Posted on: Saturday, September 11, 2004

Abstract art to go on display

The Hawai'i State Art Museum opens a new fall exhibition, "Inner Scapes," in the Diamond Head Gallery on Friday, with a public reception Thursday from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

The show, featuring abstract paintings and sculptures from the holdings of the Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, runs through next Feb. 27.

Many Hawai'i-based artists such as Isami Doi, Tetsuo Ochikubo, Tadashi Sato, Harry Tsuchidana, and Reuben Tam spent time in New York City from the 1930s through the 1960s.

They later returned home, having been deeply influenced by abstraction. "Inner Scapes" will trace these influences and trends from a regional perspective, bringing Hawai'i abstract traditions up to the present. The exhibition will feature 40 artists.

The museum is in the former Armed Services YMCA, 250 S. Hotel St. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is free.

For more information, call 586-0900 or see www.hawaii.gov/sfca.