MANILA, Philippines - Olivia d’Aboville goes back to her roots as a textile designer, using fabric as the only element in her work for her third solo exhibition. Two years ago, she spent a couple of weeks with the weavers of Rurungan Sa Tubod Foundation in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, where she developed a collection of home textiles using their signature Tepina (a mix of Philippine silk and pina fibers) and pure Princesa silk — and collaborating with the weavers as she taught them dying techniques of Shibori.
“BLUE” is a poetic homage to Olivia’s fascination for the ocean. Sculpting with textile, she translates the movement and the dance of water. At times the surface is just a tremble, other times it is more agitated or even chaotic. The sensual undulations, the fluidity and movement of the works are representative of Olivia’s aesthetics. Each canvas depicts an isolated view, a captured moment of the water’s movement.
“BLUE” is currently for viewing until Feb. 14 at The Big Room at Art Informal.
Photo by RXANDY CAPINPIN
Produced by DAVID MILAN