This lecture was interesting even the second time around, especially since it was a nice refresher of this history of Japanese aesthetics and all the people and cultures that have influenced it over time. The presentation also connected back to the Lunchtime Lecture from a few years about Wabi-Sabi, and I felt like it furthered my understanding of how the Japanese viewed beauty, especially in relation to architecture and how spaces were designed. To them it was imperfect and real, and it’s very similar to what my own definition of beauty has evolved into. I started a bullet journal this summer, and I had originally been very precise with it and tried to make it as aesthetically pleasing as I could. But after a while, journaling in it and decorating spreads began to feel like a chore. So, I decided to not focus on the big picture and try to decorate each part of each page to make one cohesive spread weekly, but rather just use it as the days and week progress, in whatever way it works best for that day. After switching over, stepping back I realized that the pages when all filled up, I still found them beautiful because you could see the work but into each part, even if the spacing was wonky and the headers didn’t line up.
Overall, I really enjoyed the lecture, and I want to know more about how Japanese aesthetics evolved over the years, as we mostly focused on how Japanese aesthetics influenced the east and what Tanizaki, a Japanese novelist, thought about western aesthetics and aesthetics in general. What I’m taking away from this lecture is a new perspective that can be turned into a new style, where I embrace more unmethodical techniques.
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