Title: | Hula Ki'i, 54/100 |
Circa: | 1974 |
Size: | 9" x 6.5" |
Medium: | Serigraph |
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Cover for Two Plays, by Jean Charlot. "The play about Captain Cook includes a scene of the Hawaiian puppet play - a play within a play."
"Hula Ki'i is a combination of the seated hula and the hand-puppets. It is a very ancient thing. This was a trial, in a way, for the big Hawaiian Drummer. The chiaroscuro is so strong, I couldn't bring the lines out with dark ink. I tried deepening them with drypoint, but the impressionistic effect didn't print. The orange color is better for showing both lines and the aquatint tone." (JC, 1971)
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