Ashley Yeo, Study of a Pyramid (2018), hand-cut paper, 4.6 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm © Ashley Yeo, courtesy of Mizuma Gallery

ON/OUT OF PAPER is a group exhibition curated by Hermanto Soerjanto, featuring five Southeast Asian artists: Ashley Yeo (SG), Irfan Hendrian (ID), Iswanto Soerjanto (ID), Ryan Villamael (PH), and Yudi Sulistyo (ID).

Works on paper are often understood as less valuable and less significant as compared to sculptures and works on canvas, as they are commonly perceived as a study or a sketch for something bigger. This view may have been influenced by the Western art culture in which paper is seen only as a temporary medium for artists to organize their thoughts or ideas before they create their artworks.

Tracing back to thousands of years ago, paper was essential to Japanese and Chinese scroll paintings. Works on paper – whether made with ink, watercolour, pencil, or charcoal – have their own unique charm that is difficult to replicate with other mediums. In Chinese paintings, shaping forms through the use of ink and water on paper is a fluid and often uncontrollable process that requires the artist to understand the medium very well in order to work with it. This process attributes to the distinctiveness and the unique quality of Chinese ink paintings.

However, the characteristics of Chinese paintings are often neglected due to the widespread influence of Western Art principles.

Opening Reception: Saturday, 4 May 2019, 4pm – 7pm

Venue: Mizuma Gallery, 22 Lock Road #01-34, Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108939, Singapore

Gallery Hours: Tue – Sat: 11 am – 7 pm
Sun: 11 am – 6 pm, Closed on Mon and Public Holidays

When: 4 May - 2 Jun 2019,

By: Mizuma Gallery