Jonas Eslao
May 19 – June 2, 2021
Galerie Stephanie
Unit 4021 East Wing, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, EDSA cor. Shaw Boulevard, 1552 Mandaluyong, Philippines
Visual artist Jonas Eslao looks at the materiality of the canvas as prompt in his first solo exhibition at Galerie Stephanie. Titled Marking Fragments, Eslao gathered discarded textile materials from his studio and observed the surface of each fragment.
30 x 24 inches
acrylic on textile
Stitching the pieces together, Eslao observed the visible creases, folds, and depths produced over time. These marks recorded movements, actions, and stillness from his studio practice. The artist’s relationship with the material and his ability to intersperse the process and tension involved in abstraction produces an ensemble that places the material at the forefront of painting and image-making.
30 x 18 inches
acrylic on textile
