Japanese Design : Art, Aesthetics & Culture.
Title:
Japanese Design : Art, Aesthetics & Culture.
Author:
Graham, Patricia J.
ISBN:
9781462916092
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (235 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- PREFACE The Enduring Allure of Japanese Design -- CHAPTER ONE THE AESTHETICS OF JAPANESE DESIGN -- KATSURA Refi ned Rusticity in Architectural Design -- SHIBUI Subtle Elegance -- WABI AND SABI Rustic and Withered Elegance -- IKI Stylish, Sophisticated Elegance -- MIYABI AND FŪRYŪ Opulent and Stylish Elegance -- KAREI Sumptuous Elegance -- KABUKU AND BASARA Outlandish Elegance -- MA An Interval in Time and Space -- NŌTAN The Dark-Light Principle -- MINGEI Japanese Folk Crafts -- RINPA Decorative Art of the Kōrin School -- KAZARI Modes of Decoration and Display -- JAPANESE DESIGN A Visual Primer Featuring Contemporary Arts -- CHAPTER TWO THE CULTURAL PARAMETERS OF JAPANESE DESIGN -- RELIGIOUS VALUES AND JAPANESE DESIGN -- The Aesthetic Dimensions of Shinto -- Buddhist Influences on Japanese Aesthetics -- DESIGN IN JAPANESE CULTURE: TEN KEY CHARACTERISTICS -- 1. Relationship Between Fine Arts and Crafts -- 2. Emphasis on Craftsmanship and Technological Innovation -- 3. Beauty in Miniaturization and Detailed Workmanship -- 4. Importance of Artistic Lineages and Teamwork -- 5. Linkages Between Literary and Visual Arts -- 6. Appreciation of Changing Seasons -- 7. Rituals Order Daily Life -- 8. Penchant for Emotional Extremes -- 9. Distinctions in Local and Regional Culture -- 10. Fashion Consciousness Inspires Innovation -- CHAPTER THREE EARLY PROMOTERS OF ''ARTISTIC JAPAN'' 1830S-1950S -- ARTISTS AND ART PROFESSORS -- John La Farge -- Henry Pike Bowie -- Denman Waldo Ross -- Arthur Wesley Dow -- ART DEALERS -- Siegfred Bing -- Marcus Huish -- SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS -- Phillip Franz von Siebold -- Edward Sylvester Morse -- Percival Lowell -- INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS -- Christopher Dresser -- Josiah Conder -- Frank Lloyd Wright -- Bruno Taut -- JOURNALISTS -- Frank (Captain Francis) Brinkley -- Lafcadio Hearn.
PHILOSOPHERS -- Ernest Fenollosa -- Okakura Kakuzō -- D. T. (Daisetsu Teitaro) Suzuki -- Yanagi Sōetsu -- ART HISTORIANS AND ART CRITICS -- James Jackson Jarves -- Philippe Burty -- Théodore Duret -- Louis Gonse -- Sadakichi Hartmann -- Laurence Binyon -- Langdon Warner -- Harada Jirō -- Tsuda Noritake -- THE LEGACY OF THE EARLY WRITERS -- Glossary -- Endnotes -- Acknowledgments -- Further Reading -- Index -- Copyright -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
This Japanese design book presents the arts, aesthetics and culture of Japan with over 160 stunning color photos and extensive historical and cultural commentary . The Japanese sensibility often possesses an intuitive, emotional appeal, whether it's a silk kimono, a carefully raked garden path, an architectural marvel, a teapot, or a contemporary work of art. This allure has come to permeate the entire culture of Japan-it is manifest in the most mundane utensil and snack food packaging, as well as in Japanese architecture and fine art. In Japanese Design, Asian art expert and author Patricia J. Graham explains how Japanese aesthetics based in fine craftsmanship and simplicity developed. Her unusual, full-color presentation reveals this design aesthetic in an absorbing way. Focusing on ten elements of Japanese design, Graham explores how visual qualities, the cultural parameters and the Japanese religious traditions of Buddhism and Shinto have impacted the appearance of its arts. Japanese Design is a handbook for the millions of us who have felt the special allure of Japanese art, culture and crafts. Art and design fans and professionals have been clamoring for this-a book that fills the need for an intelligent, culture-rich overview of what Japanese design is and means.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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