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GARDEN
OF SPIRIT:
Drawings and Paintings by Tadashi Hayakawa
by Louinn Lota
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Garden
of Spirit: Harmony, 1999
Mixed media on plywood, 48" x 36"
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"My
use of black and white complements my focus on life's paradoxes—the
ying/yang of life," Hayakawa said. "All of my artwork
is an expression of my awe toward the power of spirit, my
excitement toward the force of nature, my astonishment and
admiration at the strength and desire of all living things
to survive and reproduce."
The
birth of his daughter profoundly inspired the artist's work.
That vision is evident in his works of color: "Harmony,"
(mixed media on plywood) "Prelude," (mixed media
on canvas) "Departure," (mix media on canvas) and
"Wishing Tree," (mix media on canvas) all completed
in 1999.
"Inspiration
for my work comes from the deep emotions generated in me by
my daughter's birth," Hayakawa said. "Her birth
was filled with mystery and
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Garden
of Spirit: Myth, 1999
Mixed media on plywood, 48" x 36" |
beauty.
This experience connected me to the palpalbe and mysterious
act of creation and to the spiritual force
behind all creation, behind all living things."
The
birth reminded him of life's powerful yin/yang paradoxes—joy/pain,
strength/fragility, and clarity/mystery.
The
Garden of Spirit will remind us all again that life-making
always surrounds us even if we choose to debase, ignore and
take it for granted, but that we should be in awe of it.
May
2000
Louinn Lota writes about the arts for an international
news agency
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