| There’s a saying: the pen is mightier than the sword. It’s a famous phrase by an English author named Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839. It’s a famous expression that defines that words are more effective than violence. But what if words can be sharper than a sword, as the theme for Tyang Karyel’s latest solo show “Sword Words.”
Sometimes, art is sharper than words expressed through visual concepts or ideas that define an artist’s work. It comes from life and personal experience, defined by the innate passion to express it visually beyond words or even physical actions. From that, expressionism comes visual thought that comes from within. |
Tyang Karyel has carved out a niche in her art style, both colourful and expressive, that caters to all classes that acknowledging that her work can be for everyone. She has been featured in art events and other galleries, as well as putting her art on street walls in private residences, not without a story to tell.
Every artist expresses their thoughts and visual concepts; there should be storytelling involved. You can’t be just an artist with makes great artworks without substance. Tyang Karyel has that and more stories shared through her colourful psychedelic-style works that illuminate a room that populate a crowd because she is that good.
Despite being talented and beloved, she still keeps a grounded perspective surrounded by good-natured friends, who she also finds inspiration to make things nostalgic about growing up in the 90s. The neon colours never get out of style when it comes to visual creativity from Tyang’s youth, about plastic balloons or knick-knack snacks that have free plastic toys inside.
In case you missed all the visual disco and those neon colours that featured her artworks, a functional installation that has swords on both sides of the wall as well as a centerpiece that has them embedded hidden, so that you can pull them out, check out these images below…
“Sword Words” is a Solo Art Show featuring Tyang Karyel at Vinyl on Vinyl, which is currently on exhibit from 5 to 31 July 2025. For more of Tyang Karyel's past and upcoming works, you can also follow on social media via Instagram.
For more details about the art being exhibited, visit Vinyl on Vinyl art gallery at 2241 Pasillo 18 La Fuerza Compound, Chino Roces Ave, Makati City.
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