Ke Alahou, Volume I, Number 6, 1 May 1980 — Who speaks to Me in My Own Voice [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Who speaks to Me in My Own Voice

.Design, sculpture and paintings in the ancient days were primarily created for function and worship. A sense of visual appreciation as the main purpose for usage is basically a foreign introduction. It is lhis reaIization that appears in mueh of the works of the artisans of the Hale Naua IĪI Society's fifth annual Hawaiian Fine Arts Exhibit at the Amfac Plaza Exhibition Room in Honolulu. Also quite evident is a growing realization that modern, visual art done by Hawaiian artists need.not adhere or mimie the images or works of old to be ethnically "Hawaiian." Several of the artists are discovering and understanding more about the medium they use, their subject matter and seem more confident of their personal interpretation. This is not to say that all the pieces exhibited brake away from being clever molds of the past. There are still several that seem to be more comfortable in retaining a sort of "carbon copy" image of the past. One ean see the stiffness and little understanding of the sub]ect in these works. I would like to think of this exhibition as a graduation of some sorts. One ean see the development and grow r th of the artists as this is their fifth showing, and here they now reveal to us their talents at this exhibition. The show will be at the Amfac Room until Jūne 18th and then be moved to the Federal Bui!ding Courthouse until June 19-30, 9a,m, - 5 p.m. This will give you a ehanee to see for yourself the works of the artists of the Hale Naua.

"A Ko'olau Wau" Collage na Helene Amoy Calliet i hana 'ia no ka mele a Hi'iaka

'Aia la o Pele" hula with (left to rightl Robert Cazimero, LeinaalaBeine& Wayne Chang at opening nite for the Hale III exhibition. Paintings in thebackground are "Pele's Dance" Resin on Plexi by Leighton Lam.