Richard Phoenix (UK)
X Angkasa Nasrullah Emir (IND)
Peer/Peer
Capturing Surrounding
2024
CREATING ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER WITH MUSIC
by Jennifer Gilbert, Art et al.
For this ‘Capturing Surrounding’ 2024 Peer/Peer collaboration, Angkasa Nasrullah Emir from Tab Space in Indonesia created new work live and in-between sessions with UK-based artist Richard Phoenix. Creating alongside each other whilst listening to music over Zoom allowed for further inspiration, with each artist mimicking what the other had been doing. After hearing about Angkasa's passions, Richard quickly came up with a list that they agreed to focus on - food, music, and celebrations, ultimately a birthday party: "ulang tahun." From this point on, large-scale drawings and paintings grew to incorporate all elements of parties, as well as smaller cut-out objects in cardboard and wood that could feature separately. Food was a big topic of conversation, the guestlists, and of course the presents! Both artists created their biggest ever works.
Expanding Surrounding builds on the successful Art et al. x Tab Space 2024 'Capturing Surrounding' UK/Indonesia collaboration funded by British Council. This exhibition includes two collections of work by Angkasa Nasrullah Emir and Richard Phoenix to illustrate the depth of our collaborations over recent times.
ANGKASA NASRULLAH EMIR / IND
Ulang Tahun 2 2025
acrylic paint and marker on cardboard
140 x 140 cm approx.
$1,500 (unframed)
(framing on request)
ANE25-0001
RICHARD PHOENIX / UK
Various Works 2024
acrylic on cut out plywood
100 x 100 cm (install)
NFS
RPH25-0001
RICHARD PHOENIX / UK
Individual Works
Richard Phoenix Flower for D.R. 2024 acrylic on cut out plywood 17 x 35 x 1 cm NFS RPH24-0002
Richard Phoenix Open Scissors 2024 acrylic on cut out plywood 17 x 11 x 1.8 cm NFS RPH24-0002
Richard Phoenix Unfurled Orange 2024 acrylic on cut out plywood 17 x 11 x 1.8 cm NFS RPH24-0003
Richard Phoenix Unpeeled Banana 2024 acrylic on cut out plywood 16.5 x 22 x 1.8 cm NFS RPH24-0004
Richard Phoenix Blue Jug 2024 acrylic on cut out plywood 14 x 18.5 x 1.8 cm NFS RPH24-0005
Richard Phoenix Full Glass 2024 acrylic on cut out plywood 17 x 11 x 1.8 cm NFS RPH24-0006
Richard Phoenix Empty Glass 2024 acrylic on cut out plywood 7 x 15 x 1 cm NFS RPH24-0007
Richard Phoenix 2024 acrylic on cut out plywood NFS RPH24-0008
Richard Phoenix 2024 acrylic on cut out plywood NFS RPH24-0009
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
ANGKASA NASRULLAH EMIR / IND
Angkasa was a Peer/Peer artist in Art et al. x Tab Space’s first collaborative exhibition in 2024 in Bandung, Indonesia 'Capturing Surrounding', which was funded by the British Council. He was paired with Richard Phoenix who likes to draw kind-hearted creatures. As an artist with autism, Angkasa enjoys exploring various mediums for his artwork. His heart swells with happiness
when he fulfills the endearing requests for animal drawings from his beloved Mama, Baba,
and his younger siblings, he also has a deep affection for his feline companions as well as an
electronic gadgets.
RICHARD PHOENIX / UK
As part of Richard's artistic practice, he paints, draws, writes, makes music and is constantly learning about how these things can help people be together. He primarily makes figurative work because of his fascination with people. He uses both real and imagined individuals as subjects but also explores how our interactions with each other can reveal more profound questions about how the world is structured. Richard creates work that is bright, fluid and embraces imperfection, to mirror qualities in the world he wants to see himself.