Emerging
I recently discovered the brilliant artist, Rima Fujita. Immediately upon seeing her artwork for the first time, there was a joy and an aliveness vibing from the page. I sat with it in a childlike curiosity, scanning the image with wonder and appreciation. It was so simple yet lively, almost as if I could partake in the scene playing out in the piece. Inspired, I continued my exploration and found that Fujita has a wealth of artwork with vivid and vibrant depth emerging from a black canvas. “Rima Fujita is a visionary artist who translates images from her dreams and meditative states into luminous paintings…” According to Fujita, her “creative method is rather strange.” She says, “I paint the visions I see in my dreams and meditations. In my dreams I see the images of my finished paintings before I actually paint them. Therefore, I don’t know the meaning of those visions, but they usually convey important messages.”
Here are just a few examples! What do you think? I encourage you to consider how artwork can enhance your life and spiritual practice. Messages coming to us that are not in the form of words can communicate something beyond concept. These vibrant colors bursting from a black canvas invite us to enter into the unborn potential of all things. This is where spontaneity lives, this is emerging.
In this picture it seems Avalokiteshvara may be protecting and caring for this girl. Her presence is captivating and seemingly immovable. It is so powerful to me! There is also another theme running through it, one of two’s – Two Dharmakaya symbols, two lotuses, two Vajra poles and two women meeting in a sacred space, a unified whole. Maybe it’s a visual representation on the merging of practitioner and yidam? Maybe it’s an image of an ego that has been laid to rest (girl in black) while the Holy One, Avalokiteshvara, represents our enlightened nature which is never born and never dies. Who’s to say? That’s for you to decide.
Fujita shares her connection to the great Bodhisattva in an interview, Visuals of Compassion, where more epic pieces are revealed.
Her 2016 Exhibition “Pilgrimage” may just be my favorite. Enjoy!
Visit her website: https://rimafujita.com
Sources: https://rimafujita.com/bio
