Press Release - Richard Koh Fine Art

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WE ARE AWAKE ELSEWHERE
by Allan Balisi
29 Aug – 15 Sep 2012
SINGAPORE Richard Koh Fine Art (RKFA) Singapore is proud to present
emerging Philippine artist, Allan Balisi (b.1982) first solo exhibition in Singapore. The
exhibition, which will feature oil and graphite on gessoed canvas, will be on at our gallery
from 29 Aug – 15 Sep 2012.
Balisi paints snippets of his own stories for his viewers to create their own narratives. The
artist uses very thin minimal washes of oil and graphite and deliberately sets aside a master
plan on how his whole collection will look like together. This method allows him to paint in
fragments, without any conscious will. He manages to create a space between what he is
looking at and thinking about. The viewer will experience the idea: as if he were lying in bed,
trying hard to remember what something looked like. A perception of what it was, and not a
precise representation of what really happened or what it really was.
This series of vanishing figures and reflections in ripple figures represent the idea that we
always disappear, we are always uncertain, we are always in fear of losing something. It is
about how time just passes by unnoticed. Balisi always likes to make the viewer unaware, to
leave them with a scene or a moment and transport them in to a different state of affair.
Balisi graduated in 2005 from the Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines. Since then, he
has exhibited extensively in the Philippines. In 2009, Balisi was nominated for the Ateneo
Art Awards. Past nominees included Rodel Tapaya, Leslie De Chavez & Bembol Dela
Cruz.

ABOUT RICHARD KOH FINE ART
Richard Koh Fine Art is an art gallery that represents contemporary South East Asian artists.
For more information about the exhibition or to schedule an interview with the artist, please do
not hesitate to contact the gallery at christiaan@rkfineart.com or at +65 6221 1209.
EXHIBITION SUMMARY
Exhibition Title: WE ARE AWAKE ELSEWHERE
Participating Artist(s): Allan Balisi
Exhibitions Dates: 29 Aug – 15 Sep 2012
Exhibition Opening Reception: 6:30pm, Wednesday 2 9 Aug 2012
Venue:
Contact Information:
Gallery Hours:
Richard Koh Fine Art SINGAPORE
71 Duxton Road
Singapore 089530
Contact Person: Christiaan Haridas
Email: christiaan@rkfineart.com
Telephone: +65 6221 1209
Facsimile: +65 6221 1249
Website: www.rkfineart.com
Tuesdays – Fridays 11:30am – 7pm
Saturdays 12 noon – 6pm
Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays
Mondays by Appointment Only

ALWAYS LOSING SOMETHING AND NEVER KNOWING WHAT
2012
Oil and Graphite on Gessoed Canvas
48 x 48 inches
TELL ME AGAIN HOW THE WORLD ENDED
2012
Oil and Graphite on Gessoed Canvas
48 x 48 inches