“Somewhere Within…..Imagine” Featured
Uili Lousī
Artist and Curator Mr. Uili Lousī of Tonga will launch a Pacific – Moana Art Exhibition in New York starting from Wednesday April 29 this week until May 12 2015. Mr. Lousī spent almost six months in New York in the second half of 2014 scouting contacts and doing consultations in preparation for this special event.
According to Lousī, it is always part of his wider vision that one day he will showcase the complexity,elaborate, beautiful geometric designs, and the age-old Tongan and Moana/Pacificconcepts of Tongan Art in a big city particularly New York “The City That Never Sleeps”.
“It is a big challenge for me, I must say, and as far as I could recalled, this has never been tried by any of my fellow colleagues from Tonga” says Lousī. New York is one of the biggest centers for art exhibitions and most if not all famous artists come to New York for that purpose.
“Well, I think it’s about time for us from the Pacific to expose our works to the wider world and we must not afraid as time will tell that we could do it” continued Lousī. He moved on to say that few artists from the Pacific has brought their works to New York not to mention well known artists from New Zealand and Australia.
Uili Lousī is a self-taught artist. He began his journey with interest in Philosophy, Logic, Physics and Pure/Applied Mathematics. Much of his career has been in the health and fitness fields, as a personal trainer and massage healing therapist. Uili weaves all of his experiences into his artistic practice to create a vibrancy in his work that is described as ENERGY.
His work depicts the stillness of FATA-O-TU’I-TONGA (Tongan Kupesi [Pattern]) in motion and non-motion. The repetitive motifs create a visual matrix and present a dialectical process of transition from traditional to contemporary and representation to abstraction.
He expresses that it is like a fire that has no smoke and does not burn. It is just an inner mounting flame that only illuminates and is at peace with the soul. The works are tactile and precise which reflects Uili’s attention to detail. With a bright colour palette he takes the art of FATA-O-TU’I- TONGA into new realms that emanate, permeate and emit LIGHT and ENERGY.
Mr. Lousī’s theme for his exhibition is “Somewhere Within……..Imagine” and it will held at; MC Gallery, 549 West 52nd Street, 8th Floor. Opening night will be on 29th April from 6pm to 9pm.
Shown below are some of Lousī's art pieces.
