*Update here is a set of pictures of the finished pieces for “Paradise Lost which is still running at 1AM Gallery SF. The artists also were able to paint 2 collaborative murals together that we included in the update.
If you are in San Francisco tonight you are going to want to see this exhibition “Paradise Lost”. Kamea Hadar and Defer team up once again to collaborate not only on a mural but a complete new body of work to exhibit together at San Francisco’s 1AM gallery. Here is a preview of some of the work that will be exhibited as well as the press release below.
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Paradise Lost
An exhibition featuring mixed media works on canvas
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 7th, 2014, 6:30 – 9:30pm
Show Dates: August 7th through August 29th
1AM
1000 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
www.1AMGallery.com
Contact: adriana@1AMSF.com
For more information, visit www.1AMGallery.com. If you would like to request media related material, please email adriana@1AMSF.com.
Second installment of Defer and Kamea Hadar collaborative collection:
“Paradise Lost”
During POW! WOW! Hawaii 2014, artists Kamea Hadar and Defer (K2S) collaborated on a mural that marked the start of a year-long series of collaborative walls, gallery shows and other creative projects between the two artists entitled “Paradise Lost”. The second installment of the series are two large-scale murals in San Francisco and a viewing of canvas pieces at First Amendment Gallery, San Francisco. The show at First Amendment Gallery opens Thursday August 7th, 2014.
Kamea Hadar said this about the series: “Paradise Lost deals with both Defer and my perspectives of Hawaii. With Defer recently moving to Hawaii from his hometown of Los Angeles and my being from Hawaii we both bring two different perspectives of what paradise can be. Much of my recent work deals with fire and the title also alludes to Milton’s epic poem about The Fall of Man, The Temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan, their expulsion from the Garden of Eden and of course Hell. On the surface the title speaks of Hawaii losing its natural beauty and traditional ways, what many people consider “paradise”. It is also important to stress that in my eyes fire also represents change and that Hawaii’s move into the modern world and urbanization is necessarily all bad. With the benefits of modern technology, and ease of travel Hawaii is quickly transforming from an “island” into a cultural hub. Honolulu as a city is quickly becoming as relevant to contemporary culture as any other big city in the world, but this takes some compromises. The balance between moving forward and still keeping traditions/cultures and preserving paradise are what makes Hawaii an interesting place and what inspired Defer and I to collaborate and create Paradise Lost.
Kamea and Defer both currently live and work in Hawaii. Kamea is the youngest board member of the Hawaii Arts Alliance, is Co-Lead Director of POW! WOW! and designer/artistic director of Utopium, home of POW! WOW! Hawaii. Defer moved to Hawaii from his hometown of Los Angeles where he was a pioneer member of the first generation of LA graffiti crews K2s, STN, and KGB. He has had a marked influence on the LA graffiti movement since the mid-1980s. His more recent typographic work incorporates Japanese images mixed with his unique hand-style.
Look out for more murals/gallery shows/artistic projects in the Paradise Lost series in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Israel, and Hawaii.
