Water sports and art met at the Catching Waves exhibit presented by Elisa Contemporary Art in New York City. The exhibit was hosted at St. Peter’s Church from 6 December 2010 through 10 January 2011. The work of mixed-media artist Peter Cabrinha and Mike Fields celebrated Hawaiian themes, water sports, and contemporary art that appealed to nature lovers and art patrons of New York City.
The National Art Museum of Sport (NAMOS) was founded in 1957 by Germain G. Glidden. NAMOS writes, “Art captures emotion: the anxiety of competition, the joy of winning, the agony of defeat.” Art with sports themes depicts human beings in their most emotionally intense states.
The Catching Waves exhibition is unique because a sports world title holder and sports participant displayed their perception of sports and art from first-hand experience. No one is more acquainted with the creative side of sports and athleticism than competitors themselves. Cabrinha and Fields fused two great passions into a single exhibit that portrayed the natural beauty of Hawaii and the simply breath taking moments that occur when adrenaline floods through the body in sport.
Peter Cabrinha grew up in Oahu. He is heavily involved in sports such as surfing, windsurfing, and kitesurfing. Since 2004, Cabrinha has held the world title for riding the biggest wave ever. Cabrinha says, “Art is something that has become one of the essential parts of my being…It pursued me. I gladly let it in.”
Cabrinha’s work reflects his dual commitment to water sports and art. His work has featured in the Northeast United States and in Hawaii. He runs Cabrinha Kites and lives in Maui with his wife and their daughter Tahiti.
Credit: All Media in this article was provided by the "Catching Waves" Exhibit of the Elisa Contemporary Art Gallery
Mike Field was the second artist whose work was included in the Catching Waves exhibit. Field graduated with a B.F.A. from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California in 1990.
Field is a water sports lover. He participates in LiveStrong water sports, canoe paddling, surfing and canoe sailing. A press release of the exhibit reads, “You’ll be swept away by the strong clean lines, and bold intense use of color throughout Mike Fields artwork.”
Please check out this video of the Catching Waves exhibit here
Elisa Contemporary Art represents artists whose work is distinctly tied to the environment. The gallery donates a portion of art sale proceeds to charities including Free Arts NYC, Arts to Grow, and Creative Workshops for Kids.
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