Andy Leleisiʻuao
An Uncanny Catharsis of Unrequited Bones
I seldom nap, but the same day I visit An Uncanny Catharsis of Unrequited Bones, a string of insomniac nights and the warm, still afternoon conspire to make me crave a lie-down. As I close my eyes, Andy Leleisi‘uao’s enigmatic imagery dances across the screens of my eyelids. The show reflects his famously eclectic imagination. Most of the paintings are large, populated by a vast array of silhouetted creatures and objects contained in compartments. Dominated by black and white, with balloons and the occasional heart picked out in red, the pictures resonate with a host of artforms: siapo, ancient friezes, shadow puppetry, comic books and science fiction. A few works are smaller and multicoloured, featuring shapes reminiscent of islands, quizzical-looking coconuts, and simplified brown figures that recall the village scenes of Teuane Tibbo (whom Leleisi‘uao acknowledges as an artistic forebear).
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https://pantograph-punch.com/posts/unmissables-december-2021-last
