Divine Gardens: Mayumi Oda And The San Francisco Zen Center
by Mayumi Oda /
2017 / English / PDF
139.1 MB Download
Known to many as "the Matisse of Japan," Mayumi Oda combines
traditional Japanese and Buddhist iconography with her own unique
sense of color, line, and movement. In this collection, her
groundbreaking artwork is paired with essays by San Francisco Zen
Center and Green Gulch Farm Zen Center practitioners (including
Richard Baker, Linda Ruth Cutts, Wendy Johnson, Edward Espe Brown,
and Norman Fischer) who have owned, loved, and been changed by
Oda's work over the years.
Known to many as "the Matisse of Japan," Mayumi Oda combines
traditional Japanese and Buddhist iconography with her own unique
sense of color, line, and movement. In this collection, her
groundbreaking artwork is paired with essays by San Francisco Zen
Center and Green Gulch Farm Zen Center practitioners (including
Richard Baker, Linda Ruth Cutts, Wendy Johnson, Edward Espe Brown,
and Norman Fischer) who have owned, loved, and been changed by
Oda's work over the years.
Mayumi Oda's internationally-recognized artwork plays with
traditional Japanese and Buddhist images, refiguring them as
celebrations of the feminine and the natural world. Where most
traditional Buddhist iconography features male figures, Oda
introduces female "Goddesses" that seem to jump off the page,
imbued with the vibrancy of Oda's color and line.
Mayumi Oda's internationally-recognized artwork plays with
traditional Japanese and Buddhist images, refiguring them as
celebrations of the feminine and the natural world. Where most
traditional Buddhist iconography features male figures, Oda
introduces female "Goddesses" that seem to jump off the page,
imbued with the vibrancy of Oda's color and line.
Originally from Japan, Oda settled in Muir Beach, California in the
1970s and began practicing and painting at Green Gulch Farm Zen
Center, which Oda calls her "California Buddha Field." Divine
Gardens pairs Oda's artwork with essays by her fellow
practitioners, for whom Oda's artwork has been a constant
companion.
Originally from Japan, Oda settled in Muir Beach, California in the
1970s and began practicing and painting at Green Gulch Farm Zen
Center, which Oda calls her "California Buddha Field." Divine
Gardens pairs Oda's artwork with essays by her fellow
practitioners, for whom Oda's artwork has been a constant
companion.
Suitable for study by art students or for display on a coffee
table, Divine Gardens captures the essence of Mayumi Oda's art and
life as a Zen practitioner. The forty-five full-color works of art
and twenty-four essays contained in the collection are a joyful
celebration of her work and the community forged through the years
at the San Francisco Zen Center.
Suitable for study by art students or for display on a coffee
table, Divine Gardens captures the essence of Mayumi Oda's art and
life as a Zen practitioner. The forty-five full-color works of art
and twenty-four essays contained in the collection are a joyful
celebration of her work and the community forged through the years
at the San Francisco Zen Center.