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- EXHIBITION EXTENDED THROUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER -
  

 
 
 




 

 
 




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F R A N C O     S A L M O I R A G H I
Flowers + Plants of Hawai‘i - Portfolio One

For many years I photographed flowers and plants of Hawai‘i as part of a

search for beauty and sensuality in the black and white photograph. Some

of the images were made where the plants grew - in a friend’s yard or by

the side of the road. Others were made indoors in a studio setting - all

spontaneously and by natural light.
 

Like human skin, textures of stone, paper and metal, the surfaces of flowers

and plants are fine modulators of light. They allowed me to explore

elements of light, form, texture and space, as well as emotional feelings of

beauty and sensuality.
 

When the flower prints were first exhibited, Honolulu Advertiser art writer

Joan Rose said:
 

“His close-up studies of tropical foliage and flowers emphasize their

formal qualities. The works have the sensual elegance and visual clarity

of the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe with an even more understated

quality.”

 
 


              

                

 

 
 

C L A Y T O N     A M E M I Y A


 

Gardening has always been a passion for me, especially since I came to Hawai'i Island thirty years ago. With some love and care, plants thrive in this place. When creating vessels, I often envision how they will look, not just as objects, but as receptacles for certain flowers and foliage. The pots chosen for this exhibition, made in the past year, seem to me more complete when viewed in the presence of plants from Stephen's garden.

 


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LARGE JARS

              

 

 
 

 
 



VASES

     

     

 

 
 




 

 
 



PLATTERS
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photos by James Rhodes

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