If you live in Honolulu and are familiar with the Duck Butt Cafe, you’ll be in the know about artist murals and graffiti in the Kaka’ako–the industrial slash artist neighborhood bordering downtown sandwiched between the Civic Center and Waikiki. My favorite artist in Hawaii is Bean, who recently took his life– may he Rest In Peace.
But like any good artist, his legacy and followers remain to treasure his style, one theme of which–is the duck bill, or bird’s bill in his paint on concrete media. The image above is classic Bean.
Nationally, though, I also like Keith Haring–who like Bean–used public ways and means to put up art. Keith in the subway tunnels of Manhattan, and Bean in the concrete walls dividing properties in Kaka’ako. Either way, I like artists who paint on walls and put their stuff into tiny balls!
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