Desert Rinpa by Mitsumasa Overstreet is an ode to the desert southwest and the cultural influence of his Japanese ancestry.
Founded in Kyoto in the 17th century, the Rinpa school produced defining Japanese landscapes of the era. Overstreet incorporates traditional Rinpa processes into his work and includes local flora of the Chihuahuan Desert in a hybrid installation of cross-cultural connection, ancestry, and lived experience.
Desert Rinpa is showing at the El Paso Museum of Art now through June 14, 2026.
Originally broadcast on March 28, 2026