These fleeting, poetic moments encapsulate the essence of yūgen (幽玄) — a Japanese aesthetic that embodies subtlety, depth, and quiet wonder. Unlike beauty that demands attention ...

The Heian period is considered the peak of the Japanese aesthetic tradition. Art, poetry, and literature permeated court life. As Dr. Segal points out, during the Heian period the Japanese moved away ...

“Nordic design was reinforced by Japanese art aesthetics. The innate love of nature in Nordic countries found support in all of Japanese art, making it possible for the two cultures to easily ...

Makihara Daizoh is drawing attention from around the world for crafting timepieces that embody a Japanese aesthetic. He talks ...

A new exhibition at Zürich’s Museum for Design showcases more than six decades of Japanese poster art, exploring changing aesthetics and attitudes towards the medium… A new exhibition at Zürich’s ...

A 12-meter-tall aluminum robot installation by Sorayama is now on display outside the Nanzuka Art Institute in Shanghai, where the artist's exhibition Light, Reflection, Transparency is being held ...

Known as a masterpiece that elucidates Japanese aesthetics from the perspective of light and dark, his work continues to be read overseas as an excellent introduction to Japanese culture.

In the retrospective of the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the NGV, we can see an aesthetic corpus grappling with the ...