Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. In Praise of Shadows (A video essay)

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3 жыл бұрын

Tanizaki leads you on a journey of modern Japanese history and the changes that threaten its thousands of years of history and unique way of life...
As part of my summer reading, I took up this book... and honestly I didn't expect it to be so interesting!
I would recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about Japanese culture - and is a must for any architectural, as well as literature reading list.
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In Praise of Shadows ~ amzn.to/39aYbuS

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@renzo6490 2 жыл бұрын

Suggestion: When he begins to read from the text, click on the little gear icon on the screen and reduce the playback speed. to .75 I feel that this fine young man is being a bit defensive. There is nothing at all wrong with the author, Tanizaki, expressing a preference for a traditional Asian aesthetic. This isn't being biased, at all. And it doesn't necessarily put off a "Westerner". I am a Westerner..American by way of Lithuania ! And I have a great love of traditional Japanese art, The Tea Ceremony, Wabi Sabi, Haiku, The Chinese system of Feng Shui, Koto music. A world before plastics. A world of wood and fine paper and cloth and ceramics. A world where every image was the work of a human hand. A world where our eyes are not overwhelmed daily with reproduced pictures. No need to apologize for extolling the virtues and gifts of The East! Cherish them! Ps. Love the milk !

@patrick_wang 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your input Renzo! This is exactly the kind of conversation I was interested in uncovering throughout the making of this video- I think you are right and you make a very important point. At the time, I was quick to set up two opposing sides of East and West- making vast generalisations of their clashing tastes, and whilst I still stand by the personal observations I made in this video, I do see that this homogenisation of entire continents and their people is not exactly an accurate or in-depth discussion of the complex nature of the ‘changing of cultural styles’ at the time! Thank you for taking the time to point this out. P.S. Yes, something about my creative process a year-or-so ago decided that sipping milk would a neat way to subtly separate the ‘chapters’ of the discussion haha.

@acciodalek 3 жыл бұрын

Please do more book reviews I love the style of these!

@michaelneville2915 2 жыл бұрын

I made it to the end. I find the beauty of light and shadows in the first hours of a new morning and final glimpses of the day. The Mid day is awash with it. I want to read the book. I enjoy listening to how his comments are perceived as I draw my own conclusions. Thanks for your appraisal.

@jacher101 3 жыл бұрын

Found this video while looking for information about Tanizaki's "The tattooer" but ended up on this video lol. Hey Patrick, you are like the younger version of Eliot Choy. Keep it up bro.

@patrick_wang 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I just watched a few of your videos! The editing and filming is so good on the 'Why BYU' and your cooking videos are 🔥. You keep it up too :)

@jacher101 3 жыл бұрын

@@patrick_wang woah Thanks. Hahaha. I just did it for my videography class. Haven't done any new videos yet though.