Eight Aesthetic Consciousness in Japan

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About the author

Masayuki Kurokawa is regarded as a representative figure who initiated a new era of Japanese architecture and industrial design. He successfully integrated the eastern and western aesthetic concepts and formed an elegant artistic style. His works are listed as important collections by the famous Museum of Modern Art in new york, USA. Although Masayuki Kurokawa was educated in western architecture, he firmly believed that the beauty of Japan itself was more attractive and worthy of praise.

About this book

This is a book about Japanese aesthetics. Through this book, you can gain insight into the cultural genes behind the exquisite and simple design of Japanese products and the national character of Japanese people.

Core content

Japan's Eight Aesthetic Consciousness —— Elegance, Falsehood, Harmony, Qi, Emptiness, Wonderful, Mystery, Breaking and the Japanese Culture Reflected Behind it.

First, the element

Keep the most simple and natural beauty without any naive thoughts.

situation

Muji's product design is the embodiment of vegetarianism, emphasizing the importance of product materials and trying not to show traces of artificial design. No wonder Kenya Hara, a Japanese design master, said that MUJI has been accepted all over the world, but cultural places outside Japan may not understand the design philosophy behind MUJI. This idea is to respect nature and let design be hidden behind materials.

Second, falsehood.

People should conform to the concept of nature, should not interfere with the order of nature, but should be integrated into it.

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When Japanese gardens are full of leaves, people who sweep the floor generally don't sweep the leaves clean, but leave some, which is a manifestation of conforming to nature.

The traditional Japanese tea room is a room for drinking tea and playing tea ceremony. Even if there is a big hole in the wall, it will not be repaired. The Japanese think this is a natural choice.

Simplicity and falsehood reflect the Japanese's incomparable awe of nature.

Third, there is

This concept means considering everyone's feelings.

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In western food and Chinese food, children's tableware is the same size as adults in principle, while Japan has had children's tableware since ancient times.

Fourth, qi

Gas field is a kind of power that can affect the surrounding environment contained in people.

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Japanese-style residence is a space built by columns and beams, which emit some kind of "qi", which is the natural qi. Pillars and beams are made of wood, which has a natural vitality, which is definitely different from the cold material of stone.

V. Between

Time is a space for the formation of gas field.

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Japanese architecture is divided into columns, and there is no functional division inside the room, so the partition can be removed at any time. According to Masayuki Kurokawa, this is the concept of space. Space is flowing, from indoor to nature, from this room to other people's homes.

Harmony, harmony and harmony embody the Japanese aesthetic concept of emphasizing order and harmony.

Six, micro

Less is more, subtle and divine ideas.

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The formation of western cities has been defensive from the beginning. In order to fight against the enemy, the owner of a city built a castle and surrounded the people in the city. But Japan is not. There are villages in Japan first, and then these villages form cities. There are few squares in Japanese cities, because cities are not built out of thin air, but gradually formed in existing villages.

Seven, secret

Don't show it all, but drive each other's imagination through some secrets.

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A.D.16th century, a famous Japanese painter named Dai Bo Hasegawa. He has a famous painting of pine trees. If you look carefully, you will find that the edge of each pine tree is vague and extends, and there is no clear boundary. You don't know what to do and what to do. Masayuki Kurokawa believes that these vague parts are the places with the most imaginative space and secret charm.

Subtle and secret reflect that Japanese aesthetic expression will try to avoid deliberately guiding or stimulating others, but give the viewer a space for full imagination.

Eight, rest

Breaking is to obey the established order and then look for a contingency. This is the power of breaking.

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There is a master of stone carving in Japan. At first, he would carve according to the original idea. When the work is almost finished, he will close his eyes, pick up the hammer and wave it at the work, so that a work of art is finished.

The creative process of the former master follows nature, order and technology, and the last hammer is the concept of breaking.

line

1. Since ancient times, Japan, the most eastern island country in the world, has not only been influenced by different times in Chinese mainland, but also formed a unique culture in the embrace of the sea. Nevertheless, this culture has been deeply shrouded by the shadow of China Thought.

2. The aesthetic values of micro, harmony, qi, emptiness, mystery, simplicity, emptiness and emptiness should be the aesthetic summary of our whole oriental primitive feelings being transformed into wisdom consciousness, and also the philosophy of life advocated by Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

The core of Japan's beauty lies in its incomparable respect for nature. A country suffering from natural disasters is naturally in awe of nature, so the beauty of Japan lies in respecting nature and trying to make itself a part of it.

The Japanese believe that the designer's ingenuity should be hidden behind the material, and the power of nature is far higher than that of manual carving.

Written and narrated by pharmacist Chen