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Geometric abstracts speak out loud

Singapore's premier art fair Arts Stage opens next Thursday. A key highlight is its country platforms, featuring some of the hottest artists in the region. HELMI YUSOF checks out five of them.

Published Thu, Jan 9, 2014 · 10:00 PM

MARIA TANIGUCHI

The Philippines

IF you approach a Maria Taniguchi painting from a distance, it may look like no more than a black canvas. But closer inspection reveals hundreds - if not thousands - of thin strips, running parallel or perpendicular to each other, each individually painted in a shade of black to collectively achieve something akin to computer static.

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