Asialink presents Pip & Pop at the 3rd Kuandu Biennale in Taipei this September. This is the first time an Australian artist has been invited to participate in what is a regional curatorium made of 10 artists and 10 curators from the Asian region. Asialink’s Sarah Bond is one of the 10 curators and is working with Pip & Pop.
The diminutive world of Pip & Pop is vivid. It is strange, unknown and impermanent. Satiated with coloured sugary mountains, crystalline valleys and meandering glittery pathways, this world draws you in and transports you to whimsical paradise, a temporary pleasure zone inspired by the ancient craft of storytelling sourced from an eclectic mix of children’s literature, local folklore, video games, Buddhism, kawaii (cute) childlike aesthetic of excess and bright packaging materials and the aesthetics of Japanese pop culture.
Born in Perth (Australia) in 1972, Pip & Pop is the pseudonym for the artist Tanya Schultz, a multi-disciplinary producer. Tanya's practice embodies both independent and collaborative processes across varying disciplines including installation, painting, wall-works and sculpture. Many of these works examine ideas of abundance, temporary pleasure and utopian dreams that arise from within a contemporary culture of mass consumption.
Pip & Pop’s candied coloured installations have been assembled in Australia, Japan and Europe. For the 3rd Kuandu Biennale, Pip & Pop examine stories from traditional and indigenous Taiwanese culture, as well as contemporary references such as animations and video games. Exploring the origins of Taiwanese folktales such as Little Frog in the Well and Ban Pin Shan, has provided Pip & Pop with a platform for exploring the idea of imaginary lands, other worlds, and tales of promise as expressed through Taiwan’s multi-faceted culture.
Artist: Tanya Schultz
Curator: Sarah Bond
Dates and venue: Kuandu Biennale 2012 is based at the Taipei National University of the Arts opening 28 September until 16 December 2012
Curatorial Essay
Fantasy. A necessary ingredient in living.
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