JUAN ELANI TULAS
"Kadilian (Coral Reef)" JUAN ELANI TULAS December 2019 - January 2020 North Fork Arts Projects is pleased to share the art of Philippine-based artist Juan Elani Tulles. He first came to our attention with lovely colorful works that he crafts by upcycling styrofoam (styropor). We are delighted to welcome four of his small artworks to North Fork. As you can see in the above shot, we chose to install his works on the floor rather than hanging on the wall. We placed them on the floor to refer to the under-the-sea/underground location of corals which inspire these works. While we show his evocations of coral reef images above, we also share them below as the artist portrayed them in his studio in Ilocos Sur, Philippines, followed by an interview conducted in English and Ilocano: (click on all images to enlarge) Eileen Tabios (ET): How did you get started with your styroart? How long have you been doing this? Juan Elani Tulas (JET): My first exposure to art
