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The minimalist poetry of Haiku, the vivid colour of the block print the perfection of No theatre and the aesthetics of ritual. All inspirational to the western world, sometimes confounding, always fascinating...



 
 



“Style is the answer to everything, a fresh way
to approach a dull or dangerous thing.
To do a dull thing with style is preferable
to doing a dangerous thing without style.
To do a dangerous thing with style is what I call art.
Style is a difference, a way of doing, a way of being done.”
...and always expressing Style
The following definition of style is by
Charles Bukowski and is entirely pertinent: