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Object number3027

TitleWaimea Canyon

CreatorJohn Young

Descriptionoil on canvas

Date1991

Subjectabstract landscape, Kauai, Hawaii

Material110-oil painting

Current locationDOE - Kauai District Office

Dimensions

Image: 59 1/2 x 71 3/4
Overall: 61 1/8 x 73 1/8

Acquired from"John Young: A Retrospective," 3/28 to 5/5/96

Credit lineState Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Collection

Accompanying textJohn Young (1909-1997) was born in Honolulu. Largely self-taught, he learned calligraphy and brush painting at Chinese language school and produced his first oils at 18. Renowned as a painter and collector of ancient and tribal art, Young's lifelong artistic muse was his extensive trips to Europe, Asia, and Mexico. His travels provided the opportunity to explore and experience the abstract traditions of Western art that he combines with the calligraphy of his Chinese heritage. Young used a brush and palette knife to create the lava formations and foliage of Waimea Canyon. "I want to give the entire canyon a feeling of great depth--create a sense of tranquility and a misty luminous light on the canvas."

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