Mamala, The Surf Rider (37/50)
by Mayumi Oda
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- robynbuntin
Description
Mamala — a figure from Hawaiian tradition, a chiefess renowned for her surfing ability, one of the legendary early practitioners of the art that would eventually become the world sport of surfing. Oda's engagement with Hawaiian oral tradition and historical figures is concentrated in her Mamala composition: here a specific, named Hawaiian woman is given the full treatment of Oda's goddess iconography, her historical surfing mastery becoming the vehicle for a vision of feminine physical sovereignty — the female body completely at home in the most dynamic of natural environments, reading the ocean's energy and moving with it rather than against it. The surf rider becomes the emblem of perfect ecological attunement.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Mamala, The Surf Rider (37/50) was created by Mayumi Oda (小田真由美).
Mamala, The Surf Rider (37/50) depicts seascapes.