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Japanese aesthetics. Sōji-ji, of the Soto Zen school. Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety). [ 1] These ideals, and others, underpin much of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms on what is ...
Kawaii ( Japanese: かわいい or 可愛い, [kawaiꜜi]; "cute" or "adorable") is a Japanese cultural phenomenon which emphasizes cuteness, childlike innocence, charm, and simplicity. Kawaii culture began to flourish in the 1970s, driven by youth culture and the rise of cute characters in manga and anime (comics and animation) and merchandise ...
This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons. Originally, these icons consisted of ASCII art, and later, Shift JIS art and Unicode art. In recent times, graphical icons, both static and animated, have joined the traditional text-based emoticons; these are commonly known as ...
Kawaii metal (also known as idol metal, [ 1] cute metal, J-pop metal, or kawaiicore[ 2]) is a musical genre that blends elements of heavy metal and J-pop that was pioneered in Japan in the early 2010s. The genre combines both Eastern and Western influences that appeal to both cultures. [ 3] A typical kawaii metal composition combines the ...
Misaki Kawai (河井美咲) (born 1978 in Ōkawa, Kagawa, Japan [1] [2]) is a Japanese artist. Her work has been shown extensively in the United States. [3] ". Her father was an architect and amateur painter and her mother made clothing and puppets" [4] Kawai creates installations out of paper-mâché, wood, fabric, and other low-tech, "crafty ...
Soft girl or softie describes a youth subculture that emerged among Gen Z female teenagers around mid-to late-2019. Soft girl is a fashion style and a lifestyle, popular among some young women on social media, based on a deliberately cutesy, feminine look with a "girly girl" attitude. Being a soft girl also may involve a tender, sweet, and ...
Though Naito's erotic illustrations were historically excluded from retrospectives of his work, recent exhibitions (such as 2019's "Roots of Kawaii") have begun to include them. [1] Beginning in the 1980s, Naito began to create works that were a departure from his early kawaii aesthetic, such as oil paintings and freehand sketches influenced by ...
Ichi-go ichi-e. Iki (aesthetics) In Praise of Shadows. Irezumi. Isagiyosa.