Art as therapy
Art as therapy, in the sense that by doing art we can cure ourselves, it is possible to find the balance, the well-being and maybe even solve pending issues that for some time created problems. In today’s post, however, I…
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Kintsugi: to repaire with gold
Kintsugi or Kintsukuroi means to repair with gold. Kintsugi is a Japanese technique to repair ceramic objects that have broken, but above all it is an art form. As only Japan can masterfully master the kintsugi, poetry, art, philosophy, aesthetics…
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Wabi Sabi Art
Wabi sabi art is more than anything else an interior disposition, an attitude, a way of looking at the world from both a temporal and a spatial perspective. The “here and now” is essential, it is indeed necessary to stop…
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Lemniscate: a curve to be free
“If you want something you have to stop looking …” I quote off the cuff a maximum Zen, but there are other treasures, very many who are in the world sprawling Zen. Zen and art have much in common first…
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Cherry Pie and the intimacy of daily …
Every object that accompanies us on our journey is full of emotions and memories. I believe that there is a value of intimacy in the object of daily use that goes well beyond its functional nature, to elevate itself to…
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