Ikenobo is one of the first established schools in the open space of nationwide arranging skills. Ikenobo was founded in the middle of the 15th century by Ikenobo Senkei, a priest of the Buddhist temple of Rokkakudo in the city of Kyoto and an ideologue of the flower movement, who won respect for his eloquent and thoughtful statements on the art of ikebana, comparing it with understanding the essence of things.
The key difference between his school is a pronounced departure from tradition, the use of not only flowers and plants in ikebana, but also stones, fabrics, metal, plastic and other types of inanimate material. the use in ikebana not only of flowers and plants, but also of stones, fabric, metal, plastic and other types of inanimate material.
Ikenobo Senkei wrote about the art of ikebana: “I spent many leisurely hours in solitude, finding pleasure in collecting branches of old withered trees and putting them in a broken jug. As I sat looking at them, various thoughts came into my mind.
We make so much effort to build a rock garden or a fountain in the yard, forgetting that the art of ikebana makes it possible to see boundless mountains and rivers in a single drop of water or a small branch in the shortest possible time. This is truly a marvelous piece of art...
"One flower is better than a hundred, it makes you feel the floweryness of a flower." (Kasabata Yasunari)
What do you know about flower arrangement? Which country is the birthplace of the flower arrangement? What does the word "ikebana" mean in translation into Russian?
Ikebana is the art of arranging a bouquet. Japan is the birthplace of ikebana. The word "ikebana" in translation means to help the flowers to express themselves.
The purpose of the lesson: To compose a flower arrangement from pressed floristry
Tasks: Development of artistic taste. Education of respect for nature. Education of accuracy in work, diligence. Stimulation of interest in the art of Japan.
The story of the birth of the flower arrangement The legend of the birth of the flower arrangement is simple and perfect. Once, Buddhist monks collected branches and leaves plucked by a thunderstorm and brought them to the feet of the Buddha statue with the words: "Be merciful to everyone. Help revive what the thunderstorm broke." Apparently, the Buddha favorably accepted this offering-request, since it had become customary. Ikebana translates as "the second life of flowers", or "resurrection of plants", and teaches the "art of dying".
Ikebana is a product of the Japanese way of life. This kind of art was created by a nation that for centuries has cultivated the ability to turn to nature as an inexhaustible treasury of beauty. The art of ikebana is dearly loved by the people precisely for its general accessibility, for the fact that it helps a person to feel spiritually rich even in poverty...
In ancient times, the Japanese worshiped flowers as living beings. They had confidential conversations with flowers, as with close people. Flowers did good. Monuments were erected to favorite flowers when their life was cut short. They turned to flowers and herbs with spells, prayed for the wind and rain not to break trees. A flower is perceived as a creature standing in the same row with a person, can experience the same feelings. A flower is the only creature in the world, as beautiful as it is defenseless, gives a person joy and takes on his pain.
Ikebano is closely connected with wildlife and sometimes reveals its most intimate secret - harmony. As an excellent means of aesthetic education, the art of flower arranging involves people in the field of amateur creativity, provides an excellent opportunity to create a more beautiful, intelligent and enjoyable life.
In Japanese culture, ikebana often acts as an intermediary in communication between people. Ikebana is given to relatives and friends as a sign good wishes. The guest is invited to admire a flower arrangement designed to honor him or express his joy at his arrival. Ikebana is prepared to celebrate special festivities or simply to use it as an object for friendly conversation. The rules of good manners in Japanese society do not allow you to look the interlocutor directly in the eye - this can be considered as disrespectful or annoying curiosity. the best way making contact and is flower arrangement. Ikebana - a means of communication
Today, ikebana is designed to decorate real life and, of course, can be located in a wide variety of interiors.
When we are going to create a composition, picking up a flower intended for ikebana, we first of all think about what needs to be removed. It is absolutely not necessary to use rare, hard-to-find or expensive flowers for flower arrangements. Any plants are good: fresh or properly dried.
A well-composed composition seems alive, it feels the breath of life and bewitching beauty.
Technology for performing work Starting to compose a bouquet, draw a sketch of it. Determine the proportions and silhouette of the future bouquet. If your house is designed in an expensive, refined style, then it is better to stretch the composition vertically. Horizontal compositions are more suitable for “rustic interiors.
Selection of material Almost everything is suitable for composing a bouquet: flowers and fruits, roots and branches, bark and stones... It is the thoughtful combination of color and materials that will allow you to give the bouquet this or that mood, and it will suddenly remind you of a long-standing meeting. , about forgotten vows, about the coolness of summer rain.
Choosing a vase Choosing a stand is the final stage of the composition. It should be in harmony with the bouquet and not disturb the color scheme, proportions and silhouette of the entire composition. The Japanese craftsmen say that the stem of the main branch should be one and a half times higher than the vase in which your composition stands.
Put any flower in any vase and you will get a certain shape.
The principle of flower arrangement The basis of any composition is three branches or three flowers. The first branch, the longest, symbolizes the sky. Second. Average in size. Man, and the third, the smallest, - the Earth. This is the skeleton of a bouquet. Auxiliary flowers or branches are added to the main branches as needed. They are called "helpers", with their help they strengthen the main elements of the bouquet. THE SECRET OF THE JAPANESE BOUQUET is that the length of the main branches is not only different, but also strictly defined. The value of the first depends on the size.
A vase in which an arrangement of flowers is assembled. The second branch is always a quarter shorter than the first, and the third branch is always a quarter shorter than the second. "Helpers" are always shorter than the branches to which they are placed. You can add any number of "helpers" to any master branch, to one of them, to two or to all three branches. The main thing. to make it beautiful and pleasing to the eyes of the guest invited to the house ..
In IKEBAN, the angle at which the main branches are set also matters.
In order to install the branches in the right way, a special holder is used. The holder must be sufficiently heavy and stable. It is placed on the bottom of the vessel, and then covered with a flower or leaves.
Now show your imagination and boldly get to work.