Pacita Abad: A Philippine Painter Looks at the World: Curated by Arturo Luz, Museum of Philippine Art, Manila, Philippines

16 February - 15 April 1984

Overview

The exhibition showcases more than 120 trapunto paintings, silkscreen and collagraphs that she created the previous seven years.

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Works

Masks and Spirits-New Guinea
Papuan, 1983
Acrylic, cowrie shells, mirrors, Nepali beads stitched on padded canvas
94 x 52 in
239 x 132 cm
Masks and Spirits-New Guinea
Pacita sailing, 1983
Acrylic, rick rack ribbons, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas
108 x 57 in
274 x 145 cm
Early Works
Batanes, 1976
Oil on canvas
70 x 90 in
178 x 229 cm
Early Works
Christmas in Guatemala, 1976
Oil on canvas
24 x 18 in
SRE-Bangladesh
Old Dhaka, 1978
Oil on canvas
35 x 49 in
SRE-South Sudan and Kenya
Birds of Wau, 1979
Oil on canvas
35 x 37 in
SRE-Cambodia
Watching and waiting, 1979
Oil on canvas
35 x 50 in
90 x 127 cm
SRE-Sudan and Egypt
Egyptian Mosque II, 1979
Oil on canvas
49 x 35 in
Masks and Spirits-Ramayana
Subali, 1983
Acrylic, oil, gold cotton, batik cloth, sequins, rick rack ribbons on stitched and padded canvas
105 x 71 in
SRE-Dominican Republic
Flower vendor, 1982
Oil on canvas
35 x 33 in
Masks and Spirits-New Guinea
Oceania mask (Dancing demon), 1983
Acrylic, cowrie shells stitched on padded canvas
106 x 70 in
269 x 179 cm
Masks and Spirits-Africa
African Mephisto, 1981
Acrylic, rick rack ribbons, tie dyed cloth, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas
106 x 71 in
269 x 180 cm
SRE-South Sudan and Kenya
Turkana women, 1979
Oil on canvas
49 x 35 in
125 x 90 cm

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