Issue date: April 01, 1998
The grace and precision of tennis is depicted through the art of sumi-e, courtesy of Stanford University sophomore Drue Kataoka, in a permanent exhibit of Ms. Kataoka's paintings to be installed in the Taube Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford.
The collection of art celebrating tennis was commissioned by Woodside philanthropist Tad Taube, leading donor for the stadium.
The exhibit, titled "Gallery of Champions," will open with a reception on Saturday, April 4, immediately following the Stanford-University of Southern California tennis match, which begins at noon. It is anticipated that the match will finish between 3 and 4 p.m.
The artwork in the exhibit reflects the sumi-e style of painting -- a method based on a 2,000-year-old art form originally practiced in monasteries in Japan.
Ms. Kataoka of Menlo Park, a graduate of Sacred Heart Prep, said tennis and sumi-e "are deeply linked." That's because in sumi-e, each stroke is the result of both control and a free flow of movement.
"Both brush strokes and tennis strokes require concentration, rhythm, subtle movements in the shoulder, arm, wrist and fingers, and, of course, follow-through," she explains.
The Taube Family Tennis Stadium is on Campus Drive, near its intersection with Galvez Street.
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