JAPAN FLOWER ARRANGEMENT

I chose this topic , because my presentation in written expression course was related to ikebana.It sounds to me interesting and I hope you will like it too.I will inform you about ikebana and I added some examples of it to my text .You can examine them below.
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.Ike means live and bana means flowers. We can say that ikebana means living flowers. Ikebana is more than simply putting flowers in a container. It has a recorded history; it is backed up by articulate theories; and it is concerned with creativity. In Japan, flower arrangements are used as decorations on a level with paintings and other art objects. It is a disciplined art form in which the arrangement is a living thing in which nature and humanity are brought together. It is steeped in the philosophy of developing closeness with nature.As is true of all other arts, ikebana is creative expression within certain rules of construction. Its materials are living branches, leaves, grasses, and blossoms, anything can be used and even a small weed can be given an important place in an arrangement. Its heart is the beauty resulting from colour combinations, natural shapes, graceful lines, and the meaning latent in the total form of the arrangement. Ikebana is, therefore, much more than mere floral decoration.


Almost anyone with a little time and inclination can acquire sufficient skill to make beautiful arrangements.Nowadays in Japan, there are many schools, each one having its own distinctive style and rules of composition. But in the most traditional school of Ikebana, the three main stems are said to represent Heaven, Humanity and the Earth. In Ikebana. The elements, placed asymmetrically, are given emphasis by the spaces.
Thus, the totality of a well-done arrangement brings about a state of serenity and peace to the viewer.Born around the 6 th century in Japan as a religious offering at Buddhist temples, Ikebana slowly became increasingly popular among the aristocracy and the samurai class.
It also has some benefits. It helps you to “live in the moment” and to appreciate things in nature that previously had seemed insignificant. One becomes more patient and tolerant of differences, not only in nature, but also more generally in other people.. This would purify their heart and mind.