Mayuko Okada Exhibition — ”Yellow Cab + Wasabi”
7/13 (FRI) — 8/3 (FRI)
Opening Reception: 7/13 (Fri) 6:30-8:30pm at RESOBOX Gallery
What do you think of when you see every NYC street being occupied by yellow cabs?
I thought about the word “bloodstream.” The tide of yellow cabs seems like blood running along the bloodstream in the body. Like fish swimming along the stream, I, too, feel like I am one of the small ones.
I am like a Japanese Koi moving in the great stream of New York.
Special Guest – Koi
We collaborate with Kodama Koi Farm located in Hawai and New Jersey.
Real Nishikigoi (Japanese carp) are coming to the opening party to celebrate our new exhibition!
Nishikigoi are regarded as “Living Jewels” and “Living Art“. The elegant, graceful swimming of Nishikigoi leaves a deep impression on everyone.
Taro Kodama (President of Kodama Koi Farm. Inc.)
Mayuko Okada
Born and raised in Japan’s ancient capital city of Kyoto, Mayuko’s work is based on traditional training and on her observation of the spectacle of Japanese life. Between 2006-2009, she completed a widely renowned 46-painting ceiling project at the 500-year old Buddhist Temple, The Kannonji in Osaki, Tokyo.
Mayuko also received recognition for special awards in several competitions in Tokyo.
One of them was first prize among 10,000 participants in a Japanese calligraphy competition.
In 2011, Mayuko had an exhibition, Harugesyo at The Nippon Club in Manhattan, sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan in New York.
Mayuko’s latest challenge comes in using silk kimono for her work. The inspiration for this came when she found almost a thousand beautiful antique kimono in her grandparents’ old warehouse. Unfortunately most of them were already too damaged to wear, but they were also too beautiful to become trash. Mayuko decided that she should create a new life for them, and in this exhibition, they do come to life.
This show is Mayuko’s gift to the world, inspired by world she sees around her in New York.
Website: mayuko-okada.com
