Visual collisions

Larger than life fiberglass sculptures and cheongsams studded with ceramic shards stand against an animated LED installation and a flashing neon-light slogan.

They are part of the installations and easel works on display at the aptly named exhibition Head On, which is full of visual collision, at the Red Gate Gallery.

Tsewang Tashi, a gifted young oil painter from Tibet, confronts the audience with his large portraits (pictured left). The human figures created by his brush, in rose and lavender, have an intense gazes and shimmering skin, making a tense visual impact.