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For several decades, people have admired the intricate patterns painted by master artist Yvonne Cheng on kapa worn by Hawaiian women.
pieces, which Cheng made in collaboration with multime- dia artist Janet Kelly.
Cherished Works On Display From Master Artist
By MaryAnne Long
Now through April 14, First Hawaiian Center (in First Hawaiian Bank’s Bish- op Street bank lobby exhibi- tion space) will feature some of Cheng’s past works and her most recent acrylic paint- ings, including a rare triptych and ink drawings.
Cheng was born in Indone- sia, but eventually migrated to Hawai‘i. In 1967, she took a batik class at Bishop Muse- um and was captivated with the art form. Her batiks in- corporated kapa patterns and became her signature style.
(Above) Yvonne Cheng PHOTO BY SHUZO UEMOTO; (Right) Cheng’s Untitled Triptych (2022) is an acrylic on a 90-by-54-inch canvas.
PHOTO COURTESY TIA CASTRO
Her large mural and col- lage paintings featured in this show are from the First Hawaiian Bank collection. In addition, the installation will include several ceramic
“Painting the forms of Hawaiian women with their gracefulness and their gen- tle movements brings me a sense of peace and rest- fulness,” she says. “I found that the elemental shapes of squares, rectangles, triangles, etc. flowed gracefully as the fabrics draped over their bod-
ies.”
While Cheng no longer
While having studied various art media, she has primarily worked with ceramics for the
works with labor-intensive batiks, she still paints on large canvases. She even mixes her
own colors.
“Colors fascinate me,” she
Kelly, a public interest at- torney and artist, was born and raised in Honolulu.
says.
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