Mark Hamasaki
b. 1955, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; lives and works in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022 artist
Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022 artist
Richard Hamasaki
b. 1952, Sapporo, Japan; lives and works in Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022 artist
Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022 artist
12 Silkscreens
1980
Serigraph, set of 12
18.875 x 24.25 in each (framed)
Edition of 25
Signed and numbered
Signed and numbered
Mark Hamasaki and Richard Hamasaki’s collaboration of 12 Silkscreens began in the late 1970s when Mark was in Switzerland for graduate studies at Kunstgewebeschule Basel (Basel School of Design) and Richard was publishing and co-editing Seaweeds and Constructions in Honolulu. Via snail mail, they frequently corresponded, Richard mailing poetry drafts, along with cassette recordings, and mostly typed letters, and Mark sending photographic mockups and long handwritten letters. In 1981, Mark completed a series of twelve silkscreens (a print edition of 25) that have been exhibited in Switzerland, in Honolulu, and most recently during Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022 at Hawaiʻi State Art Museum. In 1986, most notably, all twelve silkscreens were published in The Hawk's Well: A Collection of Japanese American Art and Literature, edited by the late Dr. Jerrold Hiura (1947–2019). The silkscreen “A horse is a snow mountain . . .” is in the permanent collection of Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
The series includes: “The spider weaves your dreams...”, “A horse is a snow mountain...”, “I see her face...”, “I found myself ascending...”, “Who says I’m lonely...”, “I have reached as far...”, “Death at sea is sweet...”, “Just one sip of this tea...”, “Humanity crouched...”, “Men climb mountains...”, “Polyphemos is...”, “Surrounded by blackness...”.
“As brothers, Mark and I began creatively collaborating when we were in elementary school. Eventually, in middle school, Mark began developing and printing photographs; concurrently, at the age of 15, I began composing poetry and playing bass guitar in an underground rock band and we haven’t stopped creating. Without the arts, I’m not sure how we would have survived various traumas during our formative years. Since Honolulu’s first Biennial in 2017, we’ve seen how Hawaiʻi Contemporary continues to evolve, grow, and connect locally, regionally, and internationally. Given the myriad conflicts and challenges we face today, it’s clear that the arts are even more important for our diverse communities, our environment and the world at large.” — Richard Hamasaki
Portrait: Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022 (HT22) artist collective ‘Elepaio Press (1976–) (Richard Hamasaki (left) and Mark Hamasaki (right)) are the recipients of the 2022 Golden Hibiscus Award pictured with HT22 associate curator Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick.
NOTE: Individual unframed editions of the silkscreens are available.
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$24,000
Value:
$24,000
Available:
May 12, 2023 @ 08:00am -
May 28, 2023 @ 05:00pm
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