Rondo 

Ansei Uchima created ‘Rondo’ using a printmaking technique that allowed him to produce multiple originals. Uchima, born in Okinawa, Japan, migrated to Hawaii as a young man, and his art is rooted in the blend of both cultures. His position as an Okinawan-American artist gave him a unique perspective, reflected in his work through the fusion of traditional Japanese aesthetics and modern abstraction. Uchima's prints often explore themes of cultural identity, nature, and spirituality, expressed through abstract forms. The use of color and line in ‘Rondo’ create a sense of movement, suggestive of the artist's emotional response to the landscape around him. Uchima saw printmaking as a democratic medium, one that allowed for wider access to art. In ‘Rondo,’ the layering of colors and shapes could symbolize the layered experiences of the immigrant experience, or perhaps represent the cyclical nature of life and the interconnectedness of cultures. The personal is certainly political in the work of Ansei Uchima.