Artist Mayumi Oda returns to Hawaii with new Buddhist painting series inspired by crisis in Japan

HAWAII NEWS NOW
By Ian Scheuring

"Earthship Goddess" (2009) by Mayumi Oda
Courtesy of Earth Treasures | Japan

HAWAII - After a 10-year hiatus, when she established and developed her permaculture Ginger Hill Farm and Retreat Center in Kealakekua on Hawai‘i Island, artist Mayumi Oda returns with a powerful new series of paintings inspired by the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Painting Buddhist subjects using the ancient Japanese style known as Yamato-e, which translates to “Japanese painting,” Oda rediscovered traditional paper, inks and brushes and the beauty of classical mounting techniques. The paintings go on view May 24 in "Mayumi Oda: A Prayer for the New Birth of Japan." [link]

• WHAT: Mayumi Oda: A Prayer for the New Birth of Japan
• WHERE: Honolulu Museum of Art
• WHEN: May 24, 2012-January 13, 2013
• INFO: 532-8700, www.honolulumuseum.org