a printmaker's perspective
Apr 6 
i'e kuku
i just wanted to share the work of maui artist abigail romanchak who has a website filled with eye candy very deserving of a peek if you happen to adore the graphic style of prints. abigail dabbles in a variety of mediums (linocut, screenprint, etchings, collagraph) and last year had a thought provoking exhibit called mahele which explored the impact development has had on her island home.
her artist's statement is just as eloquent as the images she has created:
"I see my prints as a way to empower and assert a Hawaiian sense of identity and to perpetuate Hawaiian culture through art. I believe that native cultures are jeopardized once they stop speaking to people in the present day. As an artist, I seek to perpetuate traditional culture not through traditional means, but contemporary ones, so that it may endure for generations to come."
ho'okupu
pu'olu II
abigail received an mfa in printmaking at uh and is one of the many talented hui press artist/instructors at the hui no'eau visual arts center in makawao where you are welcome to explore the world of printmaking in the visual arts program open to the public.
Reader Comments (2)
Beautiful work! Very intense.(By the way, the link here is incomplete and not working- you need to add the "m" at the end of the url.)
mahalo for catching the broken link, caren! the link is now fixed so everyone can check out ar's inspiring artwork.