Pacita Abad: Life in the Margins: Curated by Robert Leckie and Pio Abad, Spike Island, Bristol, United Kingdom
Past exhibition
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
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
Works
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Asian AbstractionsFreedom from illusion, 1984Oil, painted cloth on silk screened, stitched and padded canvas75 x 81 in
190 x 205 cm -
Asian AbstractionsGrasshopper, 1985Acrylic, oil, plastic buttons on silk screened, stitched and padded canvas82 x 59 in
208 x 150 cm -
Asian AbstractionsSpider's web, 1985Acrylic, cotton yarn, plastic buttons on stitched and padded canvas70 x 104 in
178 x 264 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceI thought the streets were paved with gold, 1991Acrylic, oil, wood bristle, painted canvas, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas94 x 68 in
239 x 173 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceIf my friends could see me now, 1991Acrylic, painted canvas, gold yarn on stitched and padded canvas94 x 68 in
239 x 173 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceL.A. Liberty, 1992Acrylic, cotton yarn, plastic buttons, mirrors, gold thread, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas94 x 58 in
239 x 147 cm -
Abstract EmotionsThrough the looking glass, 1996Oil, acrylic, sequins, plastic buttons on stitched and padded canvas209 x 59 in
531 x 150 cm -
Abstract EmotionsLiquid experience, 1985Oil, mirrors on stitched and padded canvas59 x 120 in
150 x 305 cm -
Abstract EmotionsSampaloc walls, 1985Acrylic, mirrors, buttons on stitched and padded canvas71 x 98 in
180 x 249 cm -
Abstract EmotionsThe sky is falling, the sky is falling, 1998Oil, plastic buttons and beads, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas118 x 106 in
300 x 269 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceCaught at the border, 1991Acrylic, oil, mirrors, sequins on stitched and padded canvas98 x 68 in
249 x 173 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceFrom Doro Wat to sushi and chicken wings and tings, 1991Acrylic, oil, painted canvas, plastic buttons, beads on stitched and padded canvas96 x 69 in
244 x 175 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceGirls in Ermita, 1983Acrylic on stitched and padded muslin105 x 53 in
267 x 135 cm -
Endless BluesBlues train to Yogya, 2002Oil, painted cloth stitched on canvas94 x 71 in
239 x 180 cm -
Endless BluesFly into a rage, 2000Oil, painted canvas stitched on canvas204 x 61 in
518 x 155 cm -
Endless BluesLife in the margins, 2002Oil, printed cloth, painted cloth stitched on canvas106 x 60 in
269 x 152 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceKorean shopkeepers, 1993Acrylic, oil, plastic buttons, sequins, beads, yarn, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas96 x 57 in
244 x 145 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceMixed marriage: Mike and Jeeva, 1993Acrylic, oil, cloth, sequins, lace, shells, beads, gold thread, cotton yarn, mirrors, rhinestones on stitched and padded canvas104 x 68 in
264 x 173 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceSichan between two worlds: From Angkor Wat to the White House, 1994Oil, buttons, beads on stitched and padded canvas93 x 58 in
236 x 147 cm -
Immigrant ExperienceThe village where I came from, 1991Acrylic, oil, painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas96 x 68 in
244 x 173 cm
Press
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Pacita Abad: Life in the Margins
HG Masters, Art Asia Pacific, January 11, 2021 This link opens in a new tab. -
The sky is falling, the sky is falling
Polly Barton, The White Review, April 1, 2020 This link opens in a new tab.
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Pacita Abad - Life in the Margins
Skye Sherwin, ArtReview, April 1, 2020 This link opens in a new tab. -
Trapunto tapestries: Filipina artist Pacita Abad's vibrant, colourful legacy
Melissa Gronlund, The National, March 21, 2020 This link opens in a new tab.
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Pacita Abad: Life in the Margins
Abbie Head, Socialist Review, March 1, 2020 This link opens in a new tab. -
Pacita Abad in Bristol: where art, craft and politics intersect
Rachel Spence, Financial Times, February 20, 2020 This link opens in a new tab.
