For My MotherA show dedicated to her beloved mother, Yeo Kaa’s upcoming solo exhibition center
For My MotherA show dedicated to her beloved mother, Yeo Kaa’s upcoming solo exhibition centers on flowers—a subject which the artist is not so fond of but one especially favored by her mom. In a gesture of endearment, she embraces the subject and creates an environment filled with blossoms while weaving in other aspects of her personal recollection of the woman that inspired the show. The dazzling display of colors that has always characterized her art merges into an array of organic folds and curves defining petals, and further animated by a tinge of sentimentality and affection. The flowers come to life through paintings that highlight floral silhouettes, and numerous paper flowers with print. Fashioned out of paper, the mass of three-dimensional flowers reminds of a familiar craft but at the same time connects with the artist’s family business of printing.Yeo Kaa graduated with an Advertising degree from the College of the Holy Spirit in Manila, and won the Grand Prize of the University of Santo Tomas On-the-Spot Painting Competition and Special Prize of the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence in 2010. In 2017, she was an artist-in-residence at Sarang Art Space in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, and Arteles Creative Center in Haukijärvi, Finland. The exhibition opens at Blanc Gallery, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City on June 2 in cooperation with The Working Animals (TWA) Art Projects. -- source link
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