September 2023
ART EDIT + INTERIOR DESIGN Magazine
#37
Full text from Art Edit. Written by Erin Irwin
PAMELA ASAI
While executed in paint and pencil, the true medium of Brisbane-based artist Pamela Asai's work is performance. Standing in front of her surface, the artist embraces the pattern of movement and articulation of gesture, translating the bodily into physical form. "My interest is in the mark at the moment of creation," she says. "The final work is thus a memory of the experience of its making."
Asai sees herself within the tradition of abstract expressionism, which includes artists such as Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Lee Krasner and Cy Twombly, creating a visual language through the act of spontaneous creativity. "Patterns appear as boundless, repetitive movements or gestural marks that fill an entire surface, just as waves fill an ocean."
Some of the works take inspiration from life, such as her series on grasses or those that appear to mimic the action of handwriting. Mostly, though, they come from within. Her works are bodily patterns, connected with the rhythm of the breath and the heartbeat. The patterns in Asai's practice are those of the artist, enacted by gesture: "With gesture, I can do anything. I am free."
Asai sees herself within the tradition of abstract expressionism, which includes artists such as Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Lee Krasner and Cy Twombly, creating a visual language through the act of spontaneous creativity. "Patterns appear as boundless, repetitive movements or gestural marks that fill an entire surface, just as waves fill an ocean."
Some of the works take inspiration from life, such as her series on grasses or those that appear to mimic the action of handwriting. Mostly, though, they come from within. Her works are bodily patterns, connected with the rhythm of the breath and the heartbeat. The patterns in Asai's practice are those of the artist, enacted by gesture: "With gesture, I can do anything. I am free."
August 31st 2023
MEET THE ARTIST
PRIORITY FRAMING
Unit 1 / 768 Brunswick Street New Farm
Thursday 31st August 2.00-5.00pm
Over 20 artworks including oil on canvas and fine art quality prints are on display and for sale at Priority Framing.
I will be there this Thursday from 2.00-5.00pm.
PRIORITY FRAMING
Unit 1 / 768 Brunswick Street New Farm
Thursday 31st August 2.00-5.00pm
Over 20 artworks including oil on canvas and fine art quality prints are on display and for sale at Priority Framing.
I will be there this Thursday from 2.00-5.00pm.
2022 Limited edition fine art prints now available
Limited edition fine art prints are now for sale through Priority Framing, 1/768 Brunswick St, New Farm.
Specifications
Printed by Printroom Editions, using archival pigment, on 270gsm Fine Textured Silk paper.
Embossed in the bottom left-hand corner with the artist's unique chop.
Each print is signed and numbered by the artist.
Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Editions of 50.
Unframed prints are 91.5x67cm and 61x45cm.
Framed and unframed prints are now available for sale.
Natasha Adams of Priority Framing is available for consultations on bespoke framing to your specifications.
Priority Framing is open Tuesday-Friday.
You are welcome to just drop in to view the prints.
To book an appointment to discuss framing, contact Natasha on 3254 4233.
Specifications
Printed by Printroom Editions, using archival pigment, on 270gsm Fine Textured Silk paper.
Embossed in the bottom left-hand corner with the artist's unique chop.
Each print is signed and numbered by the artist.
Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Editions of 50.
Unframed prints are 91.5x67cm and 61x45cm.
Framed and unframed prints are now available for sale.
Natasha Adams of Priority Framing is available for consultations on bespoke framing to your specifications.
Priority Framing is open Tuesday-Friday.
You are welcome to just drop in to view the prints.
To book an appointment to discuss framing, contact Natasha on 3254 4233.
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July 2022 - Book Launch
My second book of poetry, Uneven Verse, was launched at Avid Reader Bookshop, West End, Brisbane, on July 14th, 2022.
Both Uneven Verse and my previous book, Ash are available for sale online through Blurb or by contacting me directly at [email protected].
Previews of both books are available in the Poetry section of this website.
2021 series - The Line, The Mark, The Gesture
A selection from this series is now on display at Priority Framing, 1/768 Brunswick St, New Farm.
Natasha Adams of Priority Framing has rehung a new selection of work in the windows and there are more paintings for sale inside the store.
Natasha Adams of Priority Framing has rehung a new selection of work in the windows and there are more paintings for sale inside the store.
