2016 MFA Thesis Exhibitions

January 17, 2016 - February 12, 2016
Mānoa Campus, Art Building, The Art Gallery at the University of Hawai'i at M脛聛noa

MFA candidates from the Department of Art + Art History, University of Hawai芒鈧渋 at M脛聛noa (UHM), concurrently present their thesis works at The Art Gallery. These exciting exhibitions are part of a demanding course of study, production, and review. Each artist芒鈧劉s work is presented in a separate section of the gallery. The artists, the titles of their exhibitions, and their areas of specialization are:

Jake Boggs, "Re/Collecting," (ceramics)

Kalani Largusa, "I too am here," (painting)

Kamran Samimi, "Passage," (print media and sculpture)

SPECIAL EVENTS:

All events are free and open to the public.

Sunday, January 17, 2:00 芒鈧 5:00 p.m.

Gallery walk-throughs

2:00 p.m. Jake Boggs

2:20 p.m. Kalani Largusa

2:40 p.m. Kamran Samimi

3:00 芒鈧 5:00 p.m. Opening reception with music by guitarist Aaron Cardenas

Thursday, January 28, 3:30 芒鈧 5:00 p.m.

Gallery walk-throughs

3:30 p.m. Jake Boggs

4:00 p.m. Kalani Largusa

4:30 p.m. Kamran Samimi

ARTIST STATEMENTS:

Jake Boggs presents "Re/Collecting," an installation

Souvenirs are laden with the memories of experience; they have the power to conjure up a time past and continue to serve this function even as those memories erode. A collection of objects forms a narrative, a story composed by its elements. These objects are presented as offerings, to be imbued with new memories and histories, to become elements of a new collection.

Kalani Largusa presents "I too am here," a selection of paintings The passage of time in Nicolas Poussin芒鈧劉s, Et in Arcadia Ego is poetically revealed through the strong shadow on the tomb cast by the kneeling figure as he scrutinizes an inscription; 芒鈧揑 too am in Arcadia芒鈧 (I live in or had once lived in paradise).

Kalani Largusa芒鈧劉s contemporary abstract paintings in the exhibition I too am here explore a sense of time through the use of an evolved 芒鈧揦芒鈧 and pyramid pattern. The paintings utilize 芒鈧揷old moves芒鈧 which suggest spontaneity despite a calculated and deliberately slow execution and strike a balance between pattern and intuition as a record of history.

Largusa states, 芒鈧揑 am present mark by mark, but as the painting comes to a close my presence dissolves and the work remains as evidence of the transience of human life.芒鈧

Kamran Samimi presents "Passage," an installation

Utilizing the visual language of geometric abstraction, I am referencing a transition frozen in time. This piece represents the transitory nature of life, encouraging the viewer to be aware of the present moment. Each plane suspended in space represents a transient instant existing between its past and future: a slice of time contributing to an overall sensation of growth and decay. This mimics nature芒鈧劉s rhythm, with all things existing in a constant state of flux. As an invitation to pause and experience this moment in time, Passage encourages mindfulness: to be here, now.


Ticket Information
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 - 4:00; Sunday 12:00 - 4:00. Closed Saturdays; Jan. 18, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Parking fees may apply.

Event Sponsor
Dept. of Art & Art History, College of Arts & Humanities, Manoa Campus, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Sharon Tasaka, (808) 956-6888, gallery@hawaii.edu,

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