Imaikalani kalahele biography

Ula Leo by 'Imaikalani Kalahele and Cory Taum

March 23, - May 5,
M&#;noa Campus, John Young Museum of Art, Krauss Hall

"Ola Leo" presents a collection of work by Kānaka Maoli artists ‘Imaikalani Kalahele and Cory Taum that considers the relationship between urban development, environmental degradation, cultural memory and indigeneity.

About Imaikalani Kalahele - Academy of American Poets

This multi-generational exhibition includes paintings, sculptures, poetry and artist videos that address specific sites, spaces and landscapes of O‘ahu and illustrate stories from a Hawaiian perspective.

Since the s ‘Imaikalani Kalahele (b. ) has been practicing art and poetry as a way of documenting the changing landscapes around him and questioning the overdevelopment of O‘ahu.

In one image entitled Shattered Pearl (), he paints the city skyline of Honolulu inside a globe hovering in a sky of blue and purple clouds.

Imaikalani Kalahele | Biography - MutualArt

“It’s my world,” says Kalahele. “It has been oversaturated and shattered like a pearl.” Kalahele’s images Imaikalani Kalahele reads and discusses Maoli on July 10 ... SAGU