Pow Wow is a wonderful opportunity for artists to come down to various places around the world and to just create. Sure, it's quite typical for the artists to only paint murals and such, but in recent years that has changed. We've seen different mediums emerge (the wire guy from last year) as well as controversial and highly intriguing new concepts from up and coming artists (like Tran Nguyen). Hawaii has always been known for being a melting pot of culture as well, so it's wonderful to have top artists in the international world merge ideas with artists local to Hawaii. Jasper Wong has done a great job in bringing together the right types of people together to create a spectacle in Kaka'ako, a place whose change I've personally witnessed (from a homelessness hot spot to a colorful [albeit gentrified] area for creatives).
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| Shepard Fairey |
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| Shepard Fairey |
I plan on going to Pow Wow on a couple separate occasions with my friends to check out the artwork there. As we all know, the great Shepard Fairey is going to be there, so I'd definitely like to check his work out while I'm there. I respect his work for Obey and the famous "Hope" poster featuring Barack Obama.
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| How Nosm |
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| How Nosm |
When I look at their artwork, I am reminded of multiple themes that merged together, which I'll title: Abstract, Japanese, and psychadelic geometrics and aesthetics in a outrun landscape, complimented by vaporwave-esque colors. I've never seen such a wide array of themes merged together in such a unique way. I love their pieces and I hope to see it at Pow Wow.
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| Amy Sol |
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| Amy Sol |
In a lot of ways, Amy Sol's work reminds me of Tran Nguyen from last year. It's got this interesting realism aspect, but explores fantasy themes and colors. Her color palette in her artwork is on the duller side, but it works so well to her artwork. I'm intrigued to see how this will translate to Pow Wow Hawaii, where the canvas will be much larger than what she's often working with.
