ABOUT THE WORK

Through the centuries, words were accorded a respected, if marginal, place in art. Not satisfied with mute expanses of color, or any form of representation, artists such as Rommel Wire Tuazon have invited language back into their art. Wire turned the convention inside out. Wire Tuazon sets a word against the rice field like landscape probably of his youth. The juxtaposition of a spare old table adds to the welcome dissonance. It is as if an entity is sending a message — legible but all more cryptic for that.