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Object number5242

TitleUntitled (Hillside)

CreatorMarie McDonald

Descriptionkapa- wauke with olena, alaea, kukui, or ukiuki dyes

Date2013

SubjectHawaii Island, Tree, Nature

Material580-tapa

Current locationAG - Criminal Justice Division, Tobacco Enforcement Unit

Dimensions

Image: 33 x 74
Overall: 43 x 82

Acquired from"Mohala Hou Ke Kapa (Kapa Blossoms Anew) - kapa media, curated (January 21 - March 9, 2014)

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

Accompanying textMarie McDonald (1926 - 2019) is well known and highly respected for her work with both lei and kapa. This work, informally known as Hillside, is a blend of the artist's knowledge of traditional Hawaiian kapa-making methods and a Western approach to composition and design. The entire work employs techniques of making and decorating kapa via plant cultivation, cloth and dye production, and the application of dyes onto the cloth using tools. McDonald extracted the dyes from plants, such as 'ōlena and 'alaea, to make the colors yellow and red that represent the hillsides. However, what makes this work particularly unique and innovative is that she treats the kapa as a canvas on which she painted a contemporary abstract design, suggestive of a landscape. The artist explains, "You can take off on the design. You can take off and express yourself on the design process but not in the manufacturing process. That's how I feel as an artist, as an educator."

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