INhonolulu Magazine Issue #15 - March 2014 | Page 8

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choice of artistic medium.
“Usually when I make art, I always
make art for myself to seek out an idea
or form, but the goal always when I’m
working is to make people ‘ooh’ and
‘ahh’ or scratch their heads,” Agoston
said. “To just make people aware of
the moment. I want people to look
at it and for just a moment see things
differently. There’s no big theory behind it, even if there’s a lot of history
and context—there’s no big concept.”
Agoston admitted of all his works
on display opening night, he was particularly fond of his velodrome piece.
An avid bicyclist himself, the wooden
miniature of the banked bicycle track
sat on two pedestals along one wall,
combining two of Agoston’s passions:
fine carpentry and fitness.
“My favorite art pieces work toward a specific form and hiccups that
change it along the way sometimes
change it for the better,” Agoston said.
“You may have an ideal form and process, things go wrong, but you work
with it and make it work.”
Collins-Wright and Selley attended
Parametric’s opening night to congratulate Agoston on his first showcase.
“Spencer’s work is refined and they
have great structure,” Collins-Wright
said. “It’s a really cohesive exhibition
and it was neat to watch it come together as he worked on it.”
Adele Balderston, a freelance geographer, attended the opening night to
support Agoston and Gerlt’s showcase.
“I’m really proud of Spencer and
really impressed,” Balderston said. “I
spent the most time looking at [the
skeleton velodrome] and how all the
pieces fit together. It’s loose and independent but it works together. It
walks the line between organic and
industrial.”
Balderston, who had not seen
Agoston’s art before the exhibition,
said she was happy to take away a
better understanding of him and his
artistic practice. Other attendees also
commented on the mental linking of
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independent pieces of the geometric
shapes in their interpretations. Agoston directed a pair of women back
to his blue hexagonal piece when he
mentioned one of the angles is smaller than the rest. They had to go back
and see for themselves.
“I think the evening went really well,”
Collins-Wright said. “It was a great
crowd and they were all there to support him. I think overall it was a really
successful day for him and Gideon.”
Despite CoXist’s closing for new
land development, Collins-Wright
said she looks forward to seeing more
of his pieces here in the community.
“It’s great to have his work there
before we close and it’s great to have
him use the space to implement his
vision,” Collins-Wright said. “I think
we’ll try to keep as much of [his work]
in there for as long as we can for our
final event. You can really feel the texture and interact with it a little more.
New types of art are always fun to us,
especially when people are willing to
explore new boundaries.”

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Kelsey Amos
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While Parametric is the last show
for CoXist, Agoston encourages other artists to pursue their passions and
find venues to peddle their craft.
“Other artists who want to show—
make your work all the time. Always
be generating ideas. Network, make
friends, be happy, be positive, make a
portfolio—strike a good balance between work and play.” ■
Agoston’s next venture will be a collaboration in fashion work with his
photographer friend Jake Casapao on
forms and shapes on the human body.

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