Vinyl On Vinyl | Sword Words

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.

Art Fair PH | Playtime Paradiso

Playtime Paradiso is Tyang Karyel’s latest project, and her first seen in the public scene outside the local galleries that featured her over the years. She has built a portfolio ranging from small installations participating in group shows to elaborate set ups like painting a house gate that depicts you being transported into another world. Clearly, Tyang Karyel continues to envolve and bring “fun” in art influenced by her youth and other Filipino-related popular culture things from the eras of 80s & 90s that defines her artistry, which is the reason why she’s one of the 10 artists at Art Fair Philippines 2022!