{"title":"Seaflower Series","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhere the ocean meets the bloom. The Seaflower Series captures the fluid grace of life beneath and above the waterline — organic, luminous, and alive with the rhythm of the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"seaflower-8","title":"Seaflower #8","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeaflower Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e59\" x 27\" x 10\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaterial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSurfboards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Siliqua patula \/ Ravenala madagascariensis)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeaflower #8 is an original surfboard sculpture by Hawaiʻi artist Ruben Aira Jr., carved from reclaimed surfboard noses and tails. Inspired by the meeting point of marine and botanical forms, the work transforms discarded surfboard material into an elegant sculptural composition that evokes petals, shells, fins, and ocean movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of Ruben’s Seaflower series, Seaflower #8 continues his exploration of land and sea as interconnected worlds. The sculpture’s layered forms reference both Siliqua patula and Ravenala madagascariensis, blending the language of shell, flower, and tropical plant life into a refined contemporary work of sustainable Hawaiian art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e“My Seaflower series represents the merger of land and sea. The people of Hawaiʻi spend their lives between these two worlds, embraced by the endless beauty above and below the ocean’s surface.”\u003c\/em\u003e — Ruben Aira Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ruben Aira Jr.'s Art Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48229463654619,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0465\/5579\/files\/676f6001f9dc9e24912990c1_241125_RUBEN_AIRA_JR_SCULPTURE_0072-p-3200copy.jpg?v=1770441624"},{"product_id":"seaflower-7","title":"Seaflower #7","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeaflower Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e42\" x 48\" x 17\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaterial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMixed Media, Surfboards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Ostreidae Epiphyllum Oxypetalum)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeaflower #7 is a mixed media surfboard sculpture by Hawaiʻi artist Ruben Aira Jr., created from repurposed surfboards and layered sculptural materials. Part of his Seaflower series and the collection Noses Tails \u0026amp; Fins: Surfboard Resurrected, the work merges Hawaiian flora and marine life into a dimensional celebration of land, sea, and renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected for the Artists of Hawaiʻi Biennial 2024 at Downtown Art Center, Seaflower #7 reflects Ruben’s distinctive practice of transforming surfboards into fine art. The sculpture embodies the interconnected beauty of Hawaiʻi’s natural world, where plants, sea creatures, ocean culture, and sustainable material transformation meet in one powerful sculptural form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e“My Seaflower series represents the merger of land and sea. The people of Hawaiʻi spend their lives between these two worlds, embraced by the endless beauty above and below the ocean’s surface.”\u003c\/em\u003e — Ruben Aira Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ruben Aira Jr.'s Art Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48229465850075,"sku":null,"price":25000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0465\/5579\/files\/662c62dd698ebae1d1c3feb7_RUBEN_AIRA_JR_SHOT_01_002-min.jpg?v=1770442178"},{"product_id":"seaflower-5","title":"Seaflower #5","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeaflower Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e42\" x 33\" x 9\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaterial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMixed Media, Surfboards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal carved from surfboard noses and tails\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Seaflower represents the merger of land and sea, and also the life and culture here on the islands. The people of Hawaiʻi spend their lives between these two worlds, embraced by the endless beauty above and below the surface of the ocean. These sculptures are a fusion of my love of the plants and sea creatures that surround me, an imagined manifestation of the spirit of life here on the islands. I have used the noses, tails, and fins of retired and broken surfboards for these creations, reincarnating them into creatures of an imagined world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruben Aira Jr.'s Art Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48229476630747,"sku":null,"price":23000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0465\/5579\/files\/raja-products-seaflower-05-01.jpg?v=1780697081"},{"product_id":"seaflower-4","title":"Seaflower #4","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeaflower Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e62\" x 33\" x 9\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaterial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMixed Media, Surfboards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginal carved from surfboard noses and tails\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Seaflower represents the merger of land and sea, and also the life and culture here on the islands. The people of Hawaiʻi spend their lives between these two worlds, embraced by the endless beauty above and below the surface of the ocean. These sculptures are a fusion of my love of the plants and sea creatures that surround me, an imagined manifestation of the spirit of life here on the islands. I have used the noses, tails, and fins of retired and broken surfboards for these creations, reincarnating them into creatures of an imagined world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruben Aira Jr.'s Art Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48229551571163,"sku":null,"price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0465\/5579\/files\/raja-products-seaflower-4-01.jpg?v=1779187420"},{"product_id":"seaflower-6","title":"Seaflower #6","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeaflower Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e47\" x 30\" x 9\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaterial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMixed Media, Surfboards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Seaflower represents the merger of land and sea and also the life and culture here on the islands. The people of Hawaiʻi spend their lives between these two worlds embraced by the endless beauty above and below the surface of the ocean. These sculptures are a fusion of my love of the plants and sea creatures that surround me, an imagined manifestation of the spirit of life here on the islands. I have used the noses, tails and fins of retired and broken surfboards for these creations, reincarnating them into creatures of an imagined world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruben Aira Jr.'s Art Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48336720494811,"sku":null,"price":20000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0465\/5579\/files\/676f68a7bb2339da866c2dac_seaflower6_1.png?v=1771525143"},{"product_id":"seaflower-4-copy","title":"Seaflower #3","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeaflower Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e96\" x 24\" x 9\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaterial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMixed Media, Surfboards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e!!!SOLD!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Seaflower represents the merger of land and sea, and also the life and culture here on the islands. The people of Hawaiʻi spend their lives between these two worlds, embraced by the endless beauty above and below the surface of the ocean. These sculptures are a fusion of my love of the plants and sea creatures that surround me, an imagined manifestation of the spirit of life here on the islands. I have used the noses, tails, and fins of retired and broken surfboards for these creations, reincarnating them into creatures of an imagined world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruben Aira Jr.'s Art Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48788530397403,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0465\/5579\/files\/raja-products-seaflower-3-01.jpg?v=1779187139"},{"product_id":"seaflower-2","title":"Seaflower #2","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeaflower Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e84\" x 24\" x 9\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaterial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMixed Media, Surfboards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e!!!SOLD!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Seaflower represents the merger of land and sea, and also the life and culture here on the islands. The people of Hawaiʻi spend their lives between these two worlds, embraced by the endless beauty above and below the surface of the ocean. These sculptures are a fusion of my love of the plants and sea creatures that surround me, an imagined manifestation of the spirit of life here on the islands. I have used the noses, tails, and fins of retired and broken surfboards for these creations, reincarnating them into creatures of an imagined world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruben Aira Jr.'s Art Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48789695267035,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0465\/5579\/files\/raja-products-seaflower-2-01.jpg?v=1779213444"},{"product_id":"seaflower-1","title":"Seaflower #1","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSeaflower Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eSize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e36\" x 22\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaterial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMixed Media, Surfboards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e!!!SOLD!!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Seaflower represents the merger of land and sea, and also the life and culture here on the islands. The people of Hawaiʻi spend their lives between these two worlds, embraced by the endless beauty above and below the surface of the ocean. These sculptures are a fusion of my love of the plants and sea creatures that surround me, an imagined manifestation of the spirit of life here on the islands. I have used the noses, tails, and fins of retired and broken surfboards for these creations, reincarnating them into creatures of an imagined world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ruben Aira Jr.'s Art Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48791632642267,"sku":null,"price":15000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0465\/5579\/files\/raja-products-seaflower-1-01.jpg?v=1779262020"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/0465\/5579\/collections\/676f68a7bb2339da866c2dac_seaflower6_1.png?v=1771302688","url":"https:\/\/rubenairajr.com\/collections\/seaflower-series.oembed","provider":"Ruben Aira Jr.'s Art Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}