Location: United States
Frank Oliva draws a great deal of inspiration for his paintings from what he sees in these beautiful Hawaiian islands, particularly the ocean and the lush vegetation. In 2007, he visited Australia and discovered a whole new energy and art. With the aboriginal paintings, he incorporates an instinctive gift for color with aboriginal designs and patterns. His aboriginal series of paintings on furniture and canvas is unique. Hundreds of bursting color “dots” bubble on the surface, and yet the effect evokes peace and a harmony attuned with nature and with the spirit of the aboriginal world. Every piece is an original, every piece is celebration of color!
Frank Oliva is a member of the Association of Hawaii Artists, the International Society of Acrylic Painters(ISAP) and the Windward Artists Guild. His paintings have been included in several galleries on Oahu and California. His canvas painting, “Aboriginal Paths”, was accepted by the Honolulu Academy of Arts for the prestigious 2009 Artists of Hawaii juried art exhibition. He has received multiple awards with ISAP, and has been juried into art exhibitions here and on the mainland. He was named a winner in the Artists Magazine 31st Annual Art Competition and featured in the Dec 2014 issue. He paints with acrylics on canvas, handmade paper, palm fronds and wood. His work often includes “series”: works in which a single subject is represented in different arrangements and perspectives.
Frank Oliva's distinctive style is familiar within the Hawaiian arts' communities. His aboriginal inspired pieces on canvas, wood, paper, furniture, and on natural fibers such as palm fronds, exude color and harmony. Bursting dots form visual images and the viewer's eyes are guided through the tracks and paths of color. Visit www.frankolivaislandart.com
24X30 Acrylic on Canvas Framed $700
30X24 Acrylic on Canvas $1500
On this trek of brilliant painted dots, the eye finds a path through the colors across the canvas. This painting was included in the juried Artist of Hawaii 2009 at Honolulu Museum of Art
36X24 Acrylic on Canvas $500
This acrylic painting is a pleasure of colors combining in a universe of harmony and mystery,
36X24 Acrylic on Canvas $500
Serene blocks of color anchor areas of thousands of colored dots across the canvas
30X40 Acrylic on Canvas $1500
This acrylic work is a marriage of two of the artist's interests: art and engineering. The inspiration of this piece is an image of the San Franciso Bay Delta depicting layers of sedimentation in this area. From that impression, the brilliant coloring, connections and fluidity emerged.
32X32 Mixed Media $900
One of a series of window paintings, there are windows in windows and multi patterns identifying the spaces. Swirls and images combine to complete the one big window....the one the viewer is looking through.
16X16 Acrylic on Canvas
Inspired by the American artist Wayne Thiebaud, this painting catches color and meandering curves on a brilliantly textured surface. The colors and shapes together create a jubilant carefree vision.
18X18 Acrylic on Canvas $350
The grape, vines, trees and vivid greens capture the viewer's attention. The imagined arbor is tantalizing and brimming with purples and succulent grape.
36X24 Framed Acrylic on Canvas $550
60X20 Acrylic on Canvas $1500
This painting interprets the beauty of architecture but does notes the loss of landscape in a city setting. Honolulu is a paradise but the dream has been redefined by high buildings
60X20 Acrylic on Canvas $1500
Large, long, unidentifiable, this totem is a color filled image of what is and what can be. The totem is the result of a long history of art, different cultures and styles.It is an inspiration... definitely a unique artistic interpretation of the here and now.
13X16 Acrylic on Canvas Framed $400
“Sunrise Haleakala”
“Aboriginal Paths”
“Aboriginal Journey”
“Aborginal Tracks”
“Aboriginal Delta”
“Window IV”
“Aboriginal Theibaud”
“Aboriginal Arbor”
“Aboriginal Tracks V”
“Waikiki Highrise”
“Totem”
“Oculus”
