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    Wabi-Sabi - Photo School: The Beauty of Photography
    Wabi-Sabi - Photo School: The Beauty of Photography
    Wabi-Sabi - Photo School: The Beauty of Photography
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    Wabi-Sabi - Photo School: The Beauty of Photography

    By Jana Mänz

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    Wabi-Sabi Photo School
    The Beauty of Photography
    (Deutsch-English)
    Wabi-Sabi is a japanese philosophic and aesthetic concept which has touched us in a deep way. With the help of our co-author, japanese artist Natsuko Horinouchi-Podzimek, we created an ebook on how we can avail ourselfes of the aesthetics of Wabi-Sabi for our photography.

    We see Wabi-Sabi as a way for us european photographers to free ourself from the honey trap technology and perfection-mania set up for us. In Wabi-Sabi, there is room for “mistakes”. The most important in Wabi-Sabi is not the perfect photograph but the expression and depth of the image. On the contrary! It is especially the absence of perfection – e.g. the light flares, the blurs, the haziness, the deep shadows – that transforms a prosaic photography into poetry. At the same time the philosophy of Wabi-Sabi is characterized by reduction, modesty, and a symbiotic relationship to nature. There is a truth behind Wabi-Sabi we always yearned to find in photography.

    In our e-Book “Wabi-Sabi – The beauty of photography” we show you how this concept can help you finding your very own way of photography which is characterized by more depth, substance, and emotions. Photography is more than just technology and fancy gadgets. We are convinced, that photography is pure passion, inspiration, and a wonderful way to express our emotions. So let yourself be inspired by the philosophy of an ancient culture. Find your very own photographic style with the help of our photographic exercises. Free yourself and be the artist you always wanted to be!



    Content
    Introduction of Natsuko as an artist
    Foreword

    Introduction
    Wabi-Sabi and the taste of snow
    The Origin of Wabi-Sabi
    The Aesthetics of Yūgen
    Correspondence: Wabi-Sabi Photography in Japan
    Photographer Kimura Yousuke 木村洋介
    Photographer Takashi Kaneko 兼子 隆
    Wabi-Sabi Philosophy in Photography
    Wabi-Sabi-Photo-Exercises
    Summary
    Conclusion
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXinXii
    Release dateJun 2, 2015
    ISBN9783959265492
    Wabi-Sabi - Photo School: The Beauty of Photography

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      Wabi-Sabi - Photo School - Jana Mänz

      Introduction of Natsuko as an artist

      (Studio Horinouchi, Dresden).

      Born 1983 in Tokyo.

      Social scientist (cultural anthropology and international relations in Tokyo and Istanbul). She has been Livingin Germany since 2008. Studied graphic design for several semesters and currently works as a freelance painter in Dresden, with a focus on ink and wash painting.

      Natsuko Horinouchi-Pozimek writes about herself:

      During my years of study I was very interested in the Zen-philosophy and culture. It was at that time, that I started with ink and wash painting. A magnificent but also restless life in Tokyo and Istanbul triggered my desire for a calm inner world. Ink and wash painting is a typical Japanese style of painting. It is said, ink and wash painting (Sumi-e) is an art of expressing one’s own soul. It is not based on external shape, but on ones own spirit. It is the calmest art of painting.

      I express my deep mental world by one modest reduced line. My inner world is infinite. If I had to express everything through my paintings, I would need unlimited access to paper and ink. In the end there would be an enormous black spot. For this reason, I try to concentrate on one small part of the great story and portray only that. The observer expects a magnificent mountain range behind the minimally painted bamboo, even though I did not paint anything there.

      Forword by Natsuko Horinouchi-Podzimek

      Wabi-Sabi is the foundation of our culture and our aesthetic. I grew up with Wabi-Sabi and therefore to me it is a criteria of beauty. I am also a child of the 1980’s, when the Western culture was widely spread by film and TV. This is why I experience this odd ambivalence in our culture in regards to aesthetics. I do understand how the Western taste works, more or less, with Wabi-Sabi also existing in my surroundings.

      Wabi-Sabi is an essential featured part of a piece of artwork. If I can call my work Wabi-Sabi, it is then a successful piece of work. A perfect balance. Not too much, not too little, even though for Europeans it sometimes seems too minimal, not showing enough. Artwork which pushes to the foreground is a mistake. It is also a mistake if the artwork is too decorative. Artistic artwork has to be like a perfectly sharpened Japanese sword, without unnecessary elements. It has to be calm and sharp in its composition. At the same time the work has to be delightful, full of spirit and intimate details.

      Then it is Wabi-Sabi.

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