After much editing the 2015 Salem Art Association Project space timelapse mural video is finally finished. I am very pleased with how this turned out this year and as always am very thankful to be invited back to paint and be in such an awesome space. I painted this in June and was allowed full studio access which allowed me to paint longer and try new things. Here is the video of what I made, spanning over six days. Mahalo for looking!
Holoholo video:
Artist Statement for the Salem Art Association's 2015 Project Space:
"The Hawaiian word Holoholo can have several meanings. First,it can mean to walk aimlessly or go for a stroll, allowing your feet to lead you and thus letting your mind be free. It also can mean to go for a ride, to drive aimlessly without a set route, letting the journey be the destination. To holoholo is to be free.
Since moving to Hawaii several years ago I often find myself wandering, no longer a resident of Oregon the state of my birth, but also not fully accepted as a resident of my new state either. I am constantly crossing oceans to find new places and seek a sense of belonging.
Holoholo is also very fitting for how I choose to paint the gallery space. Instead of painting one portrait or one static image I instead paint continuously for several days. I film myself painting and afterwards compress the film into a few short minutes. These moving images allow me to better express my travels, my wanderlust and to fully explore what it means to holoholo. The painting is the journey, not the destination."
The imagery for this mural is influenced by the most recent places I have traveled and specifically the connection to the natural landscape as I experienced it in each place.
Composite image of days one through six:
Six straight days of re-painting! Woot!
For this work I will include Hawaii (where I live, therefore it is always my starting point as long as reside there), Japan, England and Australia. I am including these locations because they represent me as a resident, tourist and artist and are the places I will have traveled to and from in 2015. I will end the mural with Oregon imagery since it will have been, up to that moment, my last travel destination.
Day One:
Day Two:
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Day Four:
Day Five:
Day Six:
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Day Six:
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Mahalo for looking!
Boz Schurr
All work is copyright 2015 Boz Schurr. Please do not use without my permission. Mahalo!
