KAI‘ILI KAULUKUKUI

Kai‘ili Kaulukukui was born on the Big Island of Hawaii in September of 1981. A classically trained oil painter, Kai studied fine art at the University of Hawai‘i Windward Campus and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Today, his is based out of his private studio in Puna and Lana Lane Studios in Kaka‘ako, Honolulu. The work Kai has been producing recently is very much based on fantasy and inspired by diving and being in the ocean with a variety of sea life. The use of drips is very prevalent and placed purposefully to give a sense of discomfort or confusion, and initially to draw the eye to something most people consider wrong, or a mistake. Kai draws often and enjoys paint in watercolor, acrylic, aerosol and oil. As a muralist, his work can be seen in Hawai‘i and around the world.

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