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Pacita Abad: Life in the Margins: Curated by Robert Leckie and Pio Abad, Spike Island, Bristol, United Kingdom

Past exhibition
18 January - 5 April 2020
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Overview
The sky is falling, the sky is falling, 1998 Oil, plastic buttons and beads, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas 118 x 106 in 300 x 269 cm
The sky is falling, the sky is falling, 1998
Oil, plastic buttons and beads, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas
118 x 106 in
300 x 269 cm

Co-curated by Robert Leckie and artist Pio Abad, this is Pacita Abad's first solo exhibition in the United Kingdom. The exhibition includes over 20 large- scale ‘trapunto’ paintings and other works on fabric made between 1983 and 2002. Characterised by their vibrant colour and intricate construction, these works combine a broad range of styles, subjects and techniques, from social realist tableaus incorporating indigenous textiles to richly detailed abstractions inspired by Korean ink brush painting, Indonesian batik and Papua New Guinean shells.

 

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Installation Views
  • Installation shots: Max McClure

    Installation shots: Max McClure

  • Exhibition Spike Island Max Mcclure 5
  • Exhibition Spike Island Max Mcclure 3
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  • Exhibition Spike Island Max Mcclure 5
Works
  • Asian Abstractions Freedom from illusion, 1984 Oil, painted cloth on silk screened, stitched and padded canvas 75 x 81 in 190 x 205 cm
    Asian Abstractions
    Freedom from illusion, 1984
    Oil, painted cloth on silk screened, stitched and padded canvas
    75 x 81 in
    190 x 205 cm
  • Asian Abstractions Grasshopper, 1985 Acrylic, oil, plastic buttons on silk screened, stitched and padded canvas 82 x 59 in 208 x 150 cm
    Asian Abstractions
    Grasshopper, 1985
    Acrylic, oil, plastic buttons on silk screened, stitched and padded canvas
    82 x 59 in
    208 x 150 cm
  • Asian Abstractions Spider's web, 1985 Acrylic, cotton yarn, plastic buttons on stitched and padded canvas 70 x 104 in 178 x 264 cm
    Asian Abstractions
    Spider's web, 1985
    Acrylic, cotton yarn, plastic buttons on stitched and padded canvas
    70 x 104 in
    178 x 264 cm
  • Immigrant Experience I thought the streets were paved with gold, 1991 Acrylic, oil, wood bristle, painted canvas, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas 94 x 68 in 239 x 173 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    I thought the streets were paved with gold, 1991
    Acrylic, oil, wood bristle, painted canvas, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas
    94 x 68 in
    239 x 173 cm
  • Immigrant Experience If my friends could see me now, 1991 Acrylic, painted canvas, gold yarn on stitched and padded canvas 94 x 68 in 239 x 173 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    If my friends could see me now, 1991
    Acrylic, painted canvas, gold yarn on stitched and padded canvas
    94 x 68 in
    239 x 173 cm
  • Immigrant Experience L.A. Liberty, 1992 Acrylic, cotton yarn, plastic buttons, mirrors, gold thread, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas 94 x 58 in 239 x 147 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    L.A. Liberty, 1992
    Acrylic, cotton yarn, plastic buttons, mirrors, gold thread, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas
    94 x 58 in
    239 x 147 cm
  • Abstract Emotions Through the looking glass, 1996 Oil, acrylic, sequins, plastic buttons on stitched and padded canvas 209 x 59 in 531 x 150 cm
    Abstract Emotions
    Through the looking glass, 1996
    Oil, acrylic, sequins, plastic buttons on stitched and padded canvas
    209 x 59 in
    531 x 150 cm
  • Abstract Emotions Liquid experience, 1985 Oil, mirrors on stitched and padded canvas 59 x 120 in 150 x 305 cm
    Abstract Emotions
    Liquid experience, 1985
    Oil, mirrors on stitched and padded canvas
    59 x 120 in
    150 x 305 cm
  • Abstract Emotions Sampaloc walls, 1985 Acrylic, mirrors, buttons on stitched and padded canvas 71 x 98 in 180 x 249 cm
    Abstract Emotions
    Sampaloc walls, 1985
    Acrylic, mirrors, buttons on stitched and padded canvas
    71 x 98 in
    180 x 249 cm
  • Abstract Emotions The sky is falling, the sky is falling, 1998 Oil, plastic buttons and beads, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas 118 x 106 in 300 x 269 cm
    Abstract Emotions
    The sky is falling, the sky is falling, 1998
    Oil, plastic buttons and beads, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas
    118 x 106 in
    300 x 269 cm
  • Immigrant Experience Caught at the border, 1991 Acrylic, oil, mirrors, sequins on stitched and padded canvas 98 x 68 in 249 x 173 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    Caught at the border, 1991
    Acrylic, oil, mirrors, sequins on stitched and padded canvas
    98 x 68 in
    249 x 173 cm
  • Immigrant Experience From Doro Wat to sushi and chicken wings and tings, 1991 Acrylic, oil, painted canvas, plastic buttons, beads on stitched and padded canvas 96 x 69 in 244 x 175 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    From Doro Wat to sushi and chicken wings and tings, 1991
    Acrylic, oil, painted canvas, plastic buttons, beads on stitched and padded canvas
    96 x 69 in
    244 x 175 cm
  • Immigrant Experience Girls in Ermita, 1983 Acrylic on stitched and padded muslin 105 x 53 in 267 x 135 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    Girls in Ermita, 1983
    Acrylic on stitched and padded muslin
    105 x 53 in
    267 x 135 cm
  • Endless Blues Blues train to Yogya, 2002 Oil, painted cloth stitched on canvas 94 x 71 in 239 x 180 cm
    Endless Blues
    Blues train to Yogya, 2002
    Oil, painted cloth stitched on canvas
    94 x 71 in
    239 x 180 cm
  • Endless Blues Fly into a rage, 2000 Oil, painted canvas stitched on canvas 204 x 61 in 518 x 155 cm
    Endless Blues
    Fly into a rage, 2000
    Oil, painted canvas stitched on canvas
    204 x 61 in
    518 x 155 cm
  • Endless Blues Life in the margins, 2002 Oil, printed cloth, painted cloth stitched on canvas 106 x 60 in 269 x 152 cm
    Endless Blues
    Life in the margins, 2002
    Oil, printed cloth, painted cloth stitched on canvas
    106 x 60 in
    269 x 152 cm
  • Immigrant Experience Korean shopkeepers, 1993 Acrylic, oil, plastic buttons, sequins, beads, yarn, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas 96 x 57 in 244 x 145 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    Korean shopkeepers, 1993
    Acrylic, oil, plastic buttons, sequins, beads, yarn, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas
    96 x 57 in
    244 x 145 cm
  • Immigrant Experience Mixed marriage: Mike and Jeeva, 1993 Acrylic, oil, cloth, sequins, lace, shells, beads, gold thread, cotton yarn, mirrors, rhinestones on stitched and padded canvas 104 x 68 in 264 x 173 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    Mixed marriage: Mike and Jeeva, 1993
    Acrylic, oil, cloth, sequins, lace, shells, beads, gold thread, cotton yarn, mirrors, rhinestones on stitched and padded canvas
    104 x 68 in
    264 x 173 cm
  • Immigrant Experience Sichan between two worlds: From Angkor Wat to the White House, 1994 Oil, buttons, beads on stitched and padded canvas 93 x 58 in 236 x 147 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    Sichan between two worlds: From Angkor Wat to the White House, 1994
    Oil, buttons, beads on stitched and padded canvas
    93 x 58 in
    236 x 147 cm
  • Immigrant Experience The village where I came from, 1991 Acrylic, oil, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas 96 x 68 in 244 x 173 cm
    Immigrant Experience
    The village where I came from, 1991
    Acrylic, oil, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas
    96 x 68 in
    244 x 173 cm
Press
  • Pacita Abad: Life in the Margins

    HG Masters, Art Asia Pacific, January 11, 2021
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  • The sky is falling, the sky is falling

    Polly Barton, The White Review, April 1, 2020
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  • Pacita Abad - Life in the Margins

    Skye Sherwin, ArtReview, April 1, 2020
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  • Trapunto tapestries: Filipina artist Pacita Abad's vibrant, colourful legacy

    Melissa Gronlund, The National, March 21, 2020
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  • Pacita Abad: Life in the Margins

    Abbie Head, Socialist Review, March 1, 2020
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  • Pacita Abad in Bristol: where art, craft and politics intersect

    Rachel Spence, Financial Times, February 20, 2020
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  • Life in the Margins @ Spike Island

    Maddy O’Neil, epigram, February 18, 2020
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  • Pacita Abad: Life in the Margins

    Lizzie Lloyd, this is tomorrow, February 5, 2020
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  • Pacita’s Work Was Defined By Her Constant Movement

    Steve Wright, Bristol24/7, January 23, 2020
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