In August 2021,the gallery curated the ‘Aesthetics of Silence’ exhibition at Wei-Ling Contemporary which brought together a stellar group of internationally recognized artists.
The title of the show borrows Susan Sontag’s first essay from her famous oeuvre, ‘Styles of Radical Will’ (1969), in which she examines how silence mediates the role of art as a form of spirituality, particularly in a globalised world.
This concept is also what lies behind Austrian painter Robert Schaberl’s ‘Central Forms’ series, as he continuously challenges himself to discover a perfect combination of colours and forms that engender the meditative feeling and vibration that we all need today.
How can the play of colours and light produce a connection between viewers and the paintings? What materials are used to create paintings that constantly evolve, as viewers move around them? Lastly, find out how music and silence can both bring inspirations for the artist!
