Walking the beaches of Hawaii in 1998, Al Taylor found pieces of styrofoam debris, "floaters" used to mark fishermen's nets. Turning away from painting, he began drilling holes into the sides of these objects and joining them to bamboo sticks. These objects, often accompanied by drawings, recall outrigger canoes and stand as metaphors for Polynesian culture.
Walking the beaches of Hawaii in 1998, Al Taylor found pieces of styrofoam debris, "floaters" used to mark fishermen's nets. Turning away from painting, he began drilling holes into the sides of these objects and joining them to bamboo sticks. These objects, often accompanied by drawings, recall outrigger canoes and stand as metaphors for Polynesian culture.