Sean K. L. Browne
Sean Kekamakupaʻa Lee Loy Browne (born 1953) is a contemporary sculptor who was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He attended the Kamehameha Schools and then earned a BA in studio art from the University of Redlands in 1975. In 1981, he studied marble carving under in Pietrasanta, Italy and was later appointed an artist-in-residence at the in Lucca, Italy. He returned to Hawaii and earned an MFA in sculpture from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1983. In 1985 he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, enabling him to study with Isamu Noguchi in Shikoku, Japan.[1] For many years, Browne taught sculpture at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and at Kapiolani Community College.
Browne is best known for monumental sight-specific sculptures (such as Spirit Way), but also created small works for indoor display (such as Ikaika).
Museum holdings and major commissions[]
- Ikaika (strong) (1980), cast bronze and black granite sculpture, Hawaii State Art Museum
- Ka Makau (1983), bronze sculpture, , Hilo, Hawaii
- Ka Peʻahi IV (1983), sculpture, Hawaii State Art Museum
- Na Moku ʻEkolu (Three Islands) (1985), cast and welded silicon bronze sculpture, Maui Community College, Kahului, Hawaii
- Orpheus (1985), cast bronze, Honolulu Museum of Art
- Spirit Way (1987), bronze sculpture, Kapiolani Community College
- Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (1988), Carrara marble sculpture, , Maui, Hawaii
- Aina Lani (1989), black granite tile and stainless steel sculpture, Pali Momi Medical Center, Administration, Pearl City, Hawaii
- King David Kalakaua (1989–91), bronze sculpture, , Honolulu, Hawaii
- Mahaina II (1990), bronze sculpture, The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Lahui (1992), silicon bronze sheet sculpture, Kakaako Waterfront Park
- Lima Hoʻola (1993) basalt sculpture, , Kaneohe, Hawaii
- Pahoa (1995), basalt terrazzo sculpture, Pahoa High and Intermediate School, Pahoa, Hawaii
- Mahiole (2000), red granite sculpture, Kona International Airport, Hawaii
- Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana 'ole (2001), bronze sculpture, Kuhio Beach Park, Waikiki, Honolulu
- Ka Makahiki (2003), bronze and brass sculpture, Maʻemaʻe Elementary School, Oahu, Hawaii
- Ke Kaiʻi (The Guardian) by Sean K. L. Browne, granite 2003, Hawaii State Art Museum Sculpture Garden
- Parian Warrior (2005), carved marble sculpture, Honolulu Museum of Art
References[]
- Cazimero, Momi, David J. de la Torre and Manulani Aluli Meyer, Nā Maka Hou: New Visions, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, 2001, ISBN 0-937426-46-6, pp. 32–33
- Hartwell, Patricia L. (editor), Retrospective 1967-1987, Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987, p. 134
- Yoshihara, Lisa A., Collective Visions, 1967-1997, An Exhibition Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Program, Presented at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, September 3-October 12, 1997, Honolulu, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 1997, pp. 150–151.
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Footnotes[]
- ^ Honolulu Museum of Art wall label, Orpheus by Sean Browne, 1985, accession TCM.1944.4
- Modern sculptors
- 1953 births
- Living people
- People from Hilo, Hawaii
- University of Redlands alumni
- University of Hawaiʻi faculty
- Sculptors from Hawaii