Waimea Arts Council
Kamuela, HI
Established 1974. Housed in the historic civic center's fire station and fireman's bunkhouse in Kamuela on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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01282022 (First Place)
- Philippe Nault
- 01282022
- Fern forest soil, sumi ash, and acrylic on paper
- 32 x 40 in
- Signature: Signed and dated 2022 in pencil on front bottom right. Signed and titled on the back
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This painting is part of Chawan Landscapes, a series of works started in 2020. Chawan, the vessels used in the Japanese tea ceremony, embody the poetic metaphor of a "hand-held universe” and elevate the tea bowl into a manifestation of abstract spirituality.
Liquid muds from the fern forest, and sumi ash, form a substantial part of the paint, unifying the tea bowl, the forest, and my painting practice.