On Hawaiian Thought & Art

Quote by Meleanna Aluli Meyer

"The responsibility that comes with the making of art is profound in that we are challenged to envision with all of our senses, not only for ourselves, but for those past, present, and to come. Art is the most natural extension of self with Akua [living essence, spirit, god] , with the inner and outer, and to all things seen and unseen. By actively creating, we become stewards among many things... of nature, of our thoughts, hopes, and expressions, of community ethos, of cultural representations, histories, etc."

Recommended texts:

• Cazimero, Momi, la T. D. J. De, and Manulani A. Meyer. Nā Maka Hou: New Visions : Contemporary Native Hawaiian Art. Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2001. 

• Charlot, John. Chanting the Universe: Hawaiian Religious Culture. Hong Kong: Emphasis International, 1983.

• Forbes, David W. Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and Its People, 1778-1941. Honolulu: Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1992.

• Yoshihara, Lisa A. Collective Visions, 1967-1997: An Exhibition Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Program, Presented at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, September 3-October 12, 1997. Honolulu, Hawaii: The Foundation, 1997. 

Local artists I am interested in learning more about:

• Maile Andrade
• Ke'alaonaonapuahinano Campton
• Herman Pi'ikea Clark
• Kapulani Landgraf
• Meala
• Meleanna Aluli Meyer
• Macario Timbal
• Yvonne Cheng
• Francis Harr
• Anne Kapulani Landgraf
• David Ulrich
• Allyn Bromley
• Tadashi Sato
• Murray Turnbull
• Keichi Kimura
• Wayne Levin
• Hiroki Morinoue
• Mark Hamasaki
• Jan Becket
• John Wisnosky
• Stan Tomita & Karen Kosasa
• Paul Kodama
• Franco Salmoiraghi
• Alan Leitner
• J. Halley Cox
• Les Biller
• Laura Ruby
• Boone Morrison