Wabi Sabi show
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Beautiful Dissolution: OHCA’s 8th Annual Wabi-Sabi Show
“…celebrating the simple, the rustic, the unassuming; the dignity of
things imperfect,
uncontrolled and incomplete; the transient beauty of the natural world…”
• Exhibition Dates: June 7 to June 30, 2011
• Artists’ Roundtable Discussion: Tuesday, June 7, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Reception: Tuesday, June 7, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Juror: Award Winning Performance Artist Sha Sha Higby
• Entry Fee: $25 for O’Hanlon Center for the Arts’ members, $30 for
non-members, for up to three pieces.
Media: any media or material, from major installations to minuscule
“gems.” The emphasis of this exhibit will be not on the final
perfected form of the work, but on how well pieces reflect the sense
and feeling of this elusive concept. In particular, focus will be on
the imaginative use of materials and uniqueness. See the Wabi-Sabi
portion of the OHCA website for inspiration and more definitions. All
works must be ready to hang or display and labeled with artist’s name,
telephone, medium, size, and price, if for sale.
Dates for Exhibition Entries: Hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to
3 pieces of work to O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton
Avenue, Mill Valley, on Friday, June 3, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or
on Saturday, June 4, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will notify you
about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, June 6 at 5 p.m.
Those works not accepted must be picked up on Tuesday, June 7 between
12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made.
Please include biographical information and your email address if you
have one. Information about hanging/showing and Gallery policies will
be provided at the Center.
The difficult part is that one must hand deliver the work which is a hassle but is the best way to see and evaluate the pieces.
An Introduction to Wabi-Sabi
To understand Wabi-Sabi, we have to grasp the concept that beauty is not in the object, but rather in the experience of it, – the mood, the atmosphere, the feeling it evokes, – a feeling that even the Japanese refuse to try to define. Its scope is not limited to art but becomes an overall approach to life, to the magic of everyday living. In essence, it invites us to quiet contemplation, encouraging us to slow down, look closely and be patient.
Some of the elements involved are:
A less-is-more mindset, seeking simplicity, naturalness, restraint, appreciating the inconspicuous and unpretentious.
Attention not to what we have made or bought, but to what is there, what has been there all along, perhaps, without our notice. And noticing it!
An acceptance to turn away from our culture’s “straitjacket of perfection” (which leaves no room for the imagination) and turn instead to the mystery and uniqueness of the imperfect, the flawed, the incomplete.
A respect for the inevitability of change, an aesthetic sensibility that finds a special beauty in the impermanence of all things.
Beautiful Dissolution: OHCA’s 8th Annual Wabi-Sabi Show
“…celebrating the simple, the rustic, the unassuming; the dignity of
things imperfect,
uncontrolled and incomplete; the transient beauty of the natural world…”
• Exhibition Dates: June 7 to June 30, 2011
• Artists’ Roundtable Discussion: Tuesday, June 7, 4 to 6 p.m.
• Reception: Tuesday, June 7, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Juror: Award Winning Performance Artist Sha Sha Higby
• Entry Fee: $25 for O’Hanlon Center for the Arts’ members, $30 for
non-members, for up to three pieces.
Media: any media or material, from major installations to minuscule
“gems.” The emphasis of this exhibit will be not on the final
perfected form of the work, but on how well pieces reflect the sense
and feeling of this elusive concept. In particular, focus will be on
the imaginative use of materials and uniqueness. See the Wabi-Sabi
portion of the OHCA website for inspiration and more definitions. All
works must be ready to hang or display and labeled with artist’s name,
telephone, medium, size, and price, if for sale.
Dates for Exhibition Entries: Hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to
3 pieces of work to O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton
Avenue, Mill Valley, on Friday, June 3, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. or
on Saturday, June 4, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We will notify you
about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, June 6 at 5 p.m.
Those works not accepted must be picked up on Tuesday, June 7 between
12:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., unless alternative arrangements are made.
Please include biographical information and your email address if you
have one. Information about hanging/showing and Gallery policies will
be provided at the Center.
The difficult part is that one must hand deliver the work which is a hassle but is the best way to see and evaluate the pieces.
An Introduction to Wabi-Sabi
To understand Wabi-Sabi, we have to grasp the concept that beauty is not in the object, but rather in the experience of it, – the mood, the atmosphere, the feeling it evokes, – a feeling that even the Japanese refuse to try to define. Its scope is not limited to art but becomes an overall approach to life, to the magic of everyday living. In essence, it invites us to quiet contemplation, encouraging us to slow down, look closely and be patient.
Some of the elements involved are:
A less-is-more mindset, seeking simplicity, naturalness, restraint, appreciating the inconspicuous and unpretentious.
Attention not to what we have made or bought, but to what is there, what has been there all along, perhaps, without our notice. And noticing it!
An acceptance to turn away from our culture’s “straitjacket of perfection” (which leaves no room for the imagination) and turn instead to the mystery and uniqueness of the imperfect, the flawed, the incomplete.
A respect for the inevitability of change, an aesthetic sensibility that finds a special beauty in the impermanence of all things.
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