Day 29 of 365
January 29
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Art & Culture Japanese Wabi-Sabi Philosophy
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic philosophy that finds beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness. It celebrates the cracks in pottery, the patina on copper, and asymmetry in design. This worldview stands in stark contrast to Western ideals of perfection and permanence. Kintsugi, repairing broken pottery with gold, exemplifies wabi-sabi by highlighting rather than hiding flaws.
💡 Did you know?
Steve Jobs was heavily influenced by wabi-sabi, which inspired Apple's minimalist design philosophy!
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