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Tall Swedish organic wooden wabi sabi style sculpture

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Rare big wabi sabi style sculpture made in Sweden in the 1970’s. The sculpture is hand crafted by talented Swedish artist in solid wood which has been partially stained and mounted on a partially painted metal base. Place the sculpture on the middle of your table or anywhere else you could think of and us it as the perfect conversation starter. The sculpture is the perfect center piece for any style of interior from the traditional Scandinavian style of interior to a more modern style of interior or a brutalist style of interior or a more wabi Sabi style of interior. In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi (侘寂) is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature. It is prevalent in many forms of Japanese art. Wabi-sabi is a composite of two interrelated aesthetic concepts, wabi (侘) and sabi (寂). According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, wabi may be translated as "subdued, austere beauty," while sabi means "rustic patina." Wabi-sabi is derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印, sanbōin), specifically impermanence (無常, mujō), suffering (苦, ku) and emptiness or absence of self-nature (空, kū), however, the two were originally seen as distinct concepts. Characteristics of wabi-sabi aesthetics and principles include asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and the appreciation of both natural objects and the forces of nature.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.2 in (64 cm)Width: 7.09 in (18 cm)Depth: 4.34 in (11 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1970’s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Valby, DK
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6559235492982
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