthetics in a pocket sized book that packs a punch. I have three copies, one in the studio, one on the bedside table and one in my bag.

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Any artist or would be artist should read this book

This is the second time I've brought this book as a gift for a creative loved one. Hope one day to buy my own copy. A really beautiful looking book on the Japanese aesthetic wabi-sabi - the acceptance of transience and imperfection. Recommend it for anyone that sees beauty in the imperfect, impermanent and incomplete...

Great Read

Excellent read.

Das Büchlein versucht eine grundlegende ganzheitliche Darstellung des Themas. Dies ist nicht ganz einfach, weil wabi sabi dem rationalen Denken nicht ganz zugänglich ist, es ist aber in diesem Fall überaus gut gelungen. Es vermittelt kurz gefasst das Konzept und die Geschichte auf der intellektuellen Ebene, angereichert um schwarzweiße Photographien die auf der intuitiven Ebene funktionieren. Sehr gelungen und absolut empfehlenswert.

Um dos melhores livros que li na vida, uma poesia em forma de ensaio sobre a estética, a arte e o olhar oriental sobre os objetos, a natureza, o espaço geográfico... em muitos momentos temos a sensação de estar lendo um texto de cunho espiritual, porque de fato essa leitura tem a proeza de levantar o espírito, tamanha a sua leveza e sensibilidade. Recomendadíssimo.

Piaciuto tutto.