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Acclaimed Filipino, Indian and Indonesian artists intricately weave their distinctive styles in this rare tri-nation art showcase in Singapore at the Art Space, Royal Plaza on Scotts. 25 Scotts Road.

This thought provoking exhibition entitled Beyond Borders explores the playful and haunting surrealism artworks from award-winning Filipino artists CJ Tanedo, Jon Jaylo and Vincent Padilla; and the expressionist and impressionist canvases of Indonesia's top visual artists Erica Hestu Wahyuni and John Van Der Sterren, and India's talented duo of Neha Majithia and Ratnadeep Gopal.

Tañedo's works are inspired from the artist's readings of Scripture and makes commentary on the proliferation of wrong doctrine and bad faith. The Manila-based artist has won numerous awards including the 2000 Merit Award for Outstanding Artistic Expression at the NOKIA Art Awards Seoul, Korea and the Juror's Choice, NOKIA Art Awards Philippines . He was also a top awardee at the Shell Art Competition, and a consistent finalist of the prestigious Philip Morris Group of Companies.

Padilla is a bemedalled painter, having won the top prize in the UP European Languages On-the-Spot Painting Contest. Shortlisted as one of the top finalists in the 2004 Philip Morris: Asean Art Awards Bangkok Thailand. 2003 Jurors Choice', Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards. His works focus on the pillar which is a continuation of his long fascination witht he constructive and redemptive duality of space and the weight of its symbolic force in the visual arts. The pillar is an ingenous architectural technology of greco-roman origin that simultaneously creates, defines and challenges spacial boundaries with its inherent functionality on the one hand, and its profound semiotic evocation of strength, force, power, balance and control on the other.

Social surreal illusionist Jon Jaylo depicts simple figurative concepts of mortal temptation through his life-inspired masterpieces. Embellished with the artist's prominent trademark of rediscovering the subtle enigmas of human poetry, his artworks are filled with seemingly abstract symbolisms and allergorical representations of social and divine realism.

Beyond Borders offers a rich insight into the diversity of Asian contemporary art in one common art venue, and reaches out to promote cultural and educational interaction and understanding in the regional art community.

Some of these top-notch artists have been featured in leading international auction houses including Christies, Sotheby's, Larasati, Masterpiece and Borobodour and have exhibited in various galleries and museums in cities around the world including Tokyo, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, and Amsterdam.

The main objective of this event is to showcase, the best of the current crop Indonesian, Indian and Filipino contemporary young artists on the global art stage.

To view the Filipino artworks, log-on to www.ArtSentralAsia.com and the Indonesian and Indian paintings on www.Beaux-Artz.com. Art Space, Royal Plaza on Scotts. Gallery Hours: Mon-Sun 11am-8pm. For Enquiries contact: Melannie Syquia-Hizon (65) 97344839 Email: artsentralasia@yahoo.com.