The Great Day Of Wrath And Ryoanji Zen Garden Of Contemplation

The philosophy of the universe is extraordinary. To understand the nature, it requires countless knowledge and studies. What we see in nature are created by the supernatural forces, such as the natural disasters, and/or planned by humans, such as the gardens. The advantage of art is that we can imitate the naturalistic form of nature and expand our creativity to compose an ideal imagery. The two artworks, The Great Day of His Wrath and Ryoanji Zen Garden of Contemplation, exemplify the nature of different artistic approaches. While they both portray the “nature”, their emotion and interpretation differ.
Beauty comes from the level of our realization which can be understood. Sublime, however, is shaped by a formless and compelling force. Before analyzing the painting, The Great Day of Wrath, I was confused about the word “sublime” from “beauty”, but now I can distinguish the two. In a simple description, they give a different sensation. At first, I looked at the painting as a whole and thought, ‘it was merely a stunning painting’. However, after imaginarily teleporting myself into the miniature size of the human figures in the painting, the fear of the …show more content…
By hand-designing the garden, it can potentially manipulate the concept; Ryoanji Zen Garden of Contemplation has a spiritual concept of “meditation”. In the 15th century Japan, Zen Buddhists believed that “the world is full of change and disorder” and through meditation, one can truly understand “the oneness of the universe”. In the garden, there are 14 boulders, representing the worldly events in the universe or symbolizing the mountains as if one is in the ocean journey. Only through the successful meditation, one can virtually see the 15th boulder that lies within the wavy ocean-like rakes. In addition, since the garden is physically accessible, it invites the visitors to be engaged in the