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Year 8: A Harvest of Galerie Joaquin’s Best
As the Galerie Joaquin Group of galleries celebrates 8 years of bringing fine art to its roster of collectors and art enthusiasts in the country and overseas, it unveils a seminal collection of the best works of some of the country’s foremost contemporary modern and contemporary artists in an exhibit that opens on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the SM Art Center at SM Megamall at 6:30 PM.
Dubbed as “Year 8” the exhibit runs until January 24. It is the first exhibit to be held at the newly renovated SM Art Center, 4th Level, Building A, Mega Mall. It features the paintings of renowned artists carried by the gallelry such as Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, Sanso, Lydia Velasco, Mario Parial, Dominic Rubio, Eufemio Rasco, Jaspher Penuliar, Jovan Benito, Amador Barquilla, Jerry Morada, Karina Baluyut, Edwin Tres Reyes, Joselito Dayono, Aljo Pingol, Delluba, Aileen Lanuza, Vincent de Pio, PJ Jalandoni, and Phil de Guzman.
It also features works from artists that the group has had the opportunity to work with through the years such as the sculptures of Ramon Orlina, Michael Cacnio, and Daniel dela Cruz and the paintings of Juanito Torres. For inquiries, please call 02-7239253 or 02-7239418 or visit www.galeriejoaquin.com.
The works on exhibit give viewers a veritable mosaic of the art offerings Galerie Joaquin brings art collectors in the country, in its Singapore branch, and in the international art fairs and auctions that the group participates in.
In its eight years of offering fine art by Filipino artists to local and foreign audiences, Galerie Joaquin has given its artists prestigious venues wherein to showcase their art and launched the careers of some of the most promising of them on the global stage.
On his own, each of the artists in the exhibit has produced works that depict his interpretation of life and its myriad possibilities. Taken together, their artworks form a rich tapestry of the milieu in which some of the best contemporary artists find expression for their creative spirit. This exhibit is a joint project of Galerie Joaquin Main, Galerie Francesca, Galerie Joaquin Podium, Galerie Raphael, Galerie Stephanie, Galleria Nicolas and Galerie Joaquin Singapore.
And as the exhibit “Year 8” presents a harvest of Galerie Joaquin’s best artistic finds, it is also a bold statement of the direction it will take in the years ahead as it brings the best of Philippine art to the world.
Below some of the artists in the show candidly share their own statements on their art and the meanings they want to convey in their works:
JUANITO TORRES: taken from the sequel of the symbolic Noli Me Tangere of Jose Rizal, the painting depicts a chapter in El Filibusterismo where the peace-loving-turned-malevolent Simoun presents the gift of light from a lamp, when in fact, he intends to blow up the room filled with unmerciful friars, socialites, and the Gobernador Heneral, in hope of cleansing the nation of evil. Meanwhile, the young main character reaches for the lamp and throws it out the window, just in time to save everyone and the bride whom he secretly loved.
JASPER PENULIAR: “Refilling” is about curiosity. The way a child looks at what an adult does and imitates it in his own way. “Candy Cane” takes a very common element of a child’s life, the ubiquitous candy to tell a story that literally is on the child’s face - a veritable translation of the adult comment: “Mukha ka nang candy.”
EDWIN TRES REYES: In a take on current environmental issues, his work “Prospecting,” presents an environmentalist way of showing how one can harvest the capacity of the brain for doing good or evil.”
ALJO PINGOL says his paintings are attempts at “visual poetry” expressing inner meanings that find expression in his canvases. “Nothing is achieved in art by willpower alone. Everything is done through total submission to a higher being. I’m only an instrument when I paint. An artwork cannot be consummated in one viewing alone since art has life and does not die. While someone is viewing it, its story continues.”
EUFEMIO RASCO: “I use the figures and drapery in my paintings to communicate with my viewers. I want to elicit their reaction to the colors and images in the work, their subconscious reactions to the colors red, blue and green that I use.”
VINCENT DE PIO in the new series that are included in the show has moved from the serene classical musicians of his earlier works to the high spirited and vibrant guitar playing teen-agers of his current works. “I am imagining myself at the age of my subjects. They show my happy go lucky side, my current state of mind, my positive outlook in the face of adversity. It is a ready to take on the world kind of vibe, angst-fuelled but upbeat at the same time,” he says. He also presents a mysterious portrait of an alluring woman simply titled “Her”.
JOSELITO DAYONO says he is inspired by the beauty of life. “I call my paintings modern impressions, my friend and mentor calls this my own brave New World I paint as a journey away from harsh realities and the extreme difficulties of life into a colorful world full of hope.”
As the Galerie Joaquin Group of galleries celebrates 8 years of bringing fine art to its roster of collectors and art enthusiasts in the country and overseas, it unveils a seminal collection of the best works of some of the country’s foremost contemporary modern and contemporary artists in an exhibit that opens on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the SM Art Center at SM Megamall at 6:30 PM.
Dubbed as “Year 8” the exhibit runs until January 24. It is the first exhibit to be held at the newly renovated SM Art Center, 4th Level, Building A, Mega Mall. It features the paintings of renowned artists carried by the gallelry such as Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, Sanso, Lydia Velasco, Mario Parial, Dominic Rubio, Eufemio Rasco, Jaspher Penuliar, Jovan Benito, Amador Barquilla, Jerry Morada, Karina Baluyut, Edwin Tres Reyes, Joselito Dayono, Aljo Pingol, Delluba, Aileen Lanuza, Vincent de Pio, PJ Jalandoni, and Phil de Guzman.
It also features works from artists that the group has had the opportunity to work with through the years such as the sculptures of Ramon Orlina, Michael Cacnio, and Daniel dela Cruz and the paintings of Juanito Torres. For inquiries, please call 02-7239253 or 02-7239418 or visit www.galeriejoaquin.com.
The works on exhibit give viewers a veritable mosaic of the art offerings Galerie Joaquin brings art collectors in the country, in its Singapore branch, and in the international art fairs and auctions that the group participates in.
In its eight years of offering fine art by Filipino artists to local and foreign audiences, Galerie Joaquin has given its artists prestigious venues wherein to showcase their art and launched the careers of some of the most promising of them on the global stage.
On his own, each of the artists in the exhibit has produced works that depict his interpretation of life and its myriad possibilities. Taken together, their artworks form a rich tapestry of the milieu in which some of the best contemporary artists find expression for their creative spirit. This exhibit is a joint project of Galerie Joaquin Main, Galerie Francesca, Galerie Joaquin Podium, Galerie Raphael, Galerie Stephanie, Galleria Nicolas and Galerie Joaquin Singapore.
And as the exhibit “Year 8” presents a harvest of Galerie Joaquin’s best artistic finds, it is also a bold statement of the direction it will take in the years ahead as it brings the best of Philippine art to the world.
Below some of the artists in the show candidly share their own statements on their art and the meanings they want to convey in their works:
JUANITO TORRES: taken from the sequel of the symbolic Noli Me Tangere of Jose Rizal, the painting depicts a chapter in El Filibusterismo where the peace-loving-turned-malevolent Simoun presents the gift of light from a lamp, when in fact, he intends to blow up the room filled with unmerciful friars, socialites, and the Gobernador Heneral, in hope of cleansing the nation of evil. Meanwhile, the young main character reaches for the lamp and throws it out the window, just in time to save everyone and the bride whom he secretly loved.
JASPER PENULIAR: “Refilling” is about curiosity. The way a child looks at what an adult does and imitates it in his own way. “Candy Cane” takes a very common element of a child’s life, the ubiquitous candy to tell a story that literally is on the child’s face - a veritable translation of the adult comment: “Mukha ka nang candy.”
EDWIN TRES REYES: In a take on current environmental issues, his work “Prospecting,” presents an environmentalist way of showing how one can harvest the capacity of the brain for doing good or evil.”
ALJO PINGOL says his paintings are attempts at “visual poetry” expressing inner meanings that find expression in his canvases. “Nothing is achieved in art by willpower alone. Everything is done through total submission to a higher being. I’m only an instrument when I paint. An artwork cannot be consummated in one viewing alone since art has life and does not die. While someone is viewing it, its story continues.”
EUFEMIO RASCO: “I use the figures and drapery in my paintings to communicate with my viewers. I want to elicit their reaction to the colors and images in the work, their subconscious reactions to the colors red, blue and green that I use.”
VINCENT DE PIO in the new series that are included in the show has moved from the serene classical musicians of his earlier works to the high spirited and vibrant guitar playing teen-agers of his current works. “I am imagining myself at the age of my subjects. They show my happy go lucky side, my current state of mind, my positive outlook in the face of adversity. It is a ready to take on the world kind of vibe, angst-fuelled but upbeat at the same time,” he says. He also presents a mysterious portrait of an alluring woman simply titled “Her”.
JOSELITO DAYONO says he is inspired by the beauty of life. “I call my paintings modern impressions, my friend and mentor calls this my own brave New World I paint as a journey away from harsh realities and the extreme difficulties of life into a colorful world full of hope.”