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As the juror of the Hawaii Craftsmen Annual Show, I feel my core responsibility was to select work that reflects thelong,richhistoryofculturalcraftswhilealso representing the broad spectrum of craft production thatdrawsfromthediversefieldsofnewgenre,newmedia, design, and new materials. Regardless ofthe source, my objective is to select artworks united by the meticulous and masterful handling of the mediums, some illustrating thoughtful and intelligent expressions of traditional materials and processes, some depicting complex hybrid approaches that fuse modern technologies with conventional forms, and others embodying cutting edge aesthetic experimentations that speculate on the dissolutionofboundariesbetweenart/craftdisciplinesandhierarchies.
The goal is to choose each work so that it represents an authentic expression of an individual style and demonstrates the artist’s quest to explore the multiple meaningsofutility,ritual,conceptualism,andcelebration.Further,worksshoulddemonstrate the highest standards of artistic quality and superb craftsmanship, and reflecttheartist’skeenknowledgeofmaterialsandtechniques.Insum,objectsshouldbeaestheticallyresolved.Ultimately, it is my intention that the final juried exhibition convey to the
viewer the delicate balance existing in craft objects between the fundamentals of dexterous execution, formal aesthetic tensions, and the daring leap into uncharted territory—thatknife-edgeofexcitingsurprisewhereexquisiterefinementmeetsvisionary form. I hope when viewed collectively the spectator will sense theurgency and clarity of the work on display in the Hawaii Craftsmen Annual showcase and feel it is original, self-assured, and expansive in its sensory diffusion andconnectiontoideas.
Jo LauriaIndependent Curator and Specialist in Craft, Design and Decorative Arts
Jo Lauria is a respected independent art and design historian and curator. Formerly a decorative arts curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Lauria specialized in modern and contemporary decorative arts, craft, and design. She has published extensively, organized numerous exhibitions, and produced and directed multimedia presentations and documentary films. From 2007-2009 Lauria served as chief curator of the exhibition Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, a nationally touring show that was hosted by seven American museums. Lauria’s most recent exhibition, Master of Mid-Century California Modernism: Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman, was on view at the Mingei International Museum, San Diego, March 2009-January 2010. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history from Yale University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in studio art from Otis College of Art and Design.
Dane / Jeff Ward / JohnsonNa Hale O Mauiceramic, $900 Maui
Dane / Jeff Ward / JohnsonLaua’e Rainceramic, $800 Maui
AnthonyJ.WatsonSunspotmetal, $9,200 Oahu
RussellE.WeeEruptionceramic, $2,000 Oahu
Concetta WilliamsBullet and Barbed Wire Necklace/Earringsshotgun shells, buttons, $425 Kauai
Concetta WilliamsClaritysteel, found objects, $310 Kauai
Our Annual Exhibition
Amazingly, this is Hawaii Craftsmen’s 45th Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition. We’ve made it this far because of the countless volunteers who have contributed thousands of hours over the years. This tradition of respect and dedication to promote and support the craft community continues because we all value those great resources: hard work and creativity in the arts. This year, more than ever before, the HC board’s effort to increase statewide participation has paid off because the show is almost evenly divided between work from Oahu and work from the neighbor islands. Many thanks to all of this year’s volunteers (too numerous to name here but you know who you are) and to Abi Good, the chair, for all her efforts to bring everything together successfully.
Aloha,S. Kay MuraPresident, Hawaii Craftsmen
Acknowledgments
Mahalo to all our dedicated patrons and volunteers who helped make this year’s Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition possible!
Specialthankstothefollowingpeople.
• Abi Good, overall chair and Oahu coordinator• Vince Hazen and the staff at the Honolulu Museum of Art School • Kat Cowan, Kauai coordinator; Bruna Stude Gallery 103• TimGarciaandSunnyJordan,Mauicoordinators;A&BProperties,Inc.,
CBRE,Inc.,ManagingAgents,MauiMallAssociation,WholeFoodsMaui,and Wilma Nakamura: Community Work Day Program Maui
• Hugh Jenkins, Hawaii coordinator; Volcano Art Center, Big Island Glass Studio Gallery; Donkey Mill Art Center
• Keiko Hatano, curator and designer at Fish Cake, and Maura Fujihira, Fish Cake, exhibition installation and design
• Diana Ching of K&D Signs and Graphics for the prospectus• May Izumi for the invitation card, labels and catalog• Whole Foods Kahala kindly donated wine for the opening