Exhibits
Table Drawings
Art Alley, LRI Design Plaza, Makati City
Ongoing until November 30
Following his trip to the scenic Langkawi, Malaysia for the 2014 Langkawi Art Biennale, visual artist Rick Hernandez returned teeming with inspiration and drive to go back to the basics of drawing. In his fourth solo show he exhibits a collection of gouache drawings not made on an easel but on a table.
The series, according to Hernandez, was made late at night and early in the morning during the past 10 months since he returned from Malaysia. To broaden the folio and not restrict it to simply drawing, some of the works are grouped and arranged in random to create a collage type of an expedition journal. The artist also experimented with the velum paper surface and gouache in order to give the drawings a looseness and accidental quality, while retaining the photographic reference and expanding pictorial conventions.
Catch the final week of this exhibit. For details and inquiries, call (02) 836-8799 or 0917-8887921, or email one_workshop@yahoo.com
Rebuilding Blocks: Jose Santos III
The Big Room, Artinformal, Mandaluyong City
November 25 to December 28
In his latest exhibit, Jose Santos III gives life to often unnoticed objects for them to be worthy of someone’s second look. Heaps of rubble are transformed through the process of casting into objects that show the material in all its rawness. This change in perception results in a suspension of judgment, conclusion and recall.
The piece was part of Santos’ solo show, 2hide back in 2014. For this exhibit he decided to present the work in a different configuration, a move that suggests that each composition need not be seen in only one way and that there are no fixed meanings. The idea of highlighting a cycle of change in an everyday object is the very essence of the whole process of “rebuilding” that the show emulates.
For more information about this exhibit, visit www.artinformal.com
Sketches of The Spirit
Dragon Gallery, Yuchengco Museum, Makati City
Ongoing until December 5
The CeFaM Alumni Association, Inc. stages a fundraising exhibit at an alternative exhibition space featuring the works of more than 20 artists. The group show aims to raise proceeds that will benefit the upcoming projects of CAAI and the Ruben M. Tanseco-Center for Family Ministries.
Currently exhibited and available to be viewed by the public are the works of National Artists for Visual Arts Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera, Arturo Luz and J. Elizalde Navarro, along with other featured artists including Nunelucio Alvarado, Renz Baluyot, Hans Brumann, Benjie Cabangis, Alfredo Esquillo, Alee Garibay, Manny Garibay, Vivian Go, Pete Jimenez, Lei Lopez, Richard Montero, Jonathan Olazo, Grace Olores, Evangeline Pascual, Edu Perreras, Jemina Reyes, Frederick Sausa, Alan SyCip, Edwin Wilwayco and Armi Yam.
Email dragongallery@yuchengcomuseum.org for more information on this ongoing exhibit.
Mythamporphosis: Raena Abella
The Inner Room, Artinformal, Mandaluyong City
November 25 to December 28
A meditation on mythology, nostalgia and transformation, Raena Abella’s current series illustrates the depth of the psyche on a fragile glass. Using the wet plate collodion process, portraits and images of the surreal and self waft on darkened plates showcasing the artist’s vision and narratives.
Wet plate collodion is an alternative and intensive 19th century development technique that requires the photographic material to be coated, sensitized, exposed and developed within the span of 15 minutes. Through this quick and intricate technique, the photographs developed feature an ethereal feel.
Visit www.artinformal.com to know more about this upcoming exhibit.
Ray of Light: A Lighting Exhibit
Linea Furniture, A. Arnaiz Avenue, Makati City
November 25, 5:30 p.m.
Local fashion accessories and home decor company Nix Designs mounts a lighting exhibition featuring collections of intricate handmade light fixtures made of local materials. Made by designer Nica Eustaquio, each piece is put together in a way that combines traditional and contemporary design.
To further add life and light to the exhibit are performances by Kat Aggarado of Sinosikat and Mister Marcus +Stefan Lowenstein of Tribomanila. The event will be hosted by Chris Everingham of the Philippine Volcanoes.
To know more about the lighting exhibit launch, visit Nix Designs Manila on Facebook.