One need go no further than Japanese flower arrangement, which is achieved by means of the spaces between the flowers. In an electronic world where all-at-onceness is inevitable and normal, we have rediscovered an affinity for the discontinuity of
Oriental art and expression which is most enthusiastically felt in the teen-age world today.
Through the Vanishing Point with Harley Parker (1968), p 221
Year: 1968
Chapter:
Discontinuity
Compiled by William Kuhns
© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan
© 2026, The Estate of Marshall McLuhan