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PARIAL’S "FESTIVO" OPENS MARCH 27
Parial’s Major Show for Art Year 2008
Internationally renowned artist Mario Parial opens his art year 2008 with a very special exhibit of his recent works in the showtitled "Festivo". The show opens Thursday, March 27, 2008 at The Centre Gallery, Ground Floor of Galerie Joaquin Main. This show isa landmark show for Parial who raises his interest in color and festive subjects to even higher levels. The show includes three (3) 48" x 52" major paintings that the artist did specially for this occasion or a total of 25 works on canvas.
"Festivo" twinbills at Galerie Joaquin with another major one man show by contemporary artist Jerry Morada on the same night but at the 2nd Floor of the Galerie Joaquin Main building. Galerie Joaquin is located at 371 P. Guevarra St. cor. Montessori Lane, Addition Hills, San Juan, Metro Manila. Tel. 723 9253 or 723 9418. Email, info@galeriejoaquin.com or visit www.galeriejoaquin.com. "Festivo" also includes works that showcase Parial’s newer and freer and more spontaneous style such as 40" x 60" "The Three Graces" and 30" x 40" "Embracing Good Fortune".
Parial has exhibited in Hong Kong, China, Germany and in key cities of Canada, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan and in the United States. He has participated in over 160 group shows and has 22 one-man shows to his credit. His works have been included on several occasions at Sotheby’s auctions on Southeast Asian Art.
Mario Parial studied at the University of Santo Tomas College of Fine Arts where he graduated in 1969. Four years prior to graduation, at 21, he mounted his first solo show, a remarkable feat for a young man still pursuing an education. He was later invited to teach printmaking and painting in his alma mater before moving onwards to join the faculty of the University of the Philippines.
In painting, Parial developed a strong affinity for his people, characterized by vivid hues and design and often set in the colorful ambience of festivals and fiestas. His oeuvre reflects a pervasive sense of nature, including plants, flowers, horses and fishes. He has also done folk and mythological characters, where the woman, in her various guises and roles, occupies the central figure.
A winner of numerous awards, Parial was still a student at the UST when he won first prize in the 1966 Art Association of the Philippines art competition. In 1967, he received the Benavides Award for Outstanding Performance for University Prestige from the University of Santo Tomas. In 1972, he was named one of the Thirteen Artists Awardees of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. In 1978, he was a recipient of the Outstanding Thomasian Award, also from the UST. |
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