Bird Cage

Sei Saito is a Japanese-born artist, married to an American college professor, and after many years creating her works in Flagstaff, Arizona, is now living in Hawaii. She does large-scale acrylic paintings, which reflect vivid colors and patterns shaped by the places she has lived and by her life experiences. Her work draws deeply on her personal outlook, with her life and emotions strongly expressed in each piece. Painted not for an audience, but for herself, it is genuine artwork from the heart.

Sei describes this work with the following words: “If my life were like that of a bird trapped in a cage, I would probably flap my wings every day, wanting to escape. But if the cage door could be opened at any time, then that cage would become a safe haven for me.”