John Naka famous Goshin bonsai, show some dead wood effect.
A Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus libani Atlantica var.) Bonsai on display at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in the United States National Arboretum.Over the centuries the practice, aesthetics of Japanese bonsai has encoded several important methods and aesthetic guidelines. Like the kind of aesthetic rules that govern, for example, common practice period of Western music, bonsai's guidelines help practitioners work within an established tradition with some guarantee of success. Guidelines alone do not guarantee a successful outcome. However, the design rules rarely can rupture without reducing the impact of bonsai specimens.
The main purpose of the aesthetic practices of bonsai is to create miniature trees by the air age in the overall shape, proportion, and detail. Classical bonsai is a tree, a single dwarf in a small container. He has the appearance of mature trees, but no one really natural. Conversely, a designer or artist has manipulated the form and surface trees to enhance or exaggerate the obvious age of the tree, and also to provide a "front" which is defined from which are intended to be viewed. Anyone questioning the result of bonsai designer can test the quality of design with the view from the rear, where exactly the same trunk and branches generally will look awkward, messy, or unattractive.
At the same time, a touch of designers do not have to clear to the viewer. If the branch is removed in forming the tree, the scar will be placed in the "back" of the tree where not viewable. Or, a tree will not appear until the scars have been covered by years of skin grows over it, or branch stub will still be cleaned and formed into looks like it has been damaged by wind or lightning. Similarly, the cable must be removed or at least hidden when the bonsai is displayed, and must not leave a permanent mark on the branch or skin. [1]
Other guidelines address the balance of visual weight of stems, roots, leaves and branches. Extensive catalog-style tree is recognized as part of a series of guidelines. The "balance" term here may refer to:• static visual balance, where the careful application of symmetry leads to a stable and quiet (such as formal upright, or Chokkan, style), or• dynamic visual balance, which may arise from the asymmetric shape or implying instability and movement (such as cascade, or Kengai, style).Tree trunks, roots, leaves, and branch offices be manipulated through a variety of techniques to meet the objectives designer visual balance. negative space ("empty space" between the solid elements such as branches or leaves) was also formed and proportioned to appear balanced. In almost all designs, the audience can see completely through the negative space against the background of trees. In a combination of positive and negative, bonsai aesthetics overlap to some extent by an aesthetic sculpture.
The proportion between the elementsOther touches the general guidelines on the proportion of various elements of bonsai it. The proportion of the most valuable mimic those of an adult tree as close as possible. slender branches heavy with leaves or needles that are not proportional avoided, like a thin trunk with thick branches. One of the few exceptions to this guideline is that the flower and fruit (on trees that produce them) are not considered defects if they appear too big for the tree.
One or more of the rules of acceptable forms of bonsai can be bent or broken for a particular tree without damaging the fundamental aesthetic and artistic impact. In fact, beyond the prescribed rules allow the growth of aesthetics in the art of bonsai, as seen in many works made by Masahiko Kimura [2] and Kunio Kobayashi [3].
General guidelines for aestheticThe following characteristics are desirable in Japanese bonsai and many other style container-grown tree, whatever the style:
This is a trait that all the remaining points of aesthetic endeavor to create. It is the sense of physical weight, the mass illusion, the appearance of maturity or old age, and the elusive quality of dignity. Many of the formal rules of bonsai trees that help growers make express or Sabi wabi, or describe an aspect of mono no aware.
By definition, bonsai is a tree that is stored is small enough to be container-grown while otherwise be nurtured to have a mature appearance. Bonsai can be classified by size. Mame ideally less than 10 cm (4 inches) high and can be held in the palm of the hand. Shohin about 25 centimeters (10 inches) tall, while the other bonsai larger and can not be easily removed [4] For both practical and aesthetic reasons., Guidelines outlined here are generally most effective and most commonly used for larger bonsai, while the smallest bonsai specimens can stick to any rules other than "miniature tree" and "grow in containers."
This refers to promoting a "wooden-ness" of the bonsai trunk and branches so they have a mature appearance. This usually means that the surface of the skin is encouraged to become rough and dark. In some cases aesthetic techniques will vary, such as bonsai trees and white birch achieve exfoliation adult specimens.
A Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus libani Atlantica var.) Bonsai on display at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in the United States National Arboretum.Over the centuries the practice, aesthetics of Japanese bonsai has encoded several important methods and aesthetic guidelines. Like the kind of aesthetic rules that govern, for example, common practice period of Western music, bonsai's guidelines help practitioners work within an established tradition with some guarantee of success. Guidelines alone do not guarantee a successful outcome. However, the design rules rarely can rupture without reducing the impact of bonsai specimens.
The main purpose of the aesthetic practices of bonsai is to create miniature trees by the air age in the overall shape, proportion, and detail. Classical bonsai is a tree, a single dwarf in a small container. He has the appearance of mature trees, but no one really natural. Conversely, a designer or artist has manipulated the form and surface trees to enhance or exaggerate the obvious age of the tree, and also to provide a "front" which is defined from which are intended to be viewed. Anyone questioning the result of bonsai designer can test the quality of design with the view from the rear, where exactly the same trunk and branches generally will look awkward, messy, or unattractive.
At the same time, a touch of designers do not have to clear to the viewer. If the branch is removed in forming the tree, the scar will be placed in the "back" of the tree where not viewable. Or, a tree will not appear until the scars have been covered by years of skin grows over it, or branch stub will still be cleaned and formed into looks like it has been damaged by wind or lightning. Similarly, the cable must be removed or at least hidden when the bonsai is displayed, and must not leave a permanent mark on the branch or skin. [1]
Other guidelines address the balance of visual weight of stems, roots, leaves and branches. Extensive catalog-style tree is recognized as part of a series of guidelines. The "balance" term here may refer to:• static visual balance, where the careful application of symmetry leads to a stable and quiet (such as formal upright, or Chokkan, style), or• dynamic visual balance, which may arise from the asymmetric shape or implying instability and movement (such as cascade, or Kengai, style).Tree trunks, roots, leaves, and branch offices be manipulated through a variety of techniques to meet the objectives designer visual balance. negative space ("empty space" between the solid elements such as branches or leaves) was also formed and proportioned to appear balanced. In almost all designs, the audience can see completely through the negative space against the background of trees. In a combination of positive and negative, bonsai aesthetics overlap to some extent by an aesthetic sculpture.
The proportion between the elementsOther touches the general guidelines on the proportion of various elements of bonsai it. The proportion of the most valuable mimic those of an adult tree as close as possible. slender branches heavy with leaves or needles that are not proportional avoided, like a thin trunk with thick branches. One of the few exceptions to this guideline is that the flower and fruit (on trees that produce them) are not considered defects if they appear too big for the tree.
One or more of the rules of acceptable forms of bonsai can be bent or broken for a particular tree without damaging the fundamental aesthetic and artistic impact. In fact, beyond the prescribed rules allow the growth of aesthetics in the art of bonsai, as seen in many works made by Masahiko Kimura [2] and Kunio Kobayashi [3].
General guidelines for aestheticThe following characteristics are desirable in Japanese bonsai and many other style container-grown tree, whatever the style:
This is a trait that all the remaining points of aesthetic endeavor to create. It is the sense of physical weight, the mass illusion, the appearance of maturity or old age, and the elusive quality of dignity. Many of the formal rules of bonsai trees that help growers make express or Sabi wabi, or describe an aspect of mono no aware.
By definition, bonsai is a tree that is stored is small enough to be container-grown while otherwise be nurtured to have a mature appearance. Bonsai can be classified by size. Mame ideally less than 10 cm (4 inches) high and can be held in the palm of the hand. Shohin about 25 centimeters (10 inches) tall, while the other bonsai larger and can not be easily removed [4] For both practical and aesthetic reasons., Guidelines outlined here are generally most effective and most commonly used for larger bonsai, while the smallest bonsai specimens can stick to any rules other than "miniature tree" and "grow in containers."
This refers to promoting a "wooden-ness" of the bonsai trunk and branches so they have a mature appearance. This usually means that the surface of the skin is encouraged to become rough and dark. In some cases aesthetic techniques will vary, such as bonsai trees and white birch achieve exfoliation adult specimens.
