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.