Parker Arts Lectures: Japanese Aesthetics – Bonsai and Ikebana

Japanese Aesthetics - Bonsai and Ikebana

Speaker: Junko Goodwin, Japan America Society of Colorado

This presentation will introduce Japanese aesthetics called Wabi-Sabi through Japanese garden, temples and shrines, and the daily rituals of life in Japan as well as the historical origins and basic feature of Bonsai and Ikebana. Bonsai is a miniaturized but realistic representation of nature in the form of a tree. Ikebana is a way of arranging flowers.

This lecture takes place in the Event Room at The PACE Center.