Rima Fujita and Michela Martello “Weight of Happiness”

Tibet House

poster for Rima Fujita and Michela Martello “Weight of Happiness”

This event has ended.

Tibet House US presents Weight of Happiness, a two-artist show displaying artworks variously inspired by Buddhism, folklore, dreams, the artists’ cultural heritage (Italy and Japan), symbolism and spirituality as interpreted by Ms. Rima Fujita and Ms. Michela Martello. This will be the second showing of Ms. Fujita’s works at Tibet House US and the first collaboration between the two artists.

“The process that leads to an experience of harmony or happiness usually involves also the opposite aspects. The artistic path has so many constructiveness - destructiveness elements which creates a certain ”weight. ” Personally I feel this weight is a treasure that forges a body of creativity, inspiration and honest spiritual labor. “ — Michela Martello

“Happiness has a weight. If the amount of happiness is heavy, it is joyful; if the amount of struggle to achieve happiness is heavy, it is dreadful. For me happiness does not come easily, although it can be so available and light, and happiness relies upon my conscious choice each moment, which comes from my daily struggle with spiritual practice and creativity.” — Rima Fujita

Italian born Michela Martello has worked as a children’s book illustrator, publishing over 30 books while dividing her time between England and Italy. In 1998 she moved permanently to New York where she started her research as a painter at Arturo di Modica studio. She was selected by the American Association of University Women in the ”Emerging Women Artists juried exhibition” (2006) at New York Design Center. In 2007 - 2008 Jim Kempner Fine Arts and Ok Harris Gallery selected her for the ” NYU Small Work” group show. In 2014 she was selected for the group show “Understanding Media the Extension of Human Being” at Call for Bushwick, NY and that same year she was invited by Trace Foundation to be part of the group show “Transcending Tibet”.

Rima Fujita, a Tokyo-born and New York-raised artist graduated from Parsons School of Design and has exhibited internationally to much acclaim. She is committed to philanthropic work through her “Books for Children,” organization which has created four children’s books and donated more than 12,000 books to the Tibetan refugee children in exile.

Media

Schedule

from September 05, 2014 to October 16, 2014

Opening Reception on 2014-09-05 from 18:00 to 20:00

  • Facebook

    Reviews

    All content on this site is © their respective owner(s).
    New York Art Beat (2008) - About - Contact - Privacy - Terms of Use