Millennial Figure, Year 16,000
2017
Solomon Enos
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Artworks shown are selected from works submitted by the artist in their grant or residency application. All works are copyright of the artist or artist’s estate.
About Solomon Enos
Solomon Robert Nui Enos is a Native Hawaiian artist, educator, and visionary who has been making art for more than 30 years. His work touches on themes of ancestry and identity, the human relationship with the Earth, and the future of Hawai‘i, its people, and its resources. Solomon has exhibited in Biennial X (Honolulu Museum of Art), 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (Queensland Art Gallery), CONTACT art exhibitions, and others. His work is held in private collections and in the public collection of the Hawai'i State Art Museum. He has led numerous community mural projects and has received art commissions for hotels, corporate offices, public buildings, and schools in Hawai'i.
Program Participation
Painters & Sculptors Grant, 2017
Website / Social Links
I describe myself as a ‘radical optimist.’ In the face of anxiety, uncertainty, and the proliferation of dystopian futures, my artwork expresses an aspirational and hopeful vision of the world and humanity at its best. I see art as a way to communicate with and connect the past, present, and future.”
