

Project Description
The iconic red Yagura Tower and the blue tile roofs of Japanese Village Plaza emerge from a vivid collage of washi paper and colored pencil, against a swirling wood grain surface, creating a contemporary landscape of a neighborhood landmark.
Artist Statement
“The washi paper is vibrant and detailed with various printed designs that add depth and color to the piece, and also serve as a metaphor for the diverse, colorful history of the neighborhood. I incorporated a wood panel as my backdrop to reference Japanese woodblock prints. The swirling lines and natural blemishes in wood made me think of Asian landscape painting as well.”
About the Artist
SHIZU SALDAMANDO has exhibited her artworks at venues that include the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Museo del Barrio, New York City; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Setagaya Museum, Tokyo; Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles; CAM Contemporáneo, Guadalajara; and the Chinese American Museum, Los Angeles. She is a recipient of the California Community Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Visual Artists. Saldamando holds a Master of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Locations: Little Tokyo
- 7th St/Metro Center Station
- Metro Center Station
- Pico Station
- Grand/LATTC Station
- San Pedro St
- Vernon Station
- Slauson Station
- Florence Station
- Firestone Station
- 103rd St/Watts Towers
- Compton Station
- Artesia Station
- Del Amo Station
- Wardlow Station
- Willow St
- Anaheim St
- Fifth Street Station
- First Street Station
- Downtown Long Beach Station
- Pacific Av
- Washington Station
- Pacific Coast Highway
- Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
- A Line
- LATCC/Ortho Institute Station
- Jefferson/USC Station
- Expo/Vermont Station
- Expo/Western Station
- Expo/Crenshaw Station
- La Cienega/Jefferson Station
- Culver City Station
- Expo/La Brea Station
- Farmdale Station
- Palms Station
- Expo/Sepulveda Station
- Expo/Bundy Station
- 26th St/Bergamot Station
- 17th St/SMC Station
- Expo Park/USC Station
- Westwood/Rancho Park Station
- Downtown Santa Monica Station
- Allen Station
- Chinatown Station
- Del Mar Station
- Fillmore Station
- Heritage Square Station
- Lake Station
- Memorial Park Station
- Sierra Madre Villa Station
- South Pasadena
- Southwest Museum Station
- Highland Park Station
- Indiana Station
- Maravilla Station
- Mariachi Plaza Station
- Pico/Aliso Station
- Azusa Downtown Station
- Gold Line Bridge
- Alignment, Sierra Madre Villa Parking and Bus Facility
- Arcadia Station
- Duarte/City of Hope Station
- Irwindale Station
- Monrovia Station
- Atlantic Station
- East LA/Civic Center Station
- Little Tokyo/Arts District Station
- Lincoln/Cypress Station
- Union Station
- Soto Station
- APU/Citrus College Station
- Norwalk Station
- Lakewood Bl
- Harbor Freeway Station
- Vermont/Athens
- Aviation/LAX Station
- Mariposa Station
- El Segundo Station
- Douglas/Rosecrans Station
- Redondo Beach Station
- Long Beach Bl Station
- Florence/West Station
- Florence/La Brea Station
- Aviation/Century Station
- Avalon Station
- Hawthorne/Lennox
- Crenshaw/Vernon Station
- Crenshaw/MLK Station
- Crenshaw/Expo Station
- Florence/Hindry Station
- Willowbrook/Rosa Parks
- Crenshaw/Slauson Station
- Crenshaw/I-105 Station
- North Hollywood Station
- Van Nuys Station
- Valley College Station
- Woodman Station
- Sepulveda Station
- Woodley Station
- Balboa Station
- Reseda Station
- Tampa Station
- De Soto Station
- Canoga Station
- Alignment Landscaping
- Plaza and Alignment Lead Artist
- Chatsworth Station
- Nordhoff Station
- Roscoe Station
- Sherman Way Station
- Laurel Canyon Station
- Pierce College Station
- 7th St/Metro Center Station
- Metro Center Station
- Pershing Square Station
- Wilshire/Vermont Station
- Vermont/Beverly Station
- Vermont/Santa Monica Station
- Vermont/Sunset Station
- Hollywood/Vine Station
- Hollywood/Highland Station
- North Hollywood Station
- Universal City/Studio City Station
- Civic Center/Grand Park Station
- Hollywood/Western Station
- Union Station
- Westlake/MacArthur Park Station
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