Reflections of the
past on canvas

Valoroso's images look real, but
they're really paint on canvas

Artist Charles Valoroso draws on images of his growing up years - in pre-statehood Hawaii - for inspiration and to reflect on the political and social climate of that time. As a student, he began painting old silky Aloha shirts that he found in his father's closet. From there his work expanded to include other icons of the 1950s.

An exhibit of Valoroso's watercolors and oils depicting plantation architecture, '50s cars, military surplus jeeps and silky shirts runs through May 1 at the Pegge Hopper Gallery, 1164 Nuuanu Ave. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. For information, call 524-1160.

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Yan Pei-Ming tried to capture the "invisible man" in his oil on canvas portrait of the late Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. The work, a gift to the Academy of Arts from Henry B. Clark Jr., is on display in the academy's Luce Gallery. Call 532-8701 for more information.

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