Estria When Giants Walked These Islands Print Release

As part of 1xRUN's POW WOW Hawaii 2014 featured releases today's release features Hawaian artist Estria with a print and 3 originals.

"This series is completely different for me. As an illustrator I sketch out concepts first and preplan the composition, colors, etc. With this series I meditated first and asked for guidance. I told my ancestors and akuas that I wanted to paint about the formation of the islands. I took a different approach to every canvas in this series. I didn't know how I was going to start, just grabbed which ever can lured me. I'd be an hour or two in and not know where the canvas was going nor what it was about. Then something would happen, I just don't know how else to explain it. It was an exercise in faith, that my ancestors were present. I've been developing my skill for 30 years and now I can just be free of that, just try to let this stuff flow through me. This canvas was one in a series of about 35-40 pieces I did inspired by the Kumulipo, a Hawaiian origin chant. This piece is available along with two other original paintings." - Estria

On sale Tuesday at 3pm EST at 1xRUN.com

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Prime x Estria Freestyle Tiki Print On Sale

Part of Pow Wow 2013 Featured Artists Series from 1xRUN


"This mural was painted this past December 2012 during Art Basel Miami. We were cruising the neighborhood and came across a local crew painting on a building. They gave us the invite, so we wanted to share our culture with them. Duality is pretty common in Hawaiian culture and the tight space we were given made it easy to go with a character. The tiki and tentacles represent the 2 gods/brothers Kane (Heaven and Earth) and Kanaloa (Ocean and Spiritworld). Super chill dudes! From start to finish this piece took barely three hours." - Prime & Estria
Freestyle Tiki is a 14 x 14 Inches Archival Pigment Print on 330gsm Fine Art Paper with a signed and numbered edition of 40

Buy it now at 1xRUN.com

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Estria "Visits By Kanaloa" Print On Sale Today

"The piece is a portrait of Kanaloa, the Hawaiian god of the ocean, in his kinolau (body form) as the giant (he'e) octopus. He wears goggles because the ocean is polluted. I love painting the octopus because it allows the expressive body movements like graffiti lettering, bringing some of the flow indoors. This is the first time I have made one of my Kanaloa portraits available for sale in a limited run.

I've been painting Kanaloa on walls for the past three years. I seem to have a kuleana (responsibility) to him, the freshwater and the ocean. I feel like he watches over and guides me sometimes." - Estria Miyashiro

 Estria Miyashiro is an internationally recognized mural artist and the Co-Founder and Creative Director of The Estria Foundation, a nonprofit organization using public art to transform communities and bring attention to important local issues. TEF creates innovative public art projects and education programs using public art as a catalyst for community engagement.

Visits By Kanaloa is a 22 x 13 Inches Archival Pigment Print on 330gsm Fine Art Paper with a signed and numbered edition of 50

On sale today at NOON EST at 1xRUN.com

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