TY - BOOK ID - 86136903 TI - Kintsugi : the poetic mend PY - 2021 SN - 9781912217991 1912217996 PB - London Herbert Press DB - UniCat KW - Applied arts. Arts and crafts KW - crafts [art genres] KW - ceramics [object genre] KW - handmade KW - setomono KW - gebruiksvoorwerpen KW - Japan KW - Ceramics KW - Pottery KW - Pottery, Japanese KW - 738.02 KW - Restauratie; reparatie; upcycling KW - Keramiek; lakwerk; constructie; reconstructie KW - Japanese pottery KW - Ceramic technology KW - Industrial ceramics KW - Keramics KW - Building materials KW - Chemistry, Technical KW - Clay KW - Repairing KW - Keramiek ; technieken KW - J6640 KW - Japan: Art and antiquities -- industrial art, craft and design -- ceramics and glassware UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:86136903 AB - "Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed with a precious metal, usually gold, silver or platinum. The technique celebrates the history of the object and, rather than disguising a repair, highlights it and makes it beautiful. ...This book explains what traditional kintsugi is and how it is done, giving historical examples and using interviews of traditional kintsugi masters in Japan. It reflects on the possible reasons for its development, looking especially at a cultural attitude of "creativity through destruction." Different kinds of repairs will be discussed, including the earlier "staple" repair often seen in Chinese ceramic wares and the development of yobitsugi, in which shards from different vessels are pieced together in a patchwork, and other kintsugi techniques." -- Amazon.com. A broken pot is made whole again, and within its golden repair we see a world of meaning. Kintsugi is the art of embracing imperfection. In Western cultures, the aim of repair has been to make the broken item 'as good as new'. Kintsugi on the other hand, is a Japanese art that leaves an obvious repair one that may appear fragile, but which actually makes the restored ceramic piece stronger, more beautiful, and more valuable than before. Leaving clear, bold, visible lines with the appearance of solid gold, it never hides the story of the object's damage. 'Kintsugi' traces memory, bringing together the moment of destruction and the gold seams of repair through finely-honed skills and painstaking, time-consuming labour in the creation of a new pot from the old. There is a story to be told with every crack, every chip. This story inevitably leads to kintsugi's greatest strength. an intimate metaphoric narrative of loss and recovery, breakage and restoration, tragedy and the ability to overcome it. A kintsugi repair speaks of individuality and uniqueness, fortitude and resilience, and the beauty to be found in survival. 'Kintsugi' leads us to a respectful and appreciative acceptance of hardship and ageing. ER -