Artist starts with nothing

The subject of his paintings are revealed in the process

By Steven Mark

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 20, 2012

~~<p>The television show "Seinfeld," as so famously proclaimed, was about "nothing," wherein lay its genius. Artist Andrew Rose says his new solo exhibit, "Kaleidoscope," is also about "nothing — but art."</p>
<p>Each of the show's seven canvases, which include a 5-by-15-foot mural, consists most noticeably of brush strokes, hundreds and hundreds of them, in varying colors, sizes and shapes. One might be tempted to find figures in there, like one of those stereogram puzzles, and it's easy to see why Rose says the exhibit draws on rain, which "is something that cannot be held or grabbed, but can be apprehended." Rose did a previous series of paintings on rain for the exhibit "Liminal" four years ago.</p>
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<h4>'KALEIDOSCOPE'</h4>
<em>An exhibit by Andrew Rose</em><br />
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» <strong>Where:</strong> Andrew Rose Gallery, 1003 Bishop St. (Pauahi Tower), Suite 120<br />
» <strong>When:</strong> Through June 22, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays<br />
» <strong>Info:</strong> 599-4400 or <a span="" style="color: #0000FF;" href="http://andrewrosegallery.com" target="_blank">andrewrosegallery.com</a></td>
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The television show "Seinfeld," as so famously proclaimed, was about "nothing," wherein lay its genius. Artist Andrew Rose says his new solo exhibit, "Kaleidoscope," is also about "nothing — but art."

Each of the show's seven canvases, which include a 5-by-15-foot mural, consists most noticeably of brush strokes, hundreds and hundreds of them, in varying colors, sizes and shapes. One might be tempted to find figures in there, like one of those stereogram puzzles, and it's easy to see why Rose says the exhibit draws on rain, which "is something that cannot be held or grabbed, but can be apprehended." Rose did a previous series of paintings on rain for the exhibit "Liminal" four years ago. 'KALEIDOSCOPE' An exhibit by Andrew Rose » Where: Andrew Rose Gallery, 1003 Bishop St. (Pauahi Tower), Suite 120 » When: Through June 22, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays to Fridays » Info: 599-4400 or andrewrosegallery.com Login for more...