Ong-king Arts Center - Art Gallery Opening

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First Friday Hawaii
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Ong-king Arts Center - Art Gallery Opening
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Type: Entertainment/Art/Exhibit
Date: Friday - 2/2/2007
Time: 5-9pm
Location:
Ong King Arts Center
184 N. King St. (near River Street)
Honolulu, HI 96816

Cost: FREE

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Not one or two, but 5 touring mainland performers from a wide range of mediums team up with local talent to headline Ong King’s ever blossoming First Friday. The brilliantly colorful Tibetan Art of Dhyana Zagri is coupled with the ceramic artistry of Brenda Garrett in the gallery. These art openings set the scene of creation, singer/poet Iyeoka returns from Boston to groove with the ever electrifying Quadraphonix, LA based/world touring band She Flies will play with guitar virtuoso Scott Huckabay, in from Brooklyn NYC/Nuyorican Slam Poet Oveious Maximus will release a poetic feast, Sammy returns from off island adventures to lead Giinko Marischino and Coco Chandelier in a dance fusing drag and Butoh, circus juggler The Amazing TJ, couples with DOctor MAgic to give MC SEE plenty to praise on this night of good people, tremendous talent and physical, verbal, visual, and audible poetry.

ART GALLERY OPENING:

Featured Artist: Dhyana Zagri. Dhyana's current series of originals are based on Tibetan Thangka Art. Each work represents her interpretation of a specific Tibetan Buddhist deity, each one with its own meaning and purpose, based on this rich, ancient, cultural tradition. When asked about this body of work Dhyana said

"I first encountered this culture at the Tibetan Freedom Festival held in Washington D.C. in June of 1998. I was fascinated by the beautifully intricate designs of a sand mandala being created by the monks and the fact that they would destroy it upon completion. This was done to represent the impermanence of all things. I love this art because it represents the profound wisdom of the Tibetan culture, encouraging us to live our lives with compassion for all sentient beings, and to be aware of the impermanence of this world."

Dhyana is also featured monthly, as an on stage artist at Kealoha's First Thursday Poetry Slam. She has created hand painted images for designers Anna Lucas and Sachi Design. More recently she has introduced her own line of hand painted trucker style hats with themes that include traditional Japanese and western tattoo designs as well as some carefully selected Tibetan images. http://wayofthewindhorse.com

Brenda Garrett is a ceramic artist with over 30 years of high and low fire experience, "I choose clay as my media because it offers texture and dimension that is lacking in painting. I hope to inspire the viewer to want to reach out and touch the surface of my work." Brenda bridges old world craftsmanship with modern technology by employing graphic arts computer programs for design development. Moving to Hawaii has caused water, marine life, Asian and Polynesian themes to be a major part of her ceramic compositions.
www.happycricket.com

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Ong-king Arts Center - Art Gallery Opening

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