Western Minimalism in Design: Oriental Roots and Cultural Borrowings

Abstract

The research is a theoretical analysis of the relationships between minimalism in Western and Eastern design. The research purpose is to identify the influence of oriental minimalist design on the development of design in the West. The scientific value of the research is the comparative analysis of Eastern and Western minimalist design that may be of interest to teachers and students learning art, design, and architecture. The research methodology used the philosophical principles of Determinism, the Interdependence of Being and Consciousness, the Harmony of Man and Nature, the Unity of External and Internal, form and content, style and meaning. The scholars followed different methods of analysis, reviewed scientific literature, and applied the method of theoretical modeling to the research framework. The results helped to identify key characteristics, commonalities, and distinctive features of minimalist design in the East and the West.

Keywords:

• abstract art
• design
• Eastern and Western minimalist style
• ecology
• minimalism
• zen Buddhism

Author contributions

WW and FW contributed equally to the experimentation. WW wrote and edited the article. FW designed and conducted the experiment. WW and FW studied the scientific literature on the topic. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

Data will be available on request.

Additional information

Funding

Zhejiang province philosophical society planning problem Zhejiang Wu Opera stage art review (22NDJC183YB).

Notes on contributors

Weirong Wang

Weirong Wang – Master’s degree, PhD student, Associate Professor of the Hangzhou College of Commerce, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China and also affiliated to the Kharkiv National Academy of Art and Design, Ukraine.

Fan Wang

Fan Wang – Bachelor degree, Associate Professor of the Hangzhou College of Commerce, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China. Authors’ research interests: art and design. [email protected]