Dear Diary, People can be so stupid relative to folks living in a bigger city. Status quo here like any other place - it counts who you know and how the social grapevine works. Had the breaks and exposure in art here with the gallery but no financial rewards.
Red ink continues to flow.
So much talent here goes to waste and energy is redirected to more routine, pragmatic work to earn a living. For example, Fae Yamaguchi's masterpiece conceptual stairway interactive scuptures for most, never happened. Receptivity for new art just isn't here, probably also not just limited to the arts. There is a lot of favoritism, apathy for aspiring artists by the press and public, negativism about the gallery location and the Kalihi neighborhood itself cannot relate to the gallery events nor does it have any interest in art in general. Can't feed art to those on welfare.