POST-MODERN MEANING AND MANA
In my own art and poetry, I am wanting a “Polynesian aesthetic” in my work … what I hope is a “native” feeling to it. Even more than that, I’d like it to be a part of my business. This Polynesian aesthetic incorporates three things – a high level of skill, indirectness, and mo’olelo (story). What makes an object a work of art to me is a feeling that the thing is “special,” imbued with a sense of the person…