Imperfect publishing point reyes (14 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: 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 booksphotographs 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. Condición: 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. Condición: 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. Condición: new. Paperback. Lost in Thought is a book with four overlapping layers of content: (1) Its a book about thought, thinking, and letting thinking go. (2) Its a book about ideas for books the author (Koren) conceived of, tried to develop, and then discarded. (3) Its a modern-day enlightenment storya quirky Siddharthathat involves an avocado sandwich. (4) And it's a book about making a book, and the qualities of paper used to make it. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. 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. Koren, Marco (ilustrador).…

Soft cover. Condición: 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.".…

Soft cover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. As New. Wabi-Sabi: Further Thoughts by Leonard Koren expands on Koren's earlier exploration of the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi. He examines more deeply the ideas of imperfection, impermanence and incompleteness, considering how they influence our understanding of beauty, creativity and the objects and spaces around us. Written for artists, designers and anyone interested in aesthetics, the book develops and clarifies the philosophical ideas introduced in Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers.…

Soft cover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. Feels unread. Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers by Leonard Koren explores the traditional Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in things that are imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. Koren examines its philosophical and spiritual foundations, its history and its relationship with art and design, contrasting wabi-sabi with Western ideals of permanence, perfection and modernism. The book considers how simplicity, ageing, irregularity and the natural passage of time can create a distinctive form of beauty.…

Softcover. Condición: Guter Zustand. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Klappenbroschur. 96 Seiten mit s/w Abbildungen; gutes und sauberes Exemplar.

Paperback. Condición: 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. Condición: 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. Condición: 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. Condición: new. Paperback. Lost in Thought is a book with four overlapping layers of content: (1) Its a book about thought, thinking, and letting thinking go. (2) Its a book about ideas for books the author (Koren) conceived of, tried to develop, and then discarded. (3) Its a modern-day enlightenment storya quirky Siddharthathat involves an avocado sandwich. (4) And it's a book about making a book, and the qualities of paper used to make it. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Lost in Thought is a book with four overlapping layers of content: (1) Its a book about thought, thinking, and letting thinking go. (2) Its a book about ideas for books the author (Koren) conceived of, tried to develop, and then discarded. (3) Its a modern-day enlightenment storya quirky Siddharthathat involves an avocado sandwich. (4) And it's a book about making a book, and the qualities of paper used to make it. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…