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Jon Ikegami's "Bunch" is a laminated wood piece that was among the works selected for the "Artists of Hawaii 2004" exhibit by juror Janet Koplos.
Home grown art
For Janet Koplos, senior editor of Art in America magazine, jurying "Artists of Hawaii 2004" enabled her to see works different than what she's accustomed to in New York, where her magazine is based.
In her juror's statement, Koplos wrote, "What did I see here? A huge range of works that interested me, but little of certain kinds of art common in New York. Hawaii is obviously a more pleasant place to live than New York, so I didn't see much angry or cynical work, nor did I find much vulgarity or harshness."
Instead, she mostly found works "that dealt subtly or abstractly with such widespread human interests as relationships, nature, order, decoration, tradition, crafts- manship, aging and decay, reproduction, emotional states, domestic environments, stories, and abstractions."
A close-up of "Silent Scream #2," a rice paper collage on canvas by Diane C. Kim. Both Ikegami and Kim won awards in the show.
In all, 524 artists submitted 1272 works for review in this all-media show put on annually by the Honolulu Academy of Arts. Of that vast number, 61 artists were selected, and 96 pieces of art are currently on display at the academy's Henry R. Luce Gallery.
"Artists of Hawaii 2004" continues through Aug. 1. The academy is open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Sundays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $7 general; $4 for seniors, students and military; and free for children 12 and under. Call the academy at 532-8700 for more information.
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Academy awards 9 local artists
The following artists received awards for the their works in "Artists of Hawaii 2004":
» Jon Ikegami: The Alfred Preis Memorial Award for Visual Arts that recognizes outstanding achievement in the arts, for his piece, "Untitled."
» Karen Lucas: The Jean Charlot Foundation Award for Excellence, to promote interest in the arts, encourage artists and promote the study of art, for "Crotch of a Tree."
» Erika Johnson: The Cynthia Eyre Award for a young emerging artist, for "Gripe with Aloha."
» Lina Chan: The Reuben Tam Award for Painting, for her work, "Path through Killing Field: Sinking Skulls."
» Tiare Dutcher: The Jim Winters Award for 3-D Design, which recognizes inventive exploration of structure, form and space in three dimensional work, for "heartscape I."
» Kapulani Landgraf: The Roselle Davenport Award for Artistic Excellence, for "nui na aholehole."
» Diane C. Kim: The Melusine Award for Painting, for her piece, "Silent Scream, #2."
» Lynda Hess: The Honolulu Academy of Arts Director's Choice Award, recognizing excellence in oil or acrylic painting, for her work "Anger."
» Eli Baxter: The Baciu Visual Arts Award, in which the recipient is selected based on the artistic quality, originality, creativity and inventiveness with consideration toward any "break-through" elements in the work that may have a meaningful impact in the field of visual arts, for her work "Florous."
"Crotch of a Tree," is a plaster, wood, steel and oil paint work that earned Karen Lucas an award.
Charlene Hughes pieced together a silk quilt titled "Ancestors."
Lynda Hess' "Anger," is an oil on canvas.
David C.Y. Kwan created panels of charcoal on paper titled "Glory to Glory."
"The Crystals of Time," an acrylic on canvas by Ryuta Nakajima, is among the works featured in "Artists of Hawaii 2004."
On The Cover: Tiare Dutcher’s “heartscape 1” is on exhibit at the Honolulu Academy of Arts’s “Artists of Hawaii 2004” show. Dutcher won the Jim Winters Award for 3-D Design for this piece.
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