Kamran Samimi’s Elemental Artworks Seek the Source
With his elementally-inspired pieces, Kamran Samimi explores time, form, and metaphysical truths.
Art
In Maui, Jean-Michel Basquiat Found a Refuge From Fame
For a few sun-soaked summers on Maui, the rising star of the New York art world found refuge from his life in the public eye.
The Stoked Sculptures of a Legendary Surf Magnate
Artist and surf magnate Herbie Fletcher has always found an outlet in turning high-performance surfing into artworks.
The Alien Arrangements of Ren MacDonald-Balasia
Eerie, avant-garde expressions of nature, the floral arrangements of Ren MacDonald-Balasia are marvelous to behold.
Finding Beauty in Maui’s Defunct Sugar Mills
For decades, Tom Sewell has found, filmed, and sculpted a hefty body of work. Much of it originated with Hawai‘i’s sugar mills.
A New Class of Creatives Goes Digital
Twenty years in the making, a neoteric hub for students stepping into a new frontier of digital media takes shape.
Into Solomon Enos’ Fantastical, Cultural Multiverse
Enos’ ongoing Polyfantastica series contemplates an alternate reality of a Hawai‘i uninterrupted by Western contact.
Token of Goodwill
Through splashy NFT artworks, Worldwide Walls fuels a quiet effort to champion the arts in the Kalihi-Pālama area.
Electric Light Orchestra
Artist Jen Lewin’s luminous, interactive public sculptures merge art, science, and play.
The Art of the Sail
Sailmaking is an age-old craft, but it’s far from a dying art.
State of the Art
In anticipation of the Hawai‘i Triennial 2022, two curators affiliated with the international art exhibition discuss the role of biennials and triennials in shaping dialogues about place.
Growing Up Gifted
Classical pianist and child prodigy Nikae Grace talks inspiration and art as language.
