29 June – 21 July 2024
Opening 28 June
The Oil Art Advisory Gallery
8 King Street
Knutsford WA16 6DL

A solo exhibition at The Oil Art Advisory Gallery in Knutsford, England.

From the press release:

The Human body has been the subject of philosophical discourse for hundreds of years. While Plato and Descartes saw it as being merely subordinate towards the brain, Merleau-Ponty championed its subjectivity – to him, the body is the centre of our perceptions, and consciousness is defined by action rather than thought.

Paintings presented at this exhibition are my exploration of body viewed as the home of sensation, perception, and thought. Through dynamic curves and angles of the brush, I am on one hand expressing my personal feelings, and on the other – examining the expressiveness of the body’s “mighty commander”, which is how Nietzsche called the notion of self that resides in the body.

The title of the exhibition refers not only to the visual aspect of the paintings, but also to the unpredictability and tension residing in our bodies, and this tension is what dominates my canvases. I see the body as a powerful and mysterious entity that escapes easy categorisations and definitions, yet plays a pivotal role in shaping our mood and behaviour. Drawing from the experience of working in physical theatre, I am giving the body a stage to perform in the form of canvas. And then I invite the viewer to watch the spectacle of uninhibited movement and expression.