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APRIL 13, 2022
“M
as ‘My kid could do that.’ I mean, really!” says Rob- ert Mace, a self-taught art- ist from Waipahu (Waikele area).
BY MARYANNE LONG
Waikele Resident Robert Mace Thinks In Color
He goes on to explain, “Up until about 13 years ago, I was one of those fear- ful adults who always pre- sumed I had no artistic tal- ent. Then one day, I picked up some colored pencils and did a silly drawing. Well, that just affirmed the fact that I had no artistic talent. But I enjoyed it. So, putting my fear aside, I kept at it.”
excites him at any given time. He admits the results are not always good, some- times out-right embarrass- ing; but it is the discovery process that keeps him cre- ating.
eye-poppers! I’m always amazed at Bob’s art produc- tivity. The ideas and com- positions just seem to keep flowing like a fast-moving river!”
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y art prac- tice can best be described
Mace’s artworks include his hands! He uses them painting, sculpture, collage, to shout out in multicol- installation, or any other art ored abstract paintings that practice that interests and are one-of-a-kind absolute
“In the few years I’ ve known him, I have found Bob Mace to be a rather reserved quiet guy,” says Warren Stenberg, a well- known and respected O‘ahu artist. “But, wow, what a change when he gets a brush and some acrylic paints in
Those multicolored ab- stracts now fill the walls of the Performance Room in Downtown Art Center in Honolulu. Mace’s one-man show, “Thinking in Color: The Art of Robert Mace,” is a riot of color, style, tex-
The work of Waikele resident Robert Mace (pictured) can be viewed at Downtown Art Center through April 30.
PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT MACE
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