Lumina Chlorophylliana, 2016, real leaves on wood, 200x185 cm, ©2016 the artist and OFCA International
Filippo Sciascia - Matahari
22 October - 6 November 2016
OFCA International is very pleased to present the solo show Matahari by artist Filippo Sciascia as part of its program Prima Visione, from 22 October - 6 November 2016, at Sarang I, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Based in Bali for more than two decades, the Italian artist Filippo Sciascia is widely known for Lux Lumina, an ongoing series of almost black and white figurative paintings, based on photographic and cinematic sources; their impasto surfaces heavily worked by the painter, who runs a dazzling gamut of painterly techniques, to the point the painting’s skin cracks and tears so skillfully by intuitive calculation that its disintegration seems to be instigated from the inside out.
The program Prima Visione is showcasing the result of an ongoing period of new ‘research’. The installation works presented in Matahari are inspired by and constituted of a variety of media and natural materials like leaves and bamboo, found objects, photography and smaller paintings in specific settings.
To emphasize on the character of a work in progress and the open discourse and artistic practice of transformation from which these new works derive, Sciasciadecided to use the entire building at Sarang I as a setting for his exhibition. Works will be presented in the main exhibition hall, the garden hallway and the office. This way – while taking in the works – visitors to the exhibition can undergo a journey of passage through the building and its lush garden, which is metaphorical for how the artist describes his new approach and “the ecosystem of his work”.
Reception
Saturday, 22 October, 5 - 7 pm
Open
23 October - 06 November
Thursday - Sunday, 1 - 4 pm
and by appointment.
The exhibition is accompanied by the booklet: L. Poggiali et al. (2016), FilippoSciascia - Matahari, Yogyakarta: Black Cat Publishing.
Supported by Italian Institute of Culture, Jakarta
Filippo Sciascia - Matahari
22 October - 6 November 2016
OFCA International is very pleased to present the solo show Matahari by artist Filippo Sciascia as part of its program Prima Visione, from 22 October - 6 November 2016, at Sarang I, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Based in Bali for more than two decades, the Italian artist Filippo Sciascia is widely known for Lux Lumina, an ongoing series of almost black and white figurative paintings, based on photographic and cinematic sources; their impasto surfaces heavily worked by the painter, who runs a dazzling gamut of painterly techniques, to the point the painting’s skin cracks and tears so skillfully by intuitive calculation that its disintegration seems to be instigated from the inside out.
The program Prima Visione is showcasing the result of an ongoing period of new ‘research’. The installation works presented in Matahari are inspired by and constituted of a variety of media and natural materials like leaves and bamboo, found objects, photography and smaller paintings in specific settings.
To emphasize on the character of a work in progress and the open discourse and artistic practice of transformation from which these new works derive, Sciasciadecided to use the entire building at Sarang I as a setting for his exhibition. Works will be presented in the main exhibition hall, the garden hallway and the office. This way – while taking in the works – visitors to the exhibition can undergo a journey of passage through the building and its lush garden, which is metaphorical for how the artist describes his new approach and “the ecosystem of his work”.
Reception
Saturday, 22 October, 5 - 7 pm
Open
23 October - 06 November
Thursday - Sunday, 1 - 4 pm
and by appointment.
The exhibition is accompanied by the booklet: L. Poggiali et al. (2016), FilippoSciascia - Matahari, Yogyakarta: Black Cat Publishing.
Supported by Italian Institute of Culture, Jakarta
