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Majio Abstract Paintings

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
Tyme Generator, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024.
Tyme Generator, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024.

Tyme Generator, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024.

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Tyme Generator, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024. Materialistic societies connect time to productivity. In another layer of reality, we are free to creatively generate...

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2010s Other Art Style Majio Abstract Paintings

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Wax, Tissue Paper, Monoprint

Tyme Capsule, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024.
Tyme Capsule, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024.

Tyme Capsule, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024.

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Tyme Capsule, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024. The encapsulation of time takes a variety of forms with technological aids like cameras, video, and recordings that pac...

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2010s Contemporary Majio Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Monoprint

Playing with Tyme, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024.
Playing with Tyme, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024.

Playing with Tyme, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024.

By Majio

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Playing with Tyme, Cold wax, monoprints, oil stick on canvas, 2024. Until we impose time structure on children, they have a deep connection to the present moment. Their play is an ea...

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2010s Contemporary Majio Abstract Paintings

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Wax, Tissue Paper, Monoprint, 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

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...

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2010s Abstract Majio Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

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 Abstract Paintings

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Brass

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...

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2010s Abstract Majio Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Graphite, Tissue Paper

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...

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2010s Abstract Majio Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Majio abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Majio abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of abstract paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Majio in paper, paint, tissue paper 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 contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Majio abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inch across are available. Majio abstract paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $300 and tops out at $8,500, while the average work can sell for $1,500.