Pacita Abad: Assaulting the Deep Sea: Ayala Museum, Manila

26 May - 25 June 1986

Overview

This exhibition is an installation show of more than forty of her trapunto paintings, soft sculptures, serigraphs and paintings based on her diving experiences.

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Installation Views

Pacita Abad in scuba gear, photo: Wig Tysmans

Works

Underwater Wilderness
Pulang Buli off Batangas, 1986
Acrylic, mirrors, buttons, cotton yarn on stitched and padded canvas
94 x 72 in
239 x 183 cm
Underwater Wilderness
Stone fish surrounded by coral, 1984
Acrylic on stitched and padded canvas
94 x 72 in
Underwater Wilderness
Anilao at its best, 1986
Oil, acrylic, mirrors, plastic buttons and rhinestones on stitched and padded canvas
116 x 125 in
295 x 318 cm
Underwater Wilderness
Portuguese man o' war, 1986
Acrylic, gauze, yarn on canvas
71 x 23 in
Underwater Wilderness
My fear of night diving, 1985
Oil, acrylic, mirrors, plastic buttons, rhinestones on stitched and padded canvas
130 x 170 in
330 x 432 cm
Underwater Wilderness
Puerto Galera III, 1986
Acrylic, oil, buttons, mirrors, cotton cloth on stitched and padded canvas
119 x 87 in
Underwater Wilderness
Sepoc wall, 1985
Oil, acrylic, mirrors and buttons on stitched and padded canvas
116 x 112 in
295 x 285 cm
Underwater Wilderness
Orange starfish, 1986
Acrylic, satin, buttons, yarn, mirrors on stitched and padded canvas
98 x 79 in
Underwater Wilderness
Puerto Galera IV, 1986
Acrylic, mirrors, buttons, sequins on stitched and padded canvas
79 x 102 in
200 x 259 cm
Underwater Wilderness
Puerto Galera I, 1983
Acrylic, yarn, buttons on stitched and padded canvas
99 x 102 in
Pacita and Her Friends
Dive master, 1985
Oil, painted leather collaged on paper glued on board
50 x 35 in

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