Title: “Koi, No.343”

Series/Location: Kauai, I Love You, Kauai, Hawai’i

Size: 22×17 in (55.8×43.1cm)

Date Created: May 23th, 2024

Medium: Pigment on Museum Archival Parchment

Editions: Signed 1 of 25 Edition Unframed

Description: In Koi, No.343, Samuel R. J. Gillilan pays homage to the visual language of French Impressionism. Captured on the island of Kaua‘i, the work reframes a koi pond not as subject, but as sensation—translating water, movement, and light into a blurred orchestration of color and form. Like Monet’s water lilies or Degas’ dancers, the image invites the viewer into a fleeting visual moment, one shaped more by perception than precision.

Gillilan’s technical approach—intentional softness, painterly exposure, and ambient natural light—dissolves the boundaries between figure and environment. The koi appear both real and imagined, suspended in the ephemeral space between brushstroke and shutter.

Printed to exacting museum archival standards under the artist’s supervision, Koi, No.343 reflects Gillilan’s ongoing commitment to crafting art that resonate as visual meditations.