Lutetia ARTat-TAC

For the autumn 2023 season, ART-at-TAC will present three monthly exhibitions of Taiwan-based artists at Lutetia Cafe TAC store.

Opening on 4 August is Pallavi Saxena’ s solo exhibition All Our Homes.

All Our Homes is a collection of mixed-media floral abstract paintings that encapsulate the “sweetness of chaos” of home life. According to Saxena, “while the artist in me rushes for my quiet moments, my most inspiring times are the ones I get to share with my husband and son.” Adopting abstract florals as the basis of her expressions, Saxena’s artistic drive turns the emotional upheavals of personal, family life into something beautiful to the eye. The stories behind each painting may elude the viewer, and one suspects they derive from the seemingly mundane, emotional moments of daily family life; the paintings, however, elicit direct emotional resonance from the viewer.

According to Saxena, she is always working towards “a sense of self-understanding and growth through her work”. Her creative process is akin to a personal journey: she observes the raw emotions, then allows the drive to present something beautiful turn the emotional upheavals of family life in a new country into universal abstract painterly language. Saxena creates a world where art and life constantly feed into each other - showing the ease of living with art, and demonstrating that artistic inspirations can come from the day-to-day.

All Our Homes opens on 4 August at Lutetia TAC Store (751 Wenlin Road, Shilin District), with an opening reception from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Come along to meet the artist and have a chat.

ART-at-TAC continues the artistic season with monthly exhibitions for 2023. In September we present a group show of ceramic paintings by Taiwanese artists based in Taipei. Opening in October is the solo exhibition of joyful paintings by Qingqing Li, titled Dancing and Thinking with My Brush. All art sales at ARTat-TAC are commission-free. 10% of the proceeds of all art sales goes to charities of the artist’s choice. The opening events are a space for people to meet and enjoy art; everyone is welcome.

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Jessica Wang Simula was born in Taiwan but has lived in six different countries since adolescence before relocating back to Taiwan with her family over three years ago. Having worked in the arts in Shanghai and London, she is interested in how the arts can start new conversations, build communities and connect people.

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