In March, I was able to sit in on the live online lecture about Japanese Aesthetics with the VMFA. Overall, the lecturer ran over a vast amount of different topics, covering important people like Suzuki, a zen philosopher, to stories such as The Tale of Genji, to different kinds of aesthetics such wabi and sabi. I enjoyed learning about The Tale of Genji, as it was a court story that gave the 3 central aesthetics: wabi, sabi, and yugen. Wabi, a key concept in the shinto religion, relates to simplicity and imperfection, while yugen is defined as mysterious and sabi relates to the beauty of aging. The lecturer also mentioned a book called In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki which seemed very interesting to read. I would be interested to learn more about the history of Japanese Aesthetics alongside the origins of different forms.
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