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Into the blue

The Philippine Star

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

ABOVILLE

ART INFORMAL

BIG ROOM

FEB

PALAWAN

PRINCESA

PUERTO PRINCESA

RURUNGAN SA TUBOD FOUNDATION

SHIBORI

TEPINA

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