Legacy 2013,

 a Honolulu public art project

by Bob Freitas

opens June 7, 2013

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Location: Arts at Marks Garage, Honolulu Hawaii 

June 7 to August 31, 2013

Concept : Three colored upright forms represent the diversity of people who live in Hawaii. The figures surround a stone which represents Hawaii the place we all call home. It is said that the small holes in the stone is where the first people came from. The uprights are all holding gray forms representing their offspring which come from a diverse range of cultural and racial backgrounds. As future generations grow up in Hawaii they will come to understand the rich legacy that the first people of Hawaii have left for all of us to enjoy.

Materials : wood, stone and steel; 7.5 X 2.25 X 2.25 ft

See Mydesignworks.com for more information.

Micro Site Honolulu - a new approach

The Arts at Marks Garage will feature a public sculpture, by Bob Freitas, a local contemporary artist  in Honolulu.

The concept for the installation is based on Micro Sites, in New Zealand.  Micro Sites is a series of small, temporary public art projects by local artists that are intriguing, subtle and surprising discoveries for people living, working and walking through Auckland’s Learning Quarter. The Learning Quarter encompasses Albert Park, The University of Auckland, AUT University and surrounding streets and neighbourhoods.

The Micro Sites project was conceived as an opportunity for artists to create small-scale interventions that run against the grain or interfere with everyday perceptions and experiences of a place or neighbourhood.

Micro Sites is a public art initiative of Auckland City Council developed in partnership with The University of Auckland and AUT University.

"As a contemporary artist living and working in Honolulu I believe the city needs to consider alternative art spaces for sculptors to share their work, hopefully this effort will be the start of new opportunities for artists in Hawaii."

Koa Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii

Kazu Kauinana and Russell Sunabe start off the new year!

Thursday, January 10 from 4:30pm to 7pm at Koa Gallery at Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Kazu said 2012 was an enlightening year because of Maile Meyer, Noelle Kahanu and Vicky Holt Takamine.  My participation with Kanaka Maoli Ki'i Makers at Na mea, Mamo and the Bishop Museum has given me the encouragement to continue this series that began in 1998.

It should be a good show, you don't want to miss it!