New Work
I recently returned from a workshop in Los Angeles where I learned about Japanese aesthetics in art. Most of the images here embody aspects of mono no aware. Although the term roughly translated means the “pathos of things,” the modern meaning implies bittersweetness.
I found this description to be more useful: “While there is a sense of melancholy associated with mono no aware, it is not meant to be a general sadness, but rather a deeply felt emotion that …everything is transient and of its own time and place.”
To inquire about prints, please call Ben Breard at the AfterImage Gallery
214-871-9140
Blind Dog in the Flower Show
Man Eating Lunch
Rooftop Rendezvous
Man Kissing His Son
Slow Day at the Beach
Wreath, LA Flower Market
Santa Monica Pier
Selfie, Pope Witnessing
Driftwood
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