EXHIBITS
A Round of Day Dreams: Hadrian Mendoza
ArtistSpace, Ayala Museum, Makati City
Ongoing until December 18
Through ceramic sculptures, Washington, DC-based Filipino visual artist Hadrian Mendoza molds the real and the make-believe together. In Mendoza's solo exhibition here in the country, he presents his current series of ceramic creations that borrows images from the rich heritage, flora and fauna of the Philippines.
Noted for his expressionistic and abstracted indigenous forms with heavy cultural undertones, Mendoza transformed bamboos, tarsiers and rice gods into stoneware that aim to intrigue the visual and tactile senses of the viewers. The Filipino stoneware potter is currently a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the George Washington University. He will be flying to the Philippines on December 10 for the opening night of his exhibit.
For more information on this ongoing show, contact the gallery coordinator at (02) 759-8288 or email [email protected]
Painted Memories
Bridgeway Gallery and Foyer, Yuchengco Museum, Makati City
Ongoing until January 16
Two generations of Chinese art are currently on display here in the Philippines. The exhibit showcases 36 Chinese calligraphy and brush paintings of portraits, landscapes and animals rendered by the father and daughter duo of Lai You Sun and Yueh Faye Lai. The three-dozen artworks are created with both traditional and modern techniques.
Lai You Sun, sans formal training, expressed his creations using classical techniques; he painted tirelessly for nine years and produced nearly 400 paintings. Yueh Faye Lai, on the other hand, studied the classics under masters such as Chu Hing-wah and Huang Yongyu as a young girl in Taiwan, hence her works on the exhibit convey her journey from a student to an artist.
This show is part of Yuchengco Museum's "Full Circle” exhibition series, which showcases how the works of Chinese and Sino-Filipino families highlight the flow of creativity and artistry from one generation to the next.
Ticket prices range from P25 to P100. For more details, call (02) 889-1234 or email [email protected]
No Singing Allowed: Jigger Cruz and Pow Martinez
Silverlens Galleries, Makati City
Ongoing until December 19
Two Manila-based contemporary artists come together in a duo exhibition that showcases paintings using acrylic, oil and mixed media. Jigger Cruz, whose creations often rework many of the stylistic quirks of classical painting, plays with ideas of defacement and vandalism. Pow Martinez, on the other hand, is an interdisciplinary artist who is known for his eclectic and humorous drawings inspired by Filipino culture, pop imagery and genre music.
For more details about this ongoing exhibit, call (02) 816-0044 or visit www.silverlensgalleries.com
BenCab Portraits
Ground Floor Lobby, Ayala Museum, Makati City
Ongoing until January 24
As part of the yearlong exhibition in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the artistry of Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera, the Ayala Museum mounts an exhibit featuring over a hundred portraits of the National Artist, many of which are being publicly exhibited for the first time.
The portraits will be complemented by digital displays powered by Samsung showing BenCab's sketches and a slideshow of his stylistic progression. The show is curated by historian Ambeth R. Ocampo who says the portraits don't just copy the face but also tell the story of the subject.
Together with the Ayala Museum, the exhibit is co-presented by Citi Private Bank. Call (02) 759-8288 or visit ayalamuseum.org for more details.
CONCERTS
Hirsch-Pinkas Piano Duo
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
December 9, 7:30 p.m.
Coveted duo pianists are coming to the country for a one-night show at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Evan Hirsch and Sally Pinkas are set to perform together in a program which includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Andante mit Variationen in G major, KV 501 (1786), Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Six Pieces, Op. 11 (1894), Franz Schubert’s Rondo in A Major, Op. 107 D. 951 (1828), and Samuel Barber’s Souvenirs, Op. 28 (1954).
Hirsch, an active recitalist and chamber player, and Pinkas, a solo pianist and professor of Music and Artist-in-Residence at Dartmouth College, made their European debut at the Officina Musicale Scotese in Abruzzo, Italy, and have since toured Nigeria, China, Southeast Asia, Russia, Italy, Bulgaria and Israel.
For ticket inquiries, call the CCP Box Office at (02) 832-3704