Po Po, Obstruction, 2020, Oil on canvas, 91.44 x 91.44 cm
A landmark figure in the history of art in Asia, Po Po is a visionary artist who brought something truly new in concept and execution to an isolated country’s latent art scene in the 1980s. Resisting easy categorisation and definition, Po Po has charted and composed his own formalistic language, deeply rooted in Buddhist precepts and developed in a culture that has faced over six decades of political struggle, isolation Ascending Primeval Codes continues the artist’s complex study and playful exploration of semiotics, which first began in the 1970s. The exhibition – first conceptualised in 1988 and realised over the past three decades – presents a collection of mixed media paintings that takes cue from signs, symbols and ancient written language that the artist has reconstructed and deconstructed.
Venue: Ames Yavuz, Gillman Barracks, 9 Lock Road #02-23, Singapore 108937
When: 27 Apr - 2 Jun 2024,
By: Ames Yavuz
