The mix-media sculpture in the middle of the Arts at Marks Garage drew curious looks from the more than 2,000 (!) visitors during September's First Friday gallery walk in downtown Honolulu. California artist China Tamblyn's contribution to this year's GirlFest visual arts exhibit elicited hesitant responses, such as that from Professor Val Wayne, from the UH English Dept.: "It looks so real." The all-natural materials fastened toget
her in skeletal shape evoke a view of the body we tend to ignore: organic material in various stages of decomposition...From the heady to the surreal to the documentary (Ed Greevey, who has the honor of being the first male participant, showed images of women from the Kanaka Maoli renaissance), the ten artists of local, Kanaka Maoli, and continental origins offered their individual takes on this year's theme: "Legacy." New Yorker Alice Mizrachi's "Rebel Women" (detail below) illustrates African American women who rebelled against slavery in America.
"Legacy" is on display from September 6 - October 6, 2007. For more info: http://www.artsatmarks.com
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