Independent

May 5th – May 8th 2022
Independent
Joseph Tisiga

May 5 to 8, 2022
Spring Studios, 50 Varick Street, New York

Bradley Ertaskiran is delighted to be participating in Independent Art Fair, New York, with new artworks by Joseph Tisiga.

Tisiga’s collection of watercolour paintings and mixed-media works, all made specifically for the fair, will be paired with intricate beadwork sculptures made by his mother, Sally Tisiga. Typical of Tisiga’s narrative style, his painted and assembled scenes are rich in detail and scope, showing stories of figures in fantastical settings nuanced with humour and obscurity. Together, his works combine urban and First Nations lore to reflect upon the real and imagined histories that construct notions of individual and collective identity.

To consult the fair’s website, click here.

Click here to visit Joseph Tisiga’s artist page.

Booth view, Independent, 2022. Featuring Joseph Tisiga & Sally Tisiga. Photo: Lance Brewer
Joseph Tisiga, A joy to eat one's own tongue, 2022. Plaster, watercolour and synthetic turf over wood panel, 76.2 x 76.2 cm. (30 x 30 in.). Photo: Lance Brewer
Booth view, Independent, 2022. Featuring Joseph Tisiga & Sally Tisiga. Photo: Lance Brewer
Joseph Tisiga, An apocalyptic scenario haunted by the imagined feats of ancestors, about which I can only speculate, 2022. Watercolour on paper, 102 x 140 cm. (40 x 55 in.)
Joseph Tisiga, The contents of which are unknowable to the human mind, 2022. Watercolour on paper 70 x 70 cm. (27½ x 27½ in.).
Joseph Tisiga, As though the entire world watched, transfixed, full of dread, completely helpless, 2022. Watercolour on paper 102 x 140 cm. (40 x 55 in.)
Joseph Tisiga, Precocious instincts instrumentalized by need, 2022. Watercolour on paper, 70 x 70 cm. (27½ x 27½ in.).
Sally Tisiga, The Truth Rises, 2022. Traditional beadwork on wool 25.4 x 35.6 cm. (10 x 14 in.). Photo: Paul Litherland.
Booth view, Independent, 2022. Featuring Joseph Tisiga & Sally Tisiga. Photo: Lance Brewer
Booth view, Independent, 2022. Featuring Joseph Tisiga & Sally Tisiga. Photo: Lance Brewer
Joseph Tisiga, A joy to eat one's own tongue, 2022. Plaster, watercolour and synthetic turf over wood panel, 76.2 x 76.2 cm. (30 x 30 in.). Photo: Lance Brewer
Booth view, Independent, 2022. Featuring Joseph Tisiga & Sally Tisiga. Photo: Lance Brewer
Joseph Tisiga, An apocalyptic scenario haunted by the imagined feats of ancestors, about which I can only speculate, 2022. Watercolour on paper, 102 x 140 cm. (40 x 55 in.)
Joseph Tisiga, The contents of which are unknowable to the human mind, 2022. Watercolour on paper 70 x 70 cm. (27½ x 27½ in.).
Joseph Tisiga, As though the entire world watched, transfixed, full of dread, completely helpless, 2022. Watercolour on paper 102 x 140 cm. (40 x 55 in.)
Joseph Tisiga, Precocious instincts instrumentalized by need, 2022. Watercolour on paper, 70 x 70 cm. (27½ x 27½ in.).
Sally Tisiga, The Truth Rises, 2022. Traditional beadwork on wool 25.4 x 35.6 cm. (10 x 14 in.). Photo: Paul Litherland.
Booth view, Independent, 2022. Featuring Joseph Tisiga & Sally Tisiga. Photo: Lance Brewer