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Illustrator & Artist:

Kate Wadsworth

“Called Out Sick”

Acrylic on Wood

“What is that? Free time? I can almost see it on the horizon👀 Been super busy with a bunch of projects, some I can share soon....others not for a long time (😭) but until then, here’s an oldie but a goodie that inspired a recent project that I can share this week! Stay tuned! 🤙 “Called Out Sick” acrylic on wood .”

“I recently did some artwork for this year’s Aloha From Hawaii Festival, which will be located right next to my @powwowworldwide mural on Coral street! (First pic is my illustration, the second is their festival poster). Thanks to @alohafromhawaii_fest@thegreen808 and special thanks to @kameahadar and @kimokennedy✨.”

https://www.instagram.com/wadsworthink/

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The Largest Portrait in Hawaii’s History.

Honolulu, Hawaii — Internationally renowned artist and friend of Supersonic Art Kamea Hadar just completed a 14-story portrait of the Hawaiian Goddess of the Moon, Hina - The largest portrait in the state’s history (and arguably the most beautiful).

“It was inspired by the sacred canoe Hokulea and its historic journey around the earth named ‘Malama Honua’ which translates to ‘Caring for Our Island Earth’” explains Hadar of the portrait that faces outwards towards Pearl Harbor.  “The voyage not only pushes the boundaries of non-instrumental navigation (using only the sun, waves, winds, stars, birds, etc to navigate) but, also, was a voyage of spreading awareness of taking care of our precious earth and its natural resources.  I did a series of projects honoring Hokulea when she left on Malama Honua and I wanted the piece to be a guiding light for Hokulea's return, [finishing it] only a few weeks before they arrived safely home after more than three years at sea.”

Take an extended look at the epic mural’s creation along with a short video on the project below:

(All photographs by Andrew Tran, video by Redefined Media)

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Nesian Murals around the globe

Master Mau Mural, Kamea Hadar (Hawaii) Papua New Guinea Series, Dale Grimshaw (London) Tame Iti, Regan Tamanui (Aotearoa) Polynesian girls, Kobra (Tahiti)

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The Multi Skills of Kamea Hadar

Kamea Hadar grew up in the worlds of his Japanese/Korean mother and Israeli father. He began studying drawing and painting from a young age. As a child he took classes at the Honolulu Art Academy and University of Hawaii; and spent periods living, studying and creating at the Sorbonne in Paris, University of St. Louis in Madrid and the University of Tel Aviv, Israel. He currently resides in Honolulu, HI and is the youngest board member of the Hawaii Arts Alliance (a member of the National Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network), co-lead director of POW! WOW! and designer/artistic director of Utopium, home of POW! WOW! Hawaii. Although Kamea’s work is based in traditional portraiture it has evolved off of the canvas to large scale murals and installations that can be found in cities around the world. 

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Favorite mural I came across while in Hawaii.

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