With a focus on less is more and the power of negative space, this Japanese philosophy can bring a mysterious beauty to your ...

1 And in a verbal criticism, by a Japanese connoisseur, of a Western work of art, it was said, “It is a close imitation of nature, but it lacks style.” The ideas expressed in these three bits ...

Nonetheless, the terms originated in Japanese aesthetics: sabi out of poetry and wabi out of tea. Combined, they appear to fill a gap in the Western vocabulary for talking about art and life – a ...

A new exhibition at Zürich’s Museum for Design showcases more than six decades of Japanese poster art, exploring changing aesthetics and attitudes towards the medium… A new exhibition at Zürich’s ...

He calls his art movement “superflat,” since it uses a “flat” aesthetic common across Japanese art styles and because mixing high and lowbrow art forms is different from class ...