'Glowrification', a solo-exhibition by Iweng

We are thrilled to present IWENG’s first solo show in Bali, ‘Glowrification’.

IWENG’s relentless - yet always playful - artistic quest led him to find what he calls his “diamond” in 2009. The depth and vividness of his visions could not be contained into mere hues, it had to be given another quality: to glow in the dark.

By fusing fluorescent pigments with traditional oil, he invented his own technique, and set himself free from the fine art straitjacket that was condescending this medium as no artist so far had managed to elevate it into a noble art.

IWENG's body of work provides a vibrant evidence of the multi-layered nature of reality, of non-separateness between realms, of continuum between light and darkness. It is a peculiar experience to witness his paintings transmuting as the sun goes down. As if a new dimension was unlocked. As if another sun rose. Metaphor of a gateway into an elevated level of consciousness.

This exhibition is the fruit of 5 years of work, the unprecedented reunion of 17 canvases which altogether outline IWENG‘s surreal ability to roam free in his (sub)consciousness, to depict the fruit of his perceptions and intuitions.

As we just celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Manifesto of Surrealism, IWENG glowriously embodies Andre Breton’s core belief: where rationality has failed to save humanity, imagination and fantasy is an open gate to freedom.