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Majio Art

American, b. 1945
Majio has training in the United State, several years in Europe with a Master’s degree from the Buddhist University of Naropa in Creation Spirituality. Her most influential training however was in Japan over a twelve year period. Her initial trip to Japan was to study Buddhist Art, but it quickly narrowed to the traditional arts of Zen and masters if that orientation in other cultural arts. It was not so much what was learned in a papermaking village, kimono dyeing studio or the making, filling and firing woodburning kilns but how to learn or, better said, how to practice. There are many words in Japanese for practice, the one here is the polishing of being. In painting, Majio has always flowed back and forth between figurative and abstract expression. The aesthetics and Cultural Arts--- like calligraphy and tea ceremony---- garnered during her apprenticeships in Japan, along with Zen practices and concepts weave many textures into her work. Majio’s pieces are created with the overarching concept that art is not a polarity between object and subject but rather, complementary, where each part works to define each other. Working from a collaborative process-with materials, with subject and with times, Majio releases herself as sole agent, even when hers are the only hands that touch the piece. This carries out to the viewer, opening a sense of participation, evoking involvement and discussion. Inviting a realization of recognizing and choosing to acknowledge a reality beyond what we have inherited provides a platform for evoking possibilities, innate joy and new vision.
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Artist: Majio
Ancestors: Moon Drummer-Acrylic paint, cold wax, tissue paper & oil stic
Ancestors: Moon Drummer-Acrylic paint, cold wax, tissue paper & oil stic

Ancestors: Moon Drummer-Acrylic paint, cold wax, tissue paper & oil stic

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Moon Drummer, acrylic paint base with cold wax, monoprints on tissue paper & oil stick is an archetypal figure standing in the surf with forests sprouting from her head and shoulders...

Category

2010s Contemporary Majio Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Tissue Paper, Monoprint

Ancestors: Ringmaster, acrylic paint, cold wax, oil paint monoprints
Ancestors: Ringmaster, acrylic paint, cold wax, oil paint monoprints

Ancestors: Ringmaster, acrylic paint, cold wax, oil paint monoprints

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

The Ringmaster is in the guise of a Japanese feudal lord, acrylic paint with cold wax, tissue paper monoprints on canvas. Ever the showman, his lordship’s vision relates to Juvenal, ...

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2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Tissue Paper, Monoprint

Figures II: Bow at the Frontier-acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Figures II: Bow at the Frontier-acrylic and mixed media on canvas

Figures II: Bow at the Frontier-acrylic and mixed media on canvas

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

With acrylic paint, tissue, decorative paper, and impasto textures, we meet the frontiers and thresholds, metaphoric and literal, that require humility. A Bow is required at the Fro...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Ancestors at the Threshold-Cold wax, monoprints on tissue paper, acrylic paint
Ancestors at the Threshold-Cold wax, monoprints on tissue paper, acrylic paint

Ancestors at the Threshold-Cold wax, monoprints on tissue paper, acrylic paint

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Ancestors at the Threshold, with cold wax, tissue paper monoprints on canvas, tells of the intersection of worlds where directions are altered. The possibility of going forward or ba...

Category

2010s Modern Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Tissue Paper, Monoprint

Portrait of Other-Acrylic painting, tissue paper, large monoprints on canvas.
Portrait of Other-Acrylic painting, tissue paper, large monoprints on canvas.

Portrait of Other-Acrylic painting, tissue paper, large monoprints on canvas.

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Ancestors Series, cold wax, oil stick with monoprints and layers of marked tissue paper, explores through transparent overlapping images, the subtle awareness of unconscious influenc...

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2010s Modern Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Tissue Paper

Shield-Cold wax oil stick, graphite, tissue paper, attached brass piece on panel
Shield-Cold wax oil stick, graphite, tissue paper, attached brass piece on panel

Shield-Cold wax oil stick, graphite, tissue paper, attached brass piece on panel

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Ancestors with a brass shield on a wood panel with oil paint and laminated cold wax layers of marked tissue paper, capture a sense of the protection in the everyday world from what w...

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2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Brass

Figures II: Bear with Leia, Acrylic on Canvas, 60x40inches, New2019
Figures II: Bear with Leia, Acrylic on Canvas, 60x40inches, New2019

Figures II: Bear with Leia, Acrylic on Canvas, 60x40inches, New2019

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Princess Leia from Star Wars surprised me by showing up with my customary bear guardian. She is a strong female symbol in popular culture, representing courage, leadership, and defia...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Figurative I Guardian, acrylic on canvas, 2015, 48" X 60" X 1.75’
Figurative I Guardian, acrylic on canvas, 2015, 48" X 60" X 1.75’

Figurative I Guardian, acrylic on canvas, 2015, 48" X 60" X 1.75’

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Figurative I Guardian, acrylic on canvas, 2015. Even in modern-day Japan, the relationship between the physical world and one of the spirits is complex. Demons or yōkai are not inher...

Category

2010s Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figures II: Light-Coat Shifting acrylic on canvas, 2013.
Figures II: Light-Coat Shifting acrylic on canvas, 2013.

Figures II: Light-Coat Shifting acrylic on canvas, 2013.

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Figurative II Series, acrylic paint on canvas, brings forth the spirit world through animals, folklore, myth, and dream. The archetypal figures, aspects of us, reveal layers of reali...

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2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figurative II: Fox Spirit at Waist acrylic paint, graphite on canvas
Figurative II: Fox Spirit at Waist acrylic paint, graphite on canvas

Figurative II: Fox Spirit at Waist acrylic paint, graphite on canvas

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Throughout Japan, in folklore and theater, the fox spirit as shape-shifter has for millennia exhibited supernatural abilities to bewitch the unwary. Even contemporary admirers will l...

Category

2010s Contemporary Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite

Our Lady, acrylic paint, cold wax, oil stick, layers of marked tissue, canvas
Our Lady, acrylic paint, cold wax, oil stick, layers of marked tissue, canvas

Our Lady, acrylic paint, cold wax, oil stick, layers of marked tissue, canvas

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Our Lady, with acrylic paint, cold wax, oil stick, and layers of marked tissue paper, opens up a novel way of relating to materials and creating context with layers of images. Throug...

Category

2010s Contemporary Majio Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel, Monoprint

Wellspring Acrylic Painting, Figurative Style, Unframed, 60x 36 Inches
Wellspring Acrylic Painting, Figurative Style, Unframed, 60x 36 Inches

Wellspring Acrylic Painting, Figurative Style, Unframed, 60x 36 Inches

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

The blackboard formula in the painting Slip-of-Self is a qubit. Qubit, as a non-binary computer, does not function on memory but possibility, not moving only vertically or horizontal...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figurative I Blackboard Series: Sumo, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010+
Figurative I Blackboard Series: Sumo, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010+

Figurative I Blackboard Series: Sumo, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010+

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Blackboard Series arose from an experience of three different images surrounded by a dense blackness of substance that could be marked on and erased like a blackboard. This suggested...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figurative I Seeker, acrylic painting on canvas, 60x36 inches
Figurative I Seeker, acrylic painting on canvas, 60x36 inches

Figurative I Seeker, acrylic painting on canvas, 60x36 inches

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

The Seeker leaves the known to discover and explore the unknown. This inner rugged individual braves loneliness and isolation to seek out new paths. Often oppositional. This iconocla...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Figurative I Consultation, Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, 2010-
Figurative I Consultation, Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, 2010-

Figurative I Consultation, Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, 2010-

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Figurative I, acrylic paintings on canvas, have an archetypal quality, which initiates transmission through the character. They come from different cultures, times, and moments of ma...

Category

2010s Contemporary Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Tissue Paper

The Gift acrylic decorative paper, monoprints, oil sticks, cold wax 36x48 inches
The Gift acrylic decorative paper, monoprints, oil sticks, cold wax 36x48 inches

The Gift acrylic decorative paper, monoprints, oil sticks, cold wax 36x48 inches

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Figurative I, acrylic paintings on canvas, have an archetypal quality, which initiates transmission through the character. They come from different cultures, times, and moments of ma...

Category

2010s Contemporary Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Abstract II Basket Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, Unframed
Abstract II Basket Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, Unframed

Abstract II Basket Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, Unframed

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Basket is a special kind of container opened at the top, bottom or both. It is woven with natural fibers and can carry fish or fire. As one of the human’s first receptacles no matter...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Edges Between, acrylic paint on canvas, 2017, 48" x 40" X .75”
Edges Between, acrylic paint on canvas, 2017, 48" x 40" X .75”

Edges Between, acrylic paint on canvas, 2017, 48" x 40" X .75”

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Living in Japan and working in the various disciplines in the cultural arts, from long-bow archery to the tea ceremony, Majio began to cultivate a different relationship to things. N...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract II Amulet, Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 2010s, Unframed
Abstract II Amulet, Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 2010s, Unframed

Abstract II Amulet, Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 2010s, Unframed

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Amulet, metal object with rust paint mixed media on wood panel, 2020. Amulet, on a wood panel, applied rust and acrylic paint and mixed media, suggests how an object is precious as i...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Metal

Diptych Crows with Doors, Acrylic on Canvas, 36x30 Inches, New
Diptych Crows with Doors, Acrylic on Canvas, 36x30 Inches, New

Diptych Crows with Doors, Acrylic on Canvas, 36x30 Inches, New

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Crows like ravens are messengers of the other side, bringing timely news not always appreciated. They symbolize change, transformation, and the beginning of something new, requiring ...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Animals II: Transformation with Teeth, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010s
Animals II: Transformation with Teeth, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010s

Animals II: Transformation with Teeth, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010s

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Animal II Series acrylic paintings on canvas express the relationship between humans and animals as mediums for diviners, guides, and visionaries. Some show animals in the act of bec...

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2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Animals II: Blue Wings Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary Art
Animals II: Blue Wings Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary Art

Animals II: Blue Wings Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Contemporary Art

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Guardian Bear with Blue Wings, acrylic on canvas from a retreat in Ojo Caliente Hot Springs in New Mexico, brought forth this protective presence that has lingered ever since. Unperc...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Animals II: Owlman Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 20x16 Inches, New
Animals II: Owlman Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 20x16 Inches, New

Animals II: Owlman Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 20x16 Inches, New

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Animal II Series acrylic paintings on canvas express the relationship between humans and animals as mediums for diviners, guides, and visionaries. Some show animals in the act of bec...

Category

2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Moloka’i Series: Foot Bridge, Figurative Mixed Media on Paper, 28x22 Inches
Moloka’i Series: Foot Bridge, Figurative Mixed Media on Paper, 28x22 Inches

Moloka’i Series: Foot Bridge, Figurative Mixed Media on Paper, 28x22 Inches

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

A six-week studio stay on Moloka’i gave me a sense of the Hawaiian Islands before colonization. Moloka’i has preserved her rich Native Hawaiian heritage and natural, rural landscape,...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Other Medium

Small Wooden Pieces I: Tango Dolly Dingle Series: Dolly with Three Dots
Small Wooden Pieces I: Tango Dolly Dingle Series: Dolly with Three Dots

Small Wooden Pieces I: Tango Dolly Dingle Series: Dolly with Three Dots

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

On wood with a gold background, the small Tango Paper Doll series is informed by several cultural and historical layers. The tabs on the paper dolls suggest the figures can be tried ...

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2010s Other Art Style Majio Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Tango-paper Doll, Viva la Resistance-acrylic paint, collage, vintage doll.
Tango-paper Doll, Viva la Resistance-acrylic paint, collage, vintage doll.

Tango-paper Doll, Viva la Resistance-acrylic paint, collage, vintage doll.

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Tableau on wood with metallic gold paint sets off an iconic tango embrace. This moment of visceral improvisation requires a deep center axis of balance for each dancer as well as the...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Cross-Roads, acrylic paint, patinaed copper & cold wax on wood panel
Cross-Roads, acrylic paint, patinaed copper & cold wax on wood panel

Cross-Roads, acrylic paint, patinaed copper & cold wax on wood panel

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Cross-Roads has a highly textured surface on canvas with rusted metal and handmade paper. It echoes the adage that one should not confuse the world with our perception of it, or the ...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Metal

Abstract I: Fan-Shape Series, Acrylic and Graphite, 2010- Unframed
Abstract I: Fan-Shape Series, Acrylic and Graphite, 2010- Unframed

Abstract I: Fan-Shape Series, Acrylic and Graphite, 2010- Unframed

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

These works reflect the animism of Japanese culture and Zen training. Living in temples and the countryside with craftsman communities in Japan for over a decade, Majio was deeply in...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Acrylic, Graphite, Tissue Paper

Abstract I: And Counting, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 48x36
Abstract I: And Counting, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 48x36

Abstract I: And Counting, Acrylic on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 48x36

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

These works reflect the animism of Japanese culture and Zen training. Living in temples and the countryside with craftsman communities in Japan for over a decade, Majio was deeply in...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Acrylic

Anvil and Bellows Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel, 2021
Anvil and Bellows Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel, 2021

Anvil and Bellows Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel, 2021

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Living in temples and the countryside with craftsman communities in Japan for over a decade, Majio was deeply influenced aesthetically and by the content of Japanese culture. Her cra...

Category

2010s Abstract Majio Art

Materials

Acrylic

Majio art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Majio art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Majio in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Majio art, so small editions measuring 28 inches across are available. Majio art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $5,000 and tops out at $9,000, while the average work can sell for $7,000.