Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 11, 1 Nowemapa 2014 — THE POWER OF 2 [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE POWER OF 2

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1 W1J.J_L11V111J.VJ • V_' VL1 1 JL • lx> JL UV WllW Charlton Kūpa'a Hee present the exhibit "Makalua" at The ARTS at Marks Garage in Chinatown fromNov. 4 to 29. Their work is symbiotic indigenous symbolism. Paintings and prints by Pao inspired the sculptures by Hee. In return, his sculptures inspired Pao's paintings. They say that their art has been bouncing off eaeh other, with eaeh in learning from the other. Two sets of eyes, as they say, Makalua. Pao has been teaching at Kame-

hameha Schools-Kapālama campus since 2000. He is a contemporary Hawaiian artist with degrees from the University of Hawai'i-Mānoa and the University of Auckland. Hee, trained in Eastern, Western and Paeihe traditions, was Pao's student. Their work tells the story of the Makahiki, the traditional season honoring the god Lono. Gallery director Rich Richardson says it is a time when war is kapu, for-

bidden and all labor stopped. "People threw away their eell phones, made offerings and spent time practicing

sports, teasting, dancing and having tun. Pao's paintings are large, allowing the viewer to get lost in color. Hee's sculptures bring the imagery of

Pao's work to 3-D. The paintings may have a feeling of deja vu. Pao and artist Solomon Enos created the massive paintings at the entry to Sheraton Waikīkī - paintings that feel like you could step off into the ether. The ARTS at Marks Garage gallery hours are noon-5, Tuesday through Saturday. 521-2903. — Lynn Cook ■

Works by Charlton Kūpa'a Hee, at left, and Carl F.K. Pao. - Courtesy ofthe artists