Created By
William Tong
Mixed media sclupture
Curator
Luke Chapman
William Tong's Temphouse series presents a compelling exploration of transience and transformation. These works function as three-dimensional meditations on the nature of home, a theme of profound relevance in our contemporary, ever-shifting world. Tong's practice is rooted in the alchemical repurposing of discarded materials, elevating the overlooked remnants of urban existence into objects of significant artistic value. Each layer of texture and form contributes to a narrative of lived experience, hinting at histories both personal and collective. The sculptures carry a certain unvarnished quality, a deliberate embrace of the imperfect and the incomplete. Tong discovers beauty in the broken, reminding us that even within the most fragile and temporary of structures, there exists the potential for connection and the enduring human search for meaning. The series acts as a potent reminder that even in decay, there is growth, and that from the discarded, the extraordinary can emerge.
Temphouse (Archaic Vessel) manifests as a layered construction, a composite form suggesting both a dwelling in disrepair and a nautical vessel weathered by time. The work is characterized by its patinated surfaces, achieved through Tong's distinctive process of material accumulation and alteration. A skeletal structure provides the underlying framework, exposing the inherent fragility and suggestive strength of human-made environments. The sculpture occupies a conceptual space between tangible reality and ephemeral memory, evoking a sense of impermanence and provisional existence within the currents of history.
Created By
William Tong
50 x 57 cm | 20 x 22 in
36 cm | 14 in
2020
