Mahina - Honolulu, HI - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

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STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS - ART IN PUBLIC PLACES

"MAHINA"
Portuguese Marble, 1988
SEAN K.L. BROWNE, ARTIST
Born Hilo Hawaii 1953

"Mahina is the Hawaiian word for moon. This moon form is an abstraction
derived from the ancient Hawaiian feathered cap. The lack of texture enhances
the purity of the form.

STATE OF HAWAII - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES

About the artist:

"Sean Browne is a contemporary Hawaiian sculptor. His work of the 1980's and early 90's dealt with redefining Polynesian motifs. Although he works in a variety of media, he prefers to work in stone, which he defines as timeless. Sean Browne was born in 1953 in Hilo, Hawaii, and attended the Kamehameha schools. After completing a BA in studio art at the University of Redlands in 1975, he attended the University of Hawaii-Manoa as an MFA degree candidate in sculpture. In 1981 he traveled to Pietrasanta, Italy to study marble carving under Paoli Silverio and was later accepted as an artist-in-residence at Henraux Marble Company in Quirceta, Italy. He returned to Hawaii, completing his MFA degree in 1983. In 1985 he received a Fulbright Fellowship, traveling to Shikoku, Japan to study stone sculpture under the guidance of sculptor Isamu Noguchi.

In 2001 Browne was named as one of Hawaii's Living Treasures by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission. He teaches at the Art Department, University of Hawaii-Manoa and Kapiolani Community College." Source: Robin Buntin of Honolulu

The artists has an additional sculpture here in these cultural gardens, entitled Eurydice. In addition to his abstract work in marble is his wonderful bronze sculpture of King David Kalakaua in Waikiki, the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

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