Text: “Kintsugi: The Centuries-Old Art of Repairing Broken Pottery with Gold” https://mymodernmet.com/kintsugi-kintsukuroi/
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Some elements of this text to consider:
- FYI the MY MODERN MET website described itself as “Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.”
- The likely audience for an article on traditional Japanese art.
- The way the text is broken up into different sections and how these sections are communicated clearly with the use of bolded headings and images
- The complexity of the sentence structure throughout the text
- How the article uses images to highlight different aspects of kintsugi
- The introduction and explanation of related terminology such as wabi-sabi
- The biography of the author at the conclusion of the text