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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Artists do a number of things that are very useful. In this deceptively modestbook, some of these things are described. Seminal works by artists MarcelDuchamp, John Cage, Richard Serra, Christo & Jean-Claude, Donald Judd, andOn Kawara are used to illustrate (in words only) these points. This book is highlyrecommended for parents of children thinking of embarking on a career in thearts, for policymakers confused about the function of art in society, and for artistssuffering a bout of self-doubt. By the author of Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers,Poets & Philosophers. An essay about the unique, useful and necessary contribution artists make to society. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is an updated version of the enduring classic that first introduced the concept of "imperfect beauty" to the West. Text, images, and book design seamlessly meld into a wabi-sabi-like experience. "Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete . . . . . wabi-sabi could even be called the "Zen of things," as it exemplifies many of Zen's core spiritual-philosophical tenets . . .Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty. It occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West . . .Wabi-sabi, in its purest, most idealized form, is precisely about the delicate traces, the faint evidence, at the borders of nothingness . . ." This is an updated version of the enduring classic that first introduced the concept of "imperfect beauty" to the West. Text, images, and book design seamlessly meld into a wabi-sabi-like experience. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Twenty-plus years after the initial publication of Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, Leonard Koren is back with further insights into this seminal aesthetic paradigm. An important book for art and design theorists, and other thoughtful creators. Twenty-plus years after the initial publication of Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, Leonard Koren is back with further insights into this seminal aesthetic paradigm. An important book for art and design theorists, and other thoughtful creators. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. VG++ 94 pages, illustrated (b&w), 22 cm. Examines the Japanese esthetic which finds beauty in imperfection, impermanence and incompleteness.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Wabi-Sabi: Further Thoughts is a comliment to Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, the seminal volume on the beauty of things Imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Leonard Koren,"who trained as an artist and architect, is a design and aesthetics theorist. Among his books are Arranging things: A rhetoric of Object Placement and Which "Aesthetics" Do You Mean: Ten Definitions.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Shelf wear. Size: 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; Inventory No: 300013.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Artists do a number of things that are very useful. In this deceptively modestbook, some of these things are described. Seminal works by artists MarcelDuchamp, John Cage, Richard Serra, Christo & Jean-Claude, Donald Judd, andOn Kawara are used to illustrate (in words only) these points. This book is highlyrecommended for parents of children thinking of embarking on a career in thearts, for policymakers confused about the function of art in society, and for artistssuffering a bout of self-doubt. By the author of Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers,Poets & Philosophers. An essay about the unique, useful and necessary contribution artists make to society. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is an updated version of the enduring classic that first introduced the concept of "imperfect beauty" to the West. Text, images, and book design seamlessly meld into a wabi-sabi-like experience. "Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete . . . . . wabi-sabi could even be called the "Zen of things," as it exemplifies many of Zen's core spiritual-philosophical tenets . . .Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty. It occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West . . .Wabi-sabi, in its purest, most idealized form, is precisely about the delicate traces, the faint evidence, at the borders of nothingness . . ." This is an updated version of the enduring classic that first introduced the concept of "imperfect beauty" to the West. Text, images, and book design seamlessly meld into a wabi-sabi-like experience. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Twenty-plus years after the initial publication of Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, Leonard Koren is back with further insights into this seminal aesthetic paradigm. An important book for art and design theorists, and other thoughtful creators. Twenty-plus years after the initial publication of Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, Leonard Koren is back with further insights into this seminal aesthetic paradigm. An important book for art and design theorists, and other thoughtful creators. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is apared-down, demystified overview of the mental operations involved withcreating things aesthetic, i.e., art, design, and the like.It is adisarmingly clearheaded and unsentimental look at the creative process by aneminent creator.The book'sphotographs and design serve as an example of what the creative process, at itsmost sophisticated, can yield. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Artists do a number of things that are very useful. In this deceptively modestbook, some of these things are described. Seminal works by artists MarcelDuchamp, John Cage, Richard Serra, Christo & Jean-Claude, Donald Judd, andOn Kawara are used to illustrate (in words only) these points. This book is highlyrecommended for parents of children thinking of embarking on a career in thearts, for policymakers confused about the function of art in society, and for artistssuffering a bout of self-doubt. By the author of Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers,Poets & Philosophers. An essay about the unique, useful and necessary contribution artists make to society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is an updated version of the enduring classic that first introduced the concept of "imperfect beauty" to the West. Text, images, and book design seamlessly meld into a wabi-sabi-like experience. "Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete . . . . . wabi-sabi could even be called the "Zen of things," as it exemplifies many of Zen's core spiritual-philosophical tenets . . .Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty. It occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West . . .Wabi-sabi, in its purest, most idealized form, is precisely about the delicate traces, the faint evidence, at the borders of nothingness . . ." This is an updated version of the enduring classic that first introduced the concept of "imperfect beauty" to the West. Text, images, and book design seamlessly meld into a wabi-sabi-like experience. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Twenty-plus years after the initial publication of Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, Leonard Koren is back with further insights into this seminal aesthetic paradigm. An important book for art and design theorists, and other thoughtful creators. Twenty-plus years after the initial publication of Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers, Leonard Koren is back with further insights into this seminal aesthetic paradigm. An important book for art and design theorists, and other thoughtful creators. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Koren, Marco (illustrator). Paperback. A quirky memoir of the aesthete responsible for creating culture icons such as WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing and bringing the concept of wabi-sabi into Western aesthetic discourse. A quirky memoir of Leonard Koren, the artist responsible for creating cultural icons such as WET: The Magazine of Gourmet Bathing and the concept of wabi-sabi. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. WET, the Magazine of Gourmet Bathing, was published between 1976 and 1981, in Venice, California. WET was an experimental venue for up-and-coming writers, photographers, illustrators, and graphic designers. Nearly all of WET's editorial attitudes and design innovations have been absorbed into the visual and media landscape of today. The story of the making of WET, however, remains fresh and topical. WET was one of the seminal avant-garde magazines of the 1970s. Matt Groening and others got their start here. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.