Artist Edwin Ushiro

At the Giant Robot Biennale this past week, I came across a small 4x6 watercolor. Just a few kids behind a Japanese restaurant at dusk, surrounded by lush green. Like a photograph of a moment, ambiguous but decisive. It reminded me of Hawai'i. I looked up the artist, Edwin Ushiro, and it turns out he's from Maui.

"I am primarily focused on listening and researching the ghost stories of Hawai'i. For the moment, they are the inspirational foundation for my artwork. I hope this doesn’t sound selfish of me!"

You can check out his work online at LeBasse Projects, a gallery in Culver City.

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