Architectural forms embodied in ... colors. Works presented at the exhibition of the Moscow school "Sogetsu"

Passing the gallery

A photo: Igor Mikhalkovich

Text: Dilara Muradova

Magazine: Na (58) 2002

"West is West, East is East." Differences between Western and Eastern worldviews once again demonstrated the exhibition of the Moscow school "Sogetsu", held at the Museum of the East. In the center of attention of visitors were the options for floral treatment ... walls A wonderful idea to combine two traditional Japanese art: architecture and flower arrangement (ikebana) - owned by Hiroshi Teshigahara, who headed the "Sogetsu" school for the past few decades. Developing the principle of "creative" ikebana, proclaimed by his father and founder of the school, Sofu Teshigahara, Hiroshi Teshigahara turned to floristic development of the ideas of Japanese architecture. So there were walls, labyrinths and entire structures made of bamboo and other plant materials. The birth of a new "Japanese miracle" was prepared for several centuries. While the "open" West built fortresses, arranged knightly tournaments and developed technical progress, "closed" Japan grew and sang flowers, admired the beauty of the first snow and the flowering of sakura. The quintessence of European perception of architecture is absorbed by a popular English saying: "My home is my fortress." The main principle of Zen Buddhism, the unity of man with the natural world, became the basis of the traditional Japanese house. This idea is reflected in translucent screens and sliding walls, "plowing open" the internal space of the house in the so-called "landscape garden". Contemplating ponds, stones, trees and mosses, man began to feel like a harmonious part of the universe. At the turn of the millennium, the Sogetsu School attempted to convey this connection in the form of architectural forms.