Sunday, October 16, 2011

White by Kenya Hara

"What is Color?

Is white a color? it is like a color, yet at the same time we can also conceive of it as a noncolor. What then, we must ask, is color in the first place"


"The Meaning of Emptiness


In some cases, white denotes 'emptiness.' White as noncolor transforms into a symbol of nonbeing. Yet emptiness doesn't mean "nothingness" or "energy-less"; rather, in many cases, it indicates a condition, or kizen, which will likely be filled with content in the future. On the basis of this assumption, the application of white is able to create a forceful energy for communication."


Hasegawa Tohaku's "Pine Trees"

"In this work, we can find highly diverse yet always effective applications of white and emptiness."



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