Fresh from his success at the Florence Biennale, artist Raffy Napay is set to impress again with See and Silence, an exhibit at ArtistSpace of the Ayala Museum in Makati featuring his large scale works that bring the viewer to “a stark confrontation with the sea and the human heart.”
In his trademark use of threads and employing the act of sewing the acclaimed visual artist further masters his chosen material by imbuing it with a transformative presence. In his latest work, perception has no solid ground on which it can spread its roots but is instead swept and tossed by the waves brushed with the moon’s benevolent light, which for the artist represents an ennobling spirit.
Napay, who studied Fine Arts at the Eulogio Amang Rodriguez of Science and Technology (EARIST), has been making waves with his works both here and abroad, winning the Grand Prize in the prestigious Ateneo Art Awards in 2013 and receiving a grant for art residencies at the Artesan Gallery in Singapore and the Liverpool Hope University in the United Kingdom. Earlier this year, he joined the Florence Biennale in Italy and bagged 2nd Premio Lorenzo il Magnifico (2nd Prize Lorenzo the Magnificent). His recent exhibit, “Sanctuary” where barren twigs and a bird’s nest made of colorful thread take center stage, drew inspiration from his time in Liverpool and is symbolic of the search for home while in transit.
See and Silence runs until December 3 at ArtistSpace, located at the Ground Level, Ayala Museum Annex, Makati Avenue corner De La Rosa Street, Greenbelt Park, Makati City. For more information on ArtistSpace, contact Lorraine Datuin, gallery coordinator at (02) 759-8288 or email artistspace@ayalafoundation.org. You may also contact Art Verité at (02) 915-1982 for further details.