Kauai Museum Mezzanine Gallery
Zenga: what I make of what I think

Zenga: Japanese brush art that combines images and words as a way to focus the viewer into deeper thought. Words express a thought, ask a question, or tell a story.

The image transports those words into a deeper visual experience.

This journey is Zenga.

Art pieces and descriptions


Where am I going?
Home

sumi ink on washi rice paper, 22"x11", original, $1065


Why do birds sing?
Enjoyment

sumi ink on washi rice paper, 22"x11", original, $1065


Who will tell me the truth?
Me

sumi ink on washi rice paper, 22"x11", original, $1065


What softens a stone?
Butterfly

sumi ink on washi rice paper, 22"x11", original, $1065


Who will hear?
Listener

sumi ink on washi rice paper, 22"x11", original, $1065





Glyphix: two word colors


Feel sorrow, Absorb pain, See things

sumi ink and oil pastels on washi rice paper, 12"x19" each, original, $1475


Perfect circle, Live this, Deny nothing

sumi ink and oil pastels on washi rice paper, 12"x19" each, original, $1475


Think pink, Do nothing, Be blue

sumi ink and oil pastels on washi rice paper, 12"x19" each, original, $1475



Dirty Little Secrets,
Imperfect Little Life


babies

sumi ink, sumi wash, and marker on washi rice paper, 8.5"x8", original, $485 each


negativity

sumi ink, sumi wash, and marker on washi rice paper, 8.5"x8", original, $485 each


ache

sumi ink, sumi wash, and marker on washi rice paper, 8.5"x8", original, $485 each


dependent

sumi ink, sumi wash, and marker on washi rice paper, 8.5"x8", original, $485 each


phony

sumi ink, sumi wash, and marker on washi rice paper, 8.5"x8", original, $485 each


terror

sumi ink, sumi wash, and marker on washi rice paper, 8.5"x8", original, $485 each



what do you think?
arrange the words and create your own thought

















All images and text copyright L.J.C. and Todd Shimoda, 2007