“Standing Sticks” 3 – 31 May at Galleria Duemila, Manila
Tony returns to the Philippines with a new body of work constructed in the Sydney studio. Filling both spaces in this Manila power-house gallery, this exhibit of nine wall based constructions made from casurina pine and plywood will be shown with two 3 dimensional compositions and a suite of seven small paintings offers a few new twists. Tony has taken his successful solo exhibition with TAKSU Singapore last September, “Expanding Discs” as the starting point to examin the potency of the space between forms. Most recently, Tony has been looking at the illusion that space creates when a circle is sliced into vertical fragments. How do the parts speak to each other and the vibrating shadows between positive and negative space? This organic dance in space takes on a ‘personality’, one that Tony plays up in this exhibition through free-standing sculptures that permit his totemic forms to engage at a human scale. Standing at over 7 feet tall, Twigg’s sticks are personified. They broaden our preconceptions of what painting and sculpture can be, and how we view found objects. Click for reviews on exhibition
“Tony Twigg: Encountering the Object”
A 94-page full colour book on Tony’s work is currently on the drawing board and will be released to coincide with solo exhibitions in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore in 2009. Published out of Malaysia with the assistance of a grant from the Australian-Malaysian Institute, the book takes a look at Tony’s engagement with the found object from the Philippines, to Malaysia to Singapore. With essays by Indesign editor and architecture / design writer Paul McGillick, Malaysian artist and writer Sharon Chin, and an essay by Gina Fairley contextualising Tony’s work across these three locations it a stimulating look at Tony’s 15-year engagement with this region. It is a superb publication that oscillates between a conventional monograph and an artists’ reproducing source images, sketches and Tony’s most recent work. For further information or to order your copy contact ginafairley@pacific.net.au. Other projects on the horizon
Tony’s recent visit to the Philippines saw him continuing his research into Ian Fairweather’s time spent in Manila, Davao and Manicahan during the 1930’s. This trip took Tony to Davao to correlate references in Fairweather’s unpublished letters with what remains of the city. and Piapi where he lived. Tony was recently part of the ABC Television production “Fairweather Man” screened late 2008, looking into the life of this fascinating artist.
Twigg in the Bencab Museum Twigg’s construction “Five Sticks; Five Pairs” (2008) was purchased by the Bencab Museum from his recent Manila exhibition “Standing Sticks” at Galeria Duemila. Located in the Mountain Provinces and a short drive from the regional centre of Baguio, the Bencab Museum, which is currently under construction and is due to open early 2009.
KL residency and two solo exhibitions for 2009 Tony is currently working on solo shows in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Sydney. He returns to Kuala Lumpur in 2009 for a 3-month residency at TARP, the residential program with TAKSU. Tony will produce on a new body of constructions during the residency using Malaysian timbers that will be exhibition with TAKSU Kuala Lumpur in September 2009. He will show in Singapore in June as part of TAKSU project support by AusTrade.
Twigg picks up gallery in Hong Kong We are delighted to announced that Tony Twigg will expand his oeuvre in Asia Hong Kong with Cat Street Gallery in Sheung Wan district. Steered by directors Mandy d’Abo and Kate Bryan, while operating for some years, the gallery has recently relocated into a superb street-fronted gallery. www.thecatstreetgallery.com For more on Tony’s work you can read recent feature articles on his work in Jamini (Bangladesh), a review of his last show in Art Asia Pacific (New York) and a feature article in the September 2008 issue of Asian Art News (Hong Kong) all posted on Slot views, on this site. |
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