Gallery Analysis

I visited the Lindgren gallery and observed the works there. The gallery is a hall way area with paintings, shirts, and shirt designs. The artist, Kimberly Chai, is originally from Hawaii, and many of her works reflect as aspect of Hawaiian culture. Even before looking at the artist and the topic of her works, I could easily tell that her work was Hawaiian. Being from Hawaii as well, I really felt a sense of home when I looked at the work here. Of all her work, I enjoyed her Stolen Hibiscus, Reflections, and Nene and Ohalo Berries paintings.
The first painting that caught my attention is called Stolen Hibiscus. It depicts a Hibiscus flower plant inside a structure that resembles a cage. The Hibiscus is yellow with a red core area. There is an unusual orange circular structure in the upper right corner of the painting. At first, I was confused as to why the name of the painting is named Stolen Hibiscus. I could easily see a hibiscus, but I couldn’t tell what made it stolen. I then realized that the background looked like cage. The cage appeared to be gray with wires and small rectangular openings that let in fresh air. I’m not positive
It depicts a small bond with three lily flowers blooming and many lily pads on the water. The water appears to be clear enough that reflections can be seen. There’s a reflection in the water, but I can’t tell what it is. I liked this painting mainly because I wanted to interpret what the reflection was. The reflections are white and have unclear shapes. I think one of the reflections is a little girls head. The shape resembles a head, and there are areas that I can identify to possibly be a head and mouth. Seeing little clear ponds like this is common in Hawaii, and I believe this painting is meant to capture the beauty of these clear ponds. The pure and reflective water reflects more than the objects above it. It reflects the untainted beauty of the Hawaiian