wrote these words about 90 years ago in his essay, "In Praise of Shadows." Known as a masterpiece that elucidates Japanese aesthetics from the perspective of light and dark, his work continues to ...

Born from the trauma of World War II, this bow-wearing cartoon icon became a powerful tool for diplomacy, reinvention, and ...

Oluwaseun Olayiwola is a poet, critic and inaugural member of the Rose Choreographic School in Sadlers Wells East, London.

(Westerners began to study Japanese aesthetics only in the past two centuries ... and an appreciation for transience. The word means "simplicity," and that's what the idea is all about: getting ...

Wabi-sabi is a traditional Japanese aesthetic that celebrates imperfections and natural elements. It's a design approach that ...

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 ...

wrote these words about 90 years ago in his essay, "In Praise of Shadows." Known as a masterpiece that elucidates Japanese aesthetics from the perspective of light and dark, his work continues to ...