Eupnea is an international collective of painters. It was formed in 2019 by four artists working in Singapore. The founding artists have used the nurturing structure of the collective to catalyze new explorations in their individual and conjoined artistic journeys. As a collective, the artists of Eupnea have engaged in an iterative artistic conversation - passing inspiration generously between them - to develop composite pieces. The presented works draw on the artists’ experiences as humans (women), as immigrants, as travelers, as introspects and, in collective, as social beings in search of rich connections. The pieces themselves both document that search and record some of the treasures unearthed collectively during it - they are a visual representation of a conversation between souls and an encounter between East and West represented by the different origins and cultures of the artists and an effort to go beyond the differences and find what at the core unify the artists as human beings and souls.
The collective process of creating the artwork has also offered the opportunity of a reflection on the importance of co-creation at different levels:
Individual: it has been an experience on how the identity of each person develops in relationship with others and in response to the environment and the culture Group: the group artistic conversation has been an accelerator of connection and friendship. Often happening online because of Covid 19 limitations, it has also led to the realization that technology (mixed with art) has not been a limitation but actually an enabler. This setting and the inclusiveness of the group has created a safe space where each artist could really express themselves, speak about intimate things and open the soul to others; Society: In our complex and uncertain society, co-creation and the tapping of collective intelligence is a rising need. The composite artwork process allows a reflection on the conditions needed to catalyze that.
Collective members: Giorgia Madonno | Donna Chiu | Joy Haughton | Anastasiya Berasneva
Giorgia Madonno: She is an Italian professional artist and she been living in Asia (China and Singapore) since 2008 and previously in France and US. She has been trained by international professional artists and exposed her art in solo and collective exhibitions in Singapore and Italy. The encounter with different cultures has led her to strongly believe that at the core, below our cultural and social mask we are, we have always been and we will always be all the same: human beings in a journey of discovery, transformation and self-expression. Her art research is around the spiritual meaning of being human and around the transformation journey that each human being goes through his/her existence. She bridges western and eastern philosophy, way of thinking and visual language
Solo/Duo Exhibition
2019 – MAS 500 Gallery2019 - “Urbanscapes” – Sbagliato| The clueless goat } MAS gallery – Singapore 2019 – Live painting session – Singapore Yacht Show2018/19 - “Deeper perspectives” - RSYC - Singapore 2018 - “Deeper perspectives” - My Art Space - Singapore 2018 - “Anime a nudo” - Spazio Hortus Italy
Group Exhibitions
2018 - “L’Estasi” - Curated by Roberto Melasecca - Livorno Italy2018 - “8 contemporanee” - curated by Costabile Guariglia - Spazio hortus Italy 2018 - "10th Studio Exhibition" – curated by My Art Space – Singapore2017 - “Labbronirica” - Immaginifiche frontiere - curated by Costabile Guariglia – Italy 2017 - “Balik Kampong” – curated by Artsolute e Living Fisherman Village – Singapore 2017 - “TAIWAN storytellers - Arts and Culture" – Curated by My Art Space – Singapore2016 - "Beauty of Nature Exhibition" – curated by My Art Space - Singapore
Donna Chiu: she is a Singapore-based artist who migrated there from Hong Kong more than 20 years ago. Her artistic journey started with photography and she has subsequently expanded her visual art practice to painting. Her work mainly focuses on depicting human relationships as well as her emotional response to issues in her second homeland and her place of origin. Donna’s work has been exhibited and published mainly in Singapore.
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Exhibitions:
Random Encounters (Singapore, 2012)Days We Met (Singapore, 2014) Singapore Photography Showcase, Odesa/Batumi Photo Days, Ukraine (Ukraine, 2016)Singapore International Photography Festival (Singapore, 2016) Tianshui Photography Biennale (China, 2018) Obscura Festival of Photography (Malaysia, 2018)
Joy Haughton: she was born in the UK and now lives in Singapore. She is a painter and a photographer, who in her work attempts to capture some of the transcendent moments of the lived human experience - the everyday magic. Her work has been shown in group exhibitions in Singapore and the UK.
Anastasiya Berasneva: she is a Belarusian artist based in Singapore. Most of her life she lived in the UK where her artistic journey began. Her art works are about finding peace of mind and emotional stability in life.
