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"All Signals Configuring to a Position Seeping from Words Either Unspoken or Intangible" Painting

Edwin Ushiro

United States

Painting, Paint on Wood

Size: 24 W x 35 H x 4 D in

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Old timers will tell you that you should never respond to someone who calls out your name when it is addressed to your back. Also, never answer a stranger when they use your name to approach it. Hawaiian mythology tells us that these are Calling Spirits - a disembodied entity that will call out to you, aggressively luring you to step towards themso they may take your soul. When cowboys ran the hillside of old Hawaii, a young man on his way home before dusk heard his name being called. A girl emerged from the foliage. She expressed a desire to make love to him if he followed her into the woods. The young man followed. With excitement, he abruptly hesitated after being overwhelmed by an uneasy feeling. The young man explained to the girl that he changed his mind and decided to return home. The girl grew angry. She screamed out of frustration. The young man fled. Upon returning home, he divulged this strange encounter to his Grandfather. His Grandfather scolded him, explaining that a Hawaiian does not talk to your back - it’s not polite - and strangers do not know your name unless they are Calling Spirits. The next day the young man, accompanied by his Grandfather returned to the site of this encounter. Following the trail the girl urged him to take, they discovered a 20 ft deep lava pit that was concealed by vines.

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Painting:Paint on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:24 W x 35 H x 4 D in

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Edwin Ushiro's work resonates with the echoes of his boyhood in the "slow town" of Wailuku on the Hawaiian island of Maui. In his paintings, he recalls the sun-struck days of youth, when the world was fresh and magical, but also explores the eerie folklore indigenous to dark country roads and the boundless depths of the childhood imagination. While structuring his work around the narrative tradition of "talk story" native to the Hawaiian islands, he interweaves the uncanny obake tales of his Japanese heritage. Working in a unique mixed media technique which involves laboring in ink and acrylic over sheets of Lucite printed with assemblages of his more traditional drawings and paintings, he creates reflections on the past that are luminous and nostalgic, like cherished memories burnished by the passage of time. After earning a BFA with Honors in Illustration from Art Center College of Design, he worked in the entertainment industry as a storyboard artist, concept designer and visual consultant. More recently, he has exhibited in venues worldwide, including Villa Bottini in Italy, the Museum of Kyoto, the Honolulu Museum of Art, and the Japanese American National Museum. In 2016, Edwin created his first and second mural as a participant of both POW! WOW! Hawaii and Long Beach. A monograph of his artwork, entitled Gathering Whispers, has been published by Zero+ Publishing. He lives and works between Los Angeles and Maui.

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