tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68700281469188856632024-02-20T18:23:00.462-08:00Project Space PilipinasProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-17292283842015022722011-07-10T06:33:00.001-07:002011-07-10T06:44:42.506-07:00SAGE Residency #2: Yogyakarta<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYRfp1wkqiiYiLkuHSzTH2jbN_vV5DOTuvmvNVvfm9WYqNhvA5xXaqwuP5Ss6EaH2o1pILNHgE-DdjiuViUGg9tHAISaA5q4Ghn9YHwCzm2SZcZTbc__azEgx36bnn9szEYBgcZuWfrI/s1600/sager+yogyakarta.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYRfp1wkqiiYiLkuHSzTH2jbN_vV5DOTuvmvNVvfm9WYqNhvA5xXaqwuP5Ss6EaH2o1pILNHgE-DdjiuViUGg9tHAISaA5q4Ghn9YHwCzm2SZcZTbc__azEgx36bnn9szEYBgcZuWfrI/s400/sager+yogyakarta.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627716528909482466" /></a><br />Sangkring Art Project <br />cordially invites you to the opening of <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SAGE RESIDENCY #2: 'Yogyakarta'</span><br /><br />Christopher H. Zamora (Philippines)<br />Josef Zean Cabangis (Philippines)<br />Choiruddin (Indonesia)<br />Nugroho Heri Cahyono (Indonesia)<br />Chong Kim Chiew (Malaysia)<br />Suddin Lappo (Malaysia)<br /><br />Monday, 11 July 2011 at 07 pm <br />Dialogue & Artist Talk : Tuesday, 12 Juli 2011, Jam 16.00 wib<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">SAGE residensi 2011 : sebuah catatan ringkas</span><br /><br />Yogyakarta, menjadi tempat singgah ke 2 program SAGE (Southeast Asia Group Exchange) Residensi 2011. Adalah sebuah program pertukaran seniman, program residensi, yang melibatkan kelompok seni visual dan perupa dari negara-negara di Asia Tenggara. Program ini bertujuan untuk menjalin hubungan sesama seniman, sekaligus membuka kesempatan untuk membangun jaringan kesenian di antara negara-negara yang terlibat. Program residensi ini digagas oleh Tenggara Artland (Indonesia), House of Matahati (Malaysia), Project Space Pilipinas (Philipina).<br /><br />Menyertai mereka selama proses residensi, saya mencatat beberapa hal menarik dari proses kreatif yang telah dilakukan. Suasana Yogyakarta yang hiruk pikuk dengan kehidupan seni rupa, menjadi bagian menarik sepanjang pelaksanaan residensi. Lawatan ke studio seniman, menyaksikan event pembukaan pameran, obrolan dan diskusi bermalam-malam menjadi energi tersendiri. Wacana kesenian, market hingga perkara-perkara teknis penciptaan, menjadi bahan diskusi yang menarik untuk memahami kondisi medan seni rupa di negara masing-masing. Berpijak dari obrolan dan diskusi ini pula mereka mengancang karya-karya kolaborasi, di mana pertukaran gagasan, isu yang hendak dituju, pokok perupaan yang hendak dituangkan hingga pertimbangan material dan teknis penciptaan menjadi poin tersendiri. Kebiasan praktik kerja masing-masing seniman yang berlainan juga melahirkan negosiasi dan sharing kerja yang sangat menarik.<br /><br />Menemani proses mereka berkarya, saya melihat ruh dan spirit yang sama dalam tajuk kekaryaan mereka, sebuah spirit dari masyarakat negara berkembang yang kritis dan terus bergeliat. Persoalan identifikasi diri, identitas, sejarah, akar kultur hingga persoalan modernitas dan globalisasi menjadi pertanyaan-pertanyaan kritis yang mereka lontarkan. Seperti Chong Kim Chiew menggunakan peta sebagai bahasa untuk mempertanyakan sejarah wilayah. Bagaimana kekuatan sosial politik, mampu merubah teritori, perbatasan hingga kontur demografis manusianya. Dengan media akrilik dan spidol boardmarker, ia pertemukan semua teks wilayah, jalan dan sungai, dan nama tempat dari seluruh wilayah dunia dalam selembar kertas. Carut marut tanda itulah yang menarik kita pada batas-batas memori akan ruang yang telah tererosi, sekaligus mengajak kita untuk menilik ulang konstruksi identitas. Ingatan akan kampung halamannya, Malaysia, menuntun Suddin Lappo untuk terus mengungkapkan kondisi negaranya saat ini. Bagaimana perjuangan rakyat Malaysia menegakkan demokrasi yang bersih disiratkannya dalam figur potret diri memegang kartu kuning. Warna yang identik dengan kompensasi pelanggaran dalam permainan sepak bola, di mana warna kuning juga menjadi simbol perjuangan rakyat Malaysia saat ini. Sebagai seniman, ia termasuk seniman yang kritis. Nada satire akan kebijakan negara berikut tingkah laku para aparatusnya seringkali tersemat dan terdengar dalam karya-karyanya.<br /><br />Zean Cabangis, seniman muda dari Philipina ini banyak mencermati kontur lingkungan dari suatu tempat yang dikunjunginya, untuk kemudian disatukannya secara acak dalam bidang kanvas. Mulai dari figur, pohon, hingga benda-benda yang identik dengan tempat tersebut disusun dengan pendekatan teknik realism yang dipadu dengan corak-corak grafis sebagai elemen pendukung. Zean lebih banyak menyoal tentang identifikasi ruang berikut tegangannya dengan psikologi masyarakatnya, hingga respon audiens saat karya itu dipresentasikannya. Sementara Christopher Zamora asyik berkolaborasi dengan Nugroho Heri Cahyono. Persoalan globalisasi dan modernitas yang melanda dunia ketiga, telah menyebabkan masyarakatnya terkapar dengan kondisi ini. Konstruksi baja berbentuk diamond dimaksudkan sebagai ikon dari modernism, menindih sosok figur manusia yang menahannya tak berdaya. Seolah gambar bercerita, tubuh sang figure itupun layuh pada panel berikutnya. “Inilah gambaran masyarakat yang tidak sanggup menanggung beban modernitas dan globalisasi, mereka menyerah dan jatuh terkapar”, demikian ungkap Heri. Sementara persoalan art scene saat ini yang chaotic coba diungkapkan Choiruddin dalam potret seorang gadis yang dikelilingi buih. Samar-samar terlihat sobekan kertas bertulis ‘galeri’, suatu tanda yang mengundang konflik visual tersendiri. Apakah wacana art scene yang terkesan konseptualistik, molek dan cantik, hanyalah buih-buih basa yang hadir untuk menutupi kepentingan market yang sebenarnya? <br /><br />Merangkai setiap gagasan visual dan pemikiran mereka, saya menangkap sebuah gajala kritis mereka atas perkembangan seni rupa kontemporer saat ini. Bagaimana seni kemudian hadir sebagai sebuah strategi diplomasi kebudayaan yang menarik, beririrng dengan perputaran kapital yang maha dahsyat. Bukan untuk menafikkannya, akan tetapi menjalin sebuah pemahaman bersama untuk kemudian bersikap kritis dan seksama. Ada sebuah strategi kesenian yang mesti dibangun secara bersama-sama, tidak saja dalah satu teritori, namun melintas sekat pembatas negara. Upaya kerja jaringan ini harus terus diupayakan dengan tetap berpijak pada identifikasi diri, meyakini identitas asal dan akar kultural serta menjalin kerja kolektif yang kontributif. Senyatanya setiap gagasan karya mereka mengancang pada persoalan identitas yang terbelah dan problematik. Setiap karya hadir dalam nuansa dan wacana yang dalam. Proses kerja mereka selama residensi menunjukkan karakter yang beragam. Layaknya sebuah motivasi, mencermati perspektif mereka terasa ad upaya identifikasi diri yang lebih, reposisi wacana kekinian, hingga upaya pemetaan posisi seni rupa kontemporer Asia Tenggara dalam peta seni dunia. <br /><br />Program residensi SAGE ini merupakan sebuah program kerja jaringan yang sangat baik dalam membuka peluang komunikasi dan hubungan lintas budaya. Bagaimana seniman mampu membaca, memahami dan berkarya secara kontekstual di mana pun mereka berada. Adanya spirit akar rumpun yang sama juga memberikan motivasi yang menarik dalam melihat dan mencermati fenomena global yang ada. Berbincang dengan mereka senyatanya saya menangkap sebuah mimpi bersama, Asia Tenggara menjadi kiblat seni kontemporer dunia suatu hari nanti. (Hendra Himawan. kurator)<br /><br />Organizer by <br />TENGGARA, House of MATAHATI (HOM), Project Space Pilipinas<br /><br />Sangkring Art Project<br />Nitiprayan Rt.1 Rw.20 No. 88 Ngestiharjo, Kasihan Bantul Yogyakarta, 55182, Telp. (0274) 381032; 081227675678<br /><br />The exhibition will continue until 23 July 2011ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-84582675353084896652011-06-23T08:56:00.001-07:002011-06-23T09:10:34.781-07:00NEAR Artist: Junyeong Jang (Korea)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoWKuTKPtp1sSi0gJPfkfsodqGk_I01uz4ShgTdnWhHFbPiABAQWkoLgzg3rI5mx89Qj0vzMS0trHBXLOIHqNKkDioBjORbG7tVOr8lmlrW2WnUxY4aWG5QBw9ixIepD3BLBu-zRIv90/s1600/P1040113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpoWKuTKPtp1sSi0gJPfkfsodqGk_I01uz4ShgTdnWhHFbPiABAQWkoLgzg3rI5mx89Qj0vzMS0trHBXLOIHqNKkDioBjORbG7tVOr8lmlrW2WnUxY4aWG5QBw9ixIepD3BLBu-zRIv90/s400/P1040113.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621448234779902146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaggPyV53DkMZj8flKeKhC_MLmF9D_hqcZUsqLbzq_86YtJT1QyBDEdbNf9PSKmptXUk9AbIpUk-VlY0KmLDw6K2P2Z6XT5mvBUlJPZqdR2oGAlBrL9pjo3qRyaEfmH2VU9kGv6oeThA/s1600/P1040258.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaggPyV53DkMZj8flKeKhC_MLmF9D_hqcZUsqLbzq_86YtJT1QyBDEdbNf9PSKmptXUk9AbIpUk-VlY0KmLDw6K2P2Z6XT5mvBUlJPZqdR2oGAlBrL9pjo3qRyaEfmH2VU9kGv6oeThA/s400/P1040258.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621447184968304146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfMT6H5HRS8YNT6hDxaF3VHCqNmSA2IfTQbufU5vx5sjn7whRkLGbDLIOZhETBmdKvFlVXdKgOlkimbwQ3qe1cyah-pJNrxf0J91uOQszZ9PDFzNUknpWDdUtR9vZlMLLv7vKNL3vqMA/s1600/P1040250.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfMT6H5HRS8YNT6hDxaF3VHCqNmSA2IfTQbufU5vx5sjn7whRkLGbDLIOZhETBmdKvFlVXdKgOlkimbwQ3qe1cyah-pJNrxf0J91uOQszZ9PDFzNUknpWDdUtR9vZlMLLv7vKNL3vqMA/s400/P1040250.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621446603468166370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73dm3HrINo-mCuLs8Yrm46baxCJ3E8Hh8EJf5jIr88rNm95WvbuhyphenhyphenFh7y32nonPbT6BABfDn5btBNIVm63PlEumvRbzY60-POW_XD7AlpWReQTwm3yxU8xOo0d7itx3-0iAK7vTOUmW4/s1600/P1040109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh73dm3HrINo-mCuLs8Yrm46baxCJ3E8Hh8EJf5jIr88rNm95WvbuhyphenhyphenFh7y32nonPbT6BABfDn5btBNIVm63PlEumvRbzY60-POW_XD7AlpWReQTwm3yxU8xOo0d7itx3-0iAK7vTOUmW4/s400/P1040109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621445475904971378" /></a>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-22550559087204369252011-06-16T07:42:00.000-07:002011-06-16T07:48:46.203-07:00Christopher Zamora Solo Exhibition<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyflIrOAw6Par0lUzpzuUfDSenVewKEkeIo7eFDmM5Nd8xin53MVVNfsTEjBZIlBZ6VMKz1tOzeSsrhktCXWun3pTiQnwkhh_-BvAEtYcNcgL-gJEwm2vtP18lqb8T9d2wo1jtPhiOLQ/s1600/Quicksand.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOyflIrOAw6Par0lUzpzuUfDSenVewKEkeIo7eFDmM5Nd8xin53MVVNfsTEjBZIlBZ6VMKz1tOzeSsrhktCXWun3pTiQnwkhh_-BvAEtYcNcgL-gJEwm2vtP18lqb8T9d2wo1jtPhiOLQ/s400/Quicksand.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618828454104347410" /></a><br />A tool ceases to be one the moment it morphs into a lifestyle. It begins to have an essence of its own. It breathes. It thinks. And then it consumes. <br /><br />Christopher Zamora reveals the unquestioned dominance of contemporary lifestyle over our collective psyche. His canvas transcends a subculture conceived by an illusory will to connect and be part of something bigger than the individual. Zamora's art exposes the self-defeating dependence on “having,” as a product of diminishing one's “being.” <br /><br />Zamora's work delves into the minds of the very real and living people simply called by technology pimps as “target demographics.” Raw emotions that were once channeled through actual interaction with more raw emotions are filtered by the entanglements of fiber optic lines, wireless networks, and the evolving boob tube. Reality is continually modified and re-modified with the introduction of the eternal concept of “upgrades,” further enslaving the fragility of the youth's need for self-determination. What is left is a landscape of blurred purposes – a barren dessert of plastic, microchips, lenses, shiny discs, keyboards, touch screens, and the organic ether of a lost generation's dreams. <br /><br />A silent paradox is the ultimate portrait of this artist's theme. Aired are contradictions between the claimed benefits of “making the globe smaller” and the actual fruits of depriving a generation or more of the reality that is not virtual. This unreal reality is then reinforced by the willingness of indolent minds to not discern between purpose and consequences. And as the machine enslaves the acquiescing consciousness, a self-sustaining cycle of blind adherence prevails. <br /><br />Zamora has carved his name in contemporary art through his solo exhibits including Sorrowful Mysteries (Project Space Pilipinas) and Infectious (West Gallery) in 2009, Silip (Boston Gallery) in 2005 and Everybody Wants to Feel Better (Kulay Diwa Art Galleries) in 2003. He has also participated in numerous notable exhibitions here and abroad including We Was There (Yuchengco Museum, Manila) 2011, Yeosu International Art Festival (Yeosu City, Korea), Art Triangle (Soka Gakkai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Reflections (Bupyeong Art Center, Incheon, Korea), Studio Parade (Incheon Art Platform, Incheon, Korea), Media Concert ‘Love’ (Topohous Art Gallery, Seoul) in 2010, Tenggara: Recent Paintings from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines (Novas Gallery, London), Plastic Syndrome (Art Space Plastic, Incheon, Korea) in 2009, 2nd Hand Smoke (Cultural Center of the Philippines) in 2006, Buklod (Kulay Diwa Art Galleries, Manila) in 2003, and EMO (Boston Gallery, Manila) in 2001. His works had been part of an ensemble of art pieces presented in Art Beijing in 2008 and Daegu Art Fair in 2010. Zamora was artist-in-residence at Project Space Pilipinas in 2008, Neo-Emerging Artist Residency (NEAR Seoul) in 2009, International Artist Studio Program, IASK Goyang National Art Studio, Korea in 2010. He is currently taking part in the Southeast Asian Art Group Exchange Residency (SAGER), an exchange residency among artists from Kuala Lumpur, Yogjakarta, and Manila. (<span style="font-style:italic;">-Lloyd Llaga</span>)ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-31011857237953801742011-05-22T00:51:00.000-07:002011-05-22T01:10:42.977-07:00Freshly Brewed at Republikha Art Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bc_SpJk0nCFH1SaQHwGrDoLkYuXxl0hE_1qYj3Lx3ap9bCOaorqPFKhL7odNR0-GJSKF-THI_-aB4YhafcAKtw9KixqbWe5YPkyxrH7Y_dKO7FGdV7ZhFb7m-rYXKXN3UWIS5l6Wxok/s1600/rain+dial.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8bc_SpJk0nCFH1SaQHwGrDoLkYuXxl0hE_1qYj3Lx3ap9bCOaorqPFKhL7odNR0-GJSKF-THI_-aB4YhafcAKtw9KixqbWe5YPkyxrH7Y_dKO7FGdV7ZhFb7m-rYXKXN3UWIS5l6Wxok/s200/rain+dial.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609447424225272466" /></a>Republikha Gallery in collaboration with Project Space Pilipinas is proud to present Freshly Brewed, a group exhibition showcasing works by Carlo Gabuco, Amer Mira, Joey Cobcobo, Ian Carlo Jaucian, Ranelle Dial, Tristram Miravalles, Caloy Gernale, Joe Geraldo, Zean Cabangis, and Marc Cosico. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvZZPYLErBmLYLVSwjxikUNa2VtRuWA-i1fEk1IDS0OhPchifA9jAauOmI582NjHxt4aLeNIh3frb3Gn7acXKWWV46LsEJE4w0zagto9-NRgiOF90s6-M7eUefldKgsND6o0pohRRwiY/s1600/amer+mira.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvZZPYLErBmLYLVSwjxikUNa2VtRuWA-i1fEk1IDS0OhPchifA9jAauOmI582NjHxt4aLeNIh3frb3Gn7acXKWWV46LsEJE4w0zagto9-NRgiOF90s6-M7eUefldKgsND6o0pohRRwiY/s200/amer+mira.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609447205754114914" /></a>Freshly Brewed takes a fresher look on the variety of artistic concerns, as each artist respond to the round format as a dynamic visual device. As noted by Rudolf Arnheim in his book, The Power of the Center, “A frame can be intimately connected with the composition it encases. It can act as a window through which one sees a more or less distant scene, extending beyond and beneath the limits of the frame.” <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2rn2ypr3h5pdXZW_XgJ9FZJtsuZ-9fAuRbE_q_ZV554JvhiTnKTZU90uQcmsjhLCgCznpKwZdXQOw0oHmEAqk4p3KcuduZlldIxENAtO6vAd1DXfP2R1nkjd0Kayjp4lr7MjFRx-zQg/s1600/zean+cabangis.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB2rn2ypr3h5pdXZW_XgJ9FZJtsuZ-9fAuRbE_q_ZV554JvhiTnKTZU90uQcmsjhLCgCznpKwZdXQOw0oHmEAqk4p3KcuduZlldIxENAtO6vAd1DXfP2R1nkjd0Kayjp4lr7MjFRx-zQg/s200/zean+cabangis.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609446820294772114" /></a>The round or circular shape on the other hand, breaks away from the usual spatial continuum reinforced by the more structural angled frames. The adaptation of diverse narratives and metaphors in the circular border places the picture more, as a symbolic object or an idea, rather than a window to see through. Arnheim also added that, “roundness is the suitable shape for objects that belong nowhere and everywhere, it is impregnable and unconcerned. Having no angles and no edges, it points nowhere and has no weak spots.” And these, make the circular shape the most fitting format in presenting freshly brewed and inviting ideas in art.<br /><br />Freshly Brewed runs until June 8, 2011.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifgek1EuSGaiabIqMvanNNHqQg2F8EK6rH4wWVXHUnVqDiVEiaguVy-i_NoV6tQ9Uj_YfbOghFKjB0DUW4q_e0tLqeILKfW0_fitfxLzsveVVo-DKFibJK3MOUntcxBM76X_xjMM99Ic/s1600/invite+final.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifgek1EuSGaiabIqMvanNNHqQg2F8EK6rH4wWVXHUnVqDiVEiaguVy-i_NoV6tQ9Uj_YfbOghFKjB0DUW4q_e0tLqeILKfW0_fitfxLzsveVVo-DKFibJK3MOUntcxBM76X_xjMM99Ic/s200/invite+final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609449743322583394" /></a>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-45542914873664743512011-05-08T08:04:00.000-07:002011-05-08T08:17:00.872-07:00Black Gate: Caloy Gernale / TristramJust tell the tricycle driver, “Manong, sa Arayat St. po, du’n sa apartment na may itim na gate, katapat ng puno ng balete,” and without any trace of uncertainty on his crude face, the driver takes you to the place. It is impossible to get lost as the description of how to make it to Project Space Pilipinas (PSP) is as striking as the current national situation. And among the apartment units, it is the only one that has a black gate guarded by the mystical balete tree.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What is the meaning of the color black?</span><br /><br />Similar to the balete tree, the color black is usually associated with mystery and fear of the unknown. People tend to correlate the color black with their unexplained and/or imaginary experiences that typically take place during the night. Filipinos have the idealist notion that creatures travel from the underworld to the world where we live through passageways such as the balete tree or anything dark or black. The color black also connotes death and the evil. This is why black is the color preferred by people who grieve for the loss of a beloved. <br /><br />Idealist beliefs are constructed and the color black is utilized to establish such beliefs. Meanwhile, opposite the balete tree, behind the black gate, materialist ideas are formed through the paintings of two of probably the most underappreciated artists in the archipelago today—Tristram Miravalles and Carlo “Caloy” Gernale. Their ideas do not come from the unknown or unexplained. Their ideas are rather derived from personal and collective experiences, socio-political occurrences and recent history. Both artists utilize art to achieve a particular goal—to study society. One artist uses art to communicate his personal encounters; the other artist uses art to examine the collective encounters.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Dog spelled backwards is God.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGI4DylyBgHdo3JvEnFaD36n9VAUwi9IdF4g8fmX7oYGxR0EJ6765XLzCbRzrbwX_D-O_xxvq41yfug0bf6nE09MNvjU72eq6RVlb0nkoQIj6cH2If2sxXSJy4jQomCzKg6MRvnZNf_M/s1600/pic+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 137px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGI4DylyBgHdo3JvEnFaD36n9VAUwi9IdF4g8fmX7oYGxR0EJ6765XLzCbRzrbwX_D-O_xxvq41yfug0bf6nE09MNvjU72eq6RVlb0nkoQIj6cH2If2sxXSJy4jQomCzKg6MRvnZNf_M/s200/pic+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604364301773553826" /></a>Tristram Miravalles uses the already loaded image of the dog as the central theme of his works. According to him, “Ang aso ay parang tao rin, hindi ba? Halos wala namang pinagkaiba ang aso sa tao.” This is true in many ways. <br /><br />As if the canvas was an open journal, Tristram retells his very unfortunate encounter with the people who vowed to “serve and protect.” For an illegal deed he did not commit, he was detained for ten days by forces of District Anti-illegal Drugs (DAID). For an artist like Tristram, his experiences inside this shithole inevitably become a rich source of insights. <br /><br />In some of Tristram’s works, the image of the dog is used as a symbol of misused power and abused authority. In his other pieces, the dog’s figure is used to represent Tristram himself, like a self-portrait.<br /><br />Tristram’s works exude the kind of angst that is as lethal as the rabies that causes acute inflammation of the brain. His works will remind the viewer of a familiar juvenile anguish provoked by the putrid elements of the bureaucratic system.<br /><br />To better understand what Tristram’s rhetoric means, this is where the author of this paper finally says, “Let his paintings do the barking.”<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nqSAEli38aJKOwuaIZgeWyHFY8RvomlFwf_4xRqSSb7hyphenhyphenfE24FPbkhD_vYe3bRcaiMcG0Q54vRboc1Ikoosik2ztzQybwFBEWgrUfDpFTaVrNRRHk4IgS6e7bTRiR4xvWFB6hTCcvko/s1600/pic+3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nqSAEli38aJKOwuaIZgeWyHFY8RvomlFwf_4xRqSSb7hyphenhyphenfE24FPbkhD_vYe3bRcaiMcG0Q54vRboc1Ikoosik2ztzQybwFBEWgrUfDpFTaVrNRRHk4IgS6e7bTRiR4xvWFB6hTCcvko/s200/pic+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604363472757200050" /></a>Caloy Gernale, on the other hand, employs the idea of “god” or “messiah,” using the “messiah complex,” which refers to “the irrational desire of a human being to take care of others, practically disregarding the other person’s willingness to be helped out or be taken care of,” as springboard for the meaning that he wants to convey through his paintings. Incorporating the contemporary image of the messiah (e.g. the game show host who is adored and believed by the masses, or the transnational fairytale blondie whose kiss is believed to relieve the socio-economic misery of the victimized nation, or the “yello baby” who promises to be our savior) becomes a clever way to describe the recurring socio-political situation of semi-feudal, neocolonial Philippines. <br /><br />Caloy’s paintings remind the viewer of how we were deceived by the “benevolent forces” which colonized us for 40 years and patiently trained local puppets to secure their influence on Philippine economy, politics, and culture. These “benevolent forces” say they wanted to help us because we, according to McKinley, “were unfit for self-government.” This is what they wanted us to believe so they could justify their feat.<br /><br />Caloy attempts to put an exclamation point to the burning question, “Do the Filipinos have collective messianic complex?” Do we really believe that our salvation relies on the institutions established by the ruling elite? If so, how did we come up with such a notion? Is this idea innate to us or is it actually a product of the material condition of the Filipino nation? Is this belief an offspring of the banging forces and relations of production? <br /><br />Through his paintings, Caloy agitates the viewer’s tendencies to be complacent. Caloy encourages the viewer to understand society from their point of view, make informed opinions and hopefully transform these opinions into organized actions.<br /><br />Let the god in Caloy’s paintings guide your eyes to find the answers. The completeness of meaning does not solely rely on the painter. Meaning is completed when the viewer has significant response to the images or symbols which he/she tries to make sense of.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Do not knock. Just enter.</span><br /><br />The artists-in-residence did not leave the gates locked. Knocking will be unnecessary. You would just have to enter and brace yourself to the thought-provoking works of Tristram Miravalles and Caloy Gernale.<br /><br />Tristram’s dog would be barking at you. And Caloy’s god will be there too.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">-Andang Juan, General Trias, Cavite, 06 May 2011</span>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-25868394705612332222011-05-08T00:22:00.001-07:002011-05-08T00:25:53.739-07:00NEAR Opening: BLACK GATE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARaGMdcyEQSpkfY7_B_aS2c_bP1zk1AQgjsf0HexpD2m_mAP8EtjkSyqD1xy-U6c4z3mAdXSHdJxlNrUjuoTXywKNDGW9USVnd9k20At0LhOK3fdvs9upCjbrL8z7EOkStL6BeNNV6oM/s1600/blackgate+invite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARaGMdcyEQSpkfY7_B_aS2c_bP1zk1AQgjsf0HexpD2m_mAP8EtjkSyqD1xy-U6c4z3mAdXSHdJxlNrUjuoTXywKNDGW9USVnd9k20At0LhOK3fdvs9upCjbrL8z7EOkStL6BeNNV6oM/s400/blackgate+invite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604242731931455346" /></a>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-75875584074213980842011-04-27T07:01:00.000-07:002011-04-27T07:16:15.073-07:00LIA: Rundgang 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWpEpWnxzZERumzJQYgiDJ0myCU_4I3ymw2U40xUdCkG69oRoi62xVno1RzlWPNPS3iXDowpkufSTne_nqNDYb3SMdx4PAtgOrFd9ym3J4IRy0X1JWAvpY7dEnHUV2sWyX2Grs2Cxne8/s1600/Rundgang+LIA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWpEpWnxzZERumzJQYgiDJ0myCU_4I3ymw2U40xUdCkG69oRoi62xVno1RzlWPNPS3iXDowpkufSTne_nqNDYb3SMdx4PAtgOrFd9ym3J4IRy0X1JWAvpY7dEnHUV2sWyX2Grs2Cxne8/s400/Rundgang+LIA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600266518907177842" /></a><br />Leipzig International Art Programme<br /><br />Marjolijn de Wit (Netherlands) <br />Lorenza Diaz (Switzerland)<br />Aurelie Petrel (France) <br />Leslie de Chavez (Philippines) <br />Laurent Proux (France)<br /><br />April 30 to May 1, 2011<br />Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei <br />Leipzig, GermanyProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-11163592264809722192011-04-27T03:23:00.000-07:002011-04-27T03:33:07.348-07:00Self Camera: Repositioning Modern Self<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFdowIPA1K91ts8eqTydj621pW32VnGQRJlaI4UkH5dY4o5gkkmA4ewSAxmia_FQpVU5nifA8m6E2DrGHifTEYYEQD6HIOE2APANPGzYNdTlsJRfUyQoJGUjhU3tcaLkHV-xzWkJTErk/s1600/CAAF+poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFdowIPA1K91ts8eqTydj621pW32VnGQRJlaI4UkH5dY4o5gkkmA4ewSAxmia_FQpVU5nifA8m6E2DrGHifTEYYEQD6HIOE2APANPGzYNdTlsJRfUyQoJGUjhU3tcaLkHV-xzWkJTErk/s400/CAAF+poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600209340592209122" /></a><br />Participating Artist(s): Chen Wenling, Leslie De Chavez, Alison Guidry, Huang Min, Osman Khan, Stone Kim, Bongjeong Koo, Nikki S. Lee, Joongkeun Lee, Daewoong Nam, Motohiko Odani, Sherman Ong, Kelvin Kyung Kun Park, Young-Dae Park, Yooah Park, Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, Robert Rhee, Tomoko Sawada, Izumi Taro, Michiko Tsuda, Yang Xinguang, Yang Fudong, Zhang Dali<br /><br />Date: Apr 16, 2011 - May 11, 2011<br />Opening: Apr 16, 2011, 15:00, Saturday<br />Venue(s): Sungsan, South Korea<br />Curator(s): Baik Gyun Kim, Chul Ha Ryu, Xia YanguoProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-74314835819895583832011-04-25T08:54:00.000-07:002011-04-25T09:01:08.171-07:00Project SAGER 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcGGVAC-5qNTXWcKn7JaBUnA1XJWPWiekuF6n4MFGIvEEZkVpBoX2LF4AI8YR2kI1boj_l9KwS49LJFoba0Mpf2yLHpVvGOgv4WTcKizNSr7Cz1JsdpkqZ6lLLwdGapExMk-0za3pF80/s1600/SAGEr+logo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcGGVAC-5qNTXWcKn7JaBUnA1XJWPWiekuF6n4MFGIvEEZkVpBoX2LF4AI8YR2kI1boj_l9KwS49LJFoba0Mpf2yLHpVvGOgv4WTcKizNSr7Cz1JsdpkqZ6lLLwdGapExMk-0za3pF80/s400/SAGEr+logo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599551639429644354" /></a><br />SAGER (Southeast Asian Art Group Exchange Residency) is a regional residency programme organized by House of MATAHATI (Malaysia), TENGGARA Artland (Indonesia) and Project Space Pilipinas (Philippines).<br /><br />SAGER takes in artists with at least five years of experience and the Southeast Asian group exchange enables Malaysian, Indonesian, and Filipino artists to foster and strengthen regional ties, as well as to network and establish a better understanding of their neighbours.<br /><br />The residency entails 30-days each in Kuala Lumpur, Jogjakarta and Manila. During this time, artists-in-residences not only produce artworks for exhibitions in each city, but also partake in studio visits, gallery and art institution visits, as well as introductions to significant art collectors and art communities.<br /><br />Aside from these physical dialogues, SAGER also fosters a visual dialogue, as artists from these three countries are encouraged to engage in cross-cultural meditations and to broach new visual languages in their works.ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-27211265107842109212011-04-25T07:24:00.000-07:002011-04-25T07:50:18.919-07:00At PSP: Caloy Gernale & Tristram Miravalles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWyKYU2qN4lo4rydFos8mx-GJnqnAg7eHsWf3By4PcsBKeSa0mtGjUaO51eamf5nKWsSKhn8ZlKnUl4cIE4k_lo91Se-D2PXCCvdozpxGgHsnov5bDYR5u-i_2djNcwj-JpvNHd8xoy8/s1600/P1030067.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZqYqlHjnxdJH13gibLiFniv6sCsiGeQJ_5QpUXii1ceD7dSyr5KU0WzGki7Ku5eBZdvMkCdwCPjXLRCs_gq2Zd74hOOVjjThwvjVlglAcuSI-JPUTMx51cnzhYegVFxXkeVesV75l_w/s400/invite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599190716004422194" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">We Was There<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span> is a continuation of Reflections, an international exchange residency and exhibit between young Korean and Filipino artists in South Korea last May 2010. The initiative brought together four artists from Korea and four from the Philippines, who—after spending time together in both countries and exploring each country’s cultures—attempted to reinterpret their views on society based on the similarities and differences of their cultures through contemporary art.<br /> <br />The exhibit showcases individual and collaborative works by Filipino artists Michael Alvin Adrao, Carlo Gabuco, Leslie de Chavez, and Christopher Zamora, and by Korean artists Che Jinsuk, Kwon Jayeon, Lee Soyoung, and Koh Byungsung. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1276Ql2p9mQ8R7moSZWLOaEGg1nIMV6yNBSQBZhNgxUewNoGAdxd0NMAQYX2VgX0Dzyz21V63EKR-Ie9ppGvLC1ypSgPq_kHPwJYUP9UhYE7RNBYuQCdxEy0SOVoNjdMeXVdl039rjY/s400/MANO+MANO+e-invite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538298470621337570" /></a>One brings up Mano Mano and the tendency is to refer to a spontaneous brawl, or else a fighting match where challengers agree to use only their fists. Yet in martial arts parlance, Mano Mano would be the higher level in the practice of Eskrima, the weapons-based fighting technique known and practiced by various names in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Disciples of Eskrima are taught that weapons are mere appendages to the body. The weapon is the body, and therefore the hands that wield the weapons will become proficient enough to fight entirely bare. Hence, Mano Mano, as the title of this two-man exhibit suggests, is a declaration of advancement, of a proficiency that could only be achieved by discipline and devoted practice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vp8J2gOtJ3Pafxzosdgis52BH-gr4XSGFLymduQPLaWKtGlBrxJLOo6V1SABQE6M5AA0QIGc_y8wjpN0BL8AKO_8PM8ZBMdKzu1SaNtDVQCvE64Ner9iGFnVlw21zWt_rv5NvMKye2w/s1600/adrao.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vp8J2gOtJ3Pafxzosdgis52BH-gr4XSGFLymduQPLaWKtGlBrxJLOo6V1SABQE6M5AA0QIGc_y8wjpN0BL8AKO_8PM8ZBMdKzu1SaNtDVQCvE64Ner9iGFnVlw21zWt_rv5NvMKye2w/s400/adrao.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538297560656604578" /></a>Michael Alvin R. Adrao and Raoul Ignacio M.Rodriguez were first brought together in the national summer visual arts workshop organized in 1995 at Sambalikhaan by Brenda Fajardo and the late Bobi Valenzuela with Baglan, the organization of cultural workers, the Asian Institute for Liturgy and Music (AILM) and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). This was an art camp that emphasized collaborative work and experimentation in art making based on basic traditional art practices. Among the other students from different schools and regions who interacted with them were Geraldine Javier, Mideo Cruz, Jonathan Ching, Fernan Escora and Martin Genodepa and other names known in the roster of innovative contemporary artists today.<br /><br />“Mano Mano” joins Adrao and Rodriguez anew, primarily through a similar passion for drawing and then too for their parallel scrutiny of the human condition, mired as it is and grappling with transfigurations wrought on nature by mechanized and labor-intensive industries. Beyond its manifestation as plan and notation of immediacy for the benefit of mainstream art outputs such as painting and sculpture, the craft of drawing is brought to light by this exhibit as a discipline in its own right. These are inscriptions of image and statement that could only be consciously developed by learned hands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifji65dnJvvAYZ-ewwIqGi8xP1tu3GW5e7ymps-h3j3KbBUwkKXrOn-vvdgwY3uyh9MS0YmtIhZKpNU0G8kxEve9Z3i0QKvnhQJwrqf0A478Vq0WP9MHQVgyUUszkkCS5W6W9k-4Wg8Lk/s1600/rodriguez.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifji65dnJvvAYZ-ewwIqGi8xP1tu3GW5e7ymps-h3j3KbBUwkKXrOn-vvdgwY3uyh9MS0YmtIhZKpNU0G8kxEve9Z3i0QKvnhQJwrqf0A478Vq0WP9MHQVgyUUszkkCS5W6W9k-4Wg8Lk/s400/rodriguez.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538298002613615538" /></a>Mike Adrao is a graduate of UP College of Fine Arts and finished residencies at NEAR Dangsang in Seoul, Korea in 2009 and Project Space Pilipinas in 2008. Iggy Rodriguez studied at UST College of Fine Arts and Architecture and was a recipient of the CCP Thirteen Artists Awards in 2009, and twice won at the pen-and-ink drawing category of the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) competition in 2003 and 2001.<br /><br />“Mano Mano” is presented by slash/art artists’ initiatives at Blanc Compound Mandaluyong at 359 Shaw Boulevard Interior, Mandaluyong City from November 16 to 30, 2010. The artists will be present at the opening reception on Tuesday, November 16 at 6:00pm.ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-9408229570385901332010-09-03T20:35:00.000-07:002010-09-03T20:37:04.405-07:00Seoksu Art Project Open Studio 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue88nISLoAyF3HtDGlDE_tjBhqp-0_ZVCAk5z8vQE5zEScSynTRdoPbds7LeQI1jsOW6kYwu6cAq58Q8CN7XntaFUBItkwuuagsJa6ZKULZnvwLVR7v62FrfRQwLP1521RclBfMr_BTA/s1600/open+studio.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue88nISLoAyF3HtDGlDE_tjBhqp-0_ZVCAk5z8vQE5zEScSynTRdoPbds7LeQI1jsOW6kYwu6cAq58Q8CN7XntaFUBItkwuuagsJa6ZKULZnvwLVR7v62FrfRQwLP1521RclBfMr_BTA/s400/open+studio.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512897158419512706" /></a>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-16525190253939260362010-09-02T07:55:00.001-07:002010-09-02T08:30:14.325-07:00Ateneo Art Awards 2010 : Shattering States<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkB8vsSIWzANWrilOXKC829-fPhSSHhmUo7NdManrFyA4Rcn3xr1BwCXvuM6pVpVQt0LQlv8EmmxGjnZnRe_MsyvFTs4VbSze9M59aAHDKovPccjfN0Tn-5VQFKsgLvNLVqPvL7CKuQ0/s1600/Evite.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkB8vsSIWzANWrilOXKC829-fPhSSHhmUo7NdManrFyA4Rcn3xr1BwCXvuM6pVpVQt0LQlv8EmmxGjnZnRe_MsyvFTs4VbSze9M59aAHDKovPccjfN0Tn-5VQFKsgLvNLVqPvL7CKuQ0/s320/Evite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512337555383601906" /></a>On its fiftieth anniversary, the Ateneo Art Gallery is pleased to announce that “Shattering States” has been selected as the theme of this year’s Ateneo Art Awards in recognition of the museum’s pioneering efforts in championing the cause of modernism in the country.<br /><br />Traversing the range and scale of art practice, the 2010 edition of the Awards actively underscores the transgressions being carried out by artists rather than being an evocation of stasis or permanence. Ceaselessly challenging traditional media forms, this year presents an explosive gamut of artists whose codified works in one way or another hybridize manifestations that delineate and define the cutting edge.<br /><br />Beyond the parameters of the object and its creator, “Shattering States” is also an ongoing reflection about time and place: a mental mapping of links that connect local and global concerns. As Philippine society finds itself yet again at the cusp of success or failure, art is ultimately about harnessing and realizing the potential of the imagination to create a wishing space that will effectuate lasting change.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuvyN30dWGuLCBqqQl5HyYRUrro4uCHf0zKi_RXUH9CxUVlP-BNyf0CxfDa6Ss36K_4tO2Zpk7Q_te3peIfgD2os7UM9tmZGS72eai2a3qsLjxFMjqcASJDN_XSVt-0ULz1-DjfH8vIw/s1600/P1000418.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTuvyN30dWGuLCBqqQl5HyYRUrro4uCHf0zKi_RXUH9CxUVlP-BNyf0CxfDa6Ss36K_4tO2Zpk7Q_te3peIfgD2os7UM9tmZGS72eai2a3qsLjxFMjqcASJDN_XSVt-0ULz1-DjfH8vIw/s400/P1000418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512338669680664850" /></a>The winners of the 2010 Ateneo Art Awards: Shattering States, were announced in a well-attended awards ceremony at the Grand Atrium of the Shangri-La Plaza last Thursday, 12 August. Leslie de Chavez was awarded for his solo exhibition, Buntong Hininga, shown at Silverlens Gallery; Pow Martinez for his solo exhibition 1 Billion Years in West Gallery; and Mark Salvatus for his work Secret Garden, which was part of the group show Sungduan 5: Daloy ng Dunong held at the National Museum. <br /><br />The Ateneo Art Awards are given to Filipino visual artists below the age of 36 for outstanding works in an exhibition.ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-55059115181233745822010-09-02T07:48:00.000-07:002010-09-02T07:54:08.246-07:00Artriangle 3, National Art Gallery, Malaysia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJVdCJqYr9-wMXIC2c_pjVc07Jf3-xNrJlevwRjiFCNkNyX4TIY68xuLl4bubtwrpfAh3Ltqg0jVvpEvPLgrqOvIXgQU2J0nLtAO9Ahu7aFbuB8He1hKYm4w8pp1ezuMdgAKK06pxYOA/s1600/e-invitation1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJVdCJqYr9-wMXIC2c_pjVc07Jf3-xNrJlevwRjiFCNkNyX4TIY68xuLl4bubtwrpfAh3Ltqg0jVvpEvPLgrqOvIXgQU2J0nLtAO9Ahu7aFbuB8He1hKYm4w8pp1ezuMdgAKK06pxYOA/s400/e-invitation1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512328824301969282" /></a>http://www.matahati-artriangle.blogspot.com/ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-81539776004654445332010-09-02T07:00:00.000-07:002010-09-02T07:43:19.061-07:00Reflection at Bupyeong Arts Center, Korea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvH_vU-ZQljmhsHFM6O_HdtVcitikyvCdSkaiTQrF3bwZWwjZ3eSoPoCABxgE_PtR7gmUnE7xhaySozUr1sfKv9n4iH1Cqv4Gv_BJENCnJMrgE5EPIzYCWhYWsKnpV58ajGZkmPZTOyEs/s1600/DSC_0048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvH_vU-ZQljmhsHFM6O_HdtVcitikyvCdSkaiTQrF3bwZWwjZ3eSoPoCABxgE_PtR7gmUnE7xhaySozUr1sfKv9n4iH1Cqv4Gv_BJENCnJMrgE5EPIzYCWhYWsKnpV58ajGZkmPZTOyEs/s400/DSC_0048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512325980152633090" /></a><br />The French art historian and sociologist, Pierre Francastel (1900-1970), regarded art space as not just an independent aesthetic, but also as a symbolic system of social space. Through the mirrors of contemporary art, the ‘The Reflections’ exhibition projects the stories of modern people and society. The word ‘reflection’ (which capture both an outward reflection of external influences, as well as an inward self-reflection) symbolizes how through the eyes of two different countries, we can see a different perspective or a ‘mirror image’ of our society. This project is an art exchange project hosted by ‘Art Space Plastic’ in Korea and ‘Project Space Pilipinas’ based in Manila Philippines, which bring together two teams of young artist from Korea and the Philippines through an international exhibition exchange, to create both their individual and collaborative works on the symbolic theme of a ‘house’, drawing upon the influences of their own country’s society and culture. For this exhibition, the artist from Korea and the Philippines spent a month together in each country and through their personal experiences and interaction with each other, expressed through their works, the ‘harmony’ of their two cultures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3eHh36IwkAQUJxTXtD8WXtx8NVTAKfUd3FVyfdk9Eds1kXCwrAbHH7suRC2zyUg5KjcXrUeg3SDg4VKCNiSZHveX8k730HTjMhSQ0TIQg_wWP_JPcv7iaQFo12n5vDrRErs1YUkaPiw/s1600/DSC_0029.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3eHh36IwkAQUJxTXtD8WXtx8NVTAKfUd3FVyfdk9Eds1kXCwrAbHH7suRC2zyUg5KjcXrUeg3SDg4VKCNiSZHveX8k730HTjMhSQ0TIQg_wWP_JPcv7iaQFo12n5vDrRErs1YUkaPiw/s200/DSC_0029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512319470558382786" /></a>One of the artists, Byung-Sung Koh, based his artwork ‘Ulingan’ on his personal experience of his visit to Ulingan, Tondon, an area alienated from the rest of Manila, Philippines. Through his installation work, the artist uses ‘light’ to symbolize the innocence of the young children he encountered there, where their pure and bright smiles are transposed into the bright colors of the rainbow, in contrast with the dark and harsh reality of their everyday lives. In the collaborative art installation piece titled ‘ZIP’, created by artist Byung-Sung Koh and Carlo Gabuco, the English title itself is based on the pronunciation of the Korean word for ‘house’ (‘jib’), which can also convey the meaning of ‘being compact’, suggesting a way in which we can look at both countries’ politics, religions and cultures. The two artists combined the archetypal buildings from each country, a Roman Catholic Church building from the Philippines and a traditional Korean-style house (‘hanok’) from Korea, to create a somewhat unusual looking house, inside of which a photo of the two artists can be seen, which shows a vivid scene of how we live our lives.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjrBEmXffdRFRkY8SX3ZJMoomOYa1Mh3ecFQGo7OUn1sYfbKr5xk79x16w2RjgcTS317TZa5-ZL6c8bd5c0Bf5MUwuXNE7tLfM-4QHZCQ0mm2juFWu6TT9HnzwQyutn7nJgg9W3WcOas/s1600/DSC_0032.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjrBEmXffdRFRkY8SX3ZJMoomOYa1Mh3ecFQGo7OUn1sYfbKr5xk79x16w2RjgcTS317TZa5-ZL6c8bd5c0Bf5MUwuXNE7tLfM-4QHZCQ0mm2juFWu6TT9HnzwQyutn7nJgg9W3WcOas/s200/DSC_0032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512322150319993330" /></a>The collaboration piece titled ‘What is your dream house?’ by artist Ja-Yeon Kwon, Jin-Suk Che and Christopher Zamora, was based on a direct survey of Koreans and Filipinos, which asked people to describe their ‘dream house’. The artist used the survey to create either a drawing or an installation art piece of each person’s ‘dream house’. The artists from Korea, each with their own perspectives of a house’s shape and its amenities which have been shaped in the context of Korea’s own historical development, created the ‘dream house’ described in the Filipinos survey; similarly, the Filipino artists, each with their own notions of what a ‘house’ would look like, created their visualizations of how Koreans described their ‘dream houses’. The final outcomes of this process show houses whose designs demonstrate ingenuity in the artists’ achievement of creating harmony between the Philippines and Korea.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG9S4VoGChwONd0ocfQiB6emW6_8WgJ9jdR5BdbOAJNCVtK6_8jej4FLc7ZJAt6MFVVQUbGEGL4XZsbUj1LMpVS63y4SkdTQI1rDJGu6tQkE3DhRkNVvY2_hNT901vHbb4Cqzrhwh_n0/s1600/DSC_0038.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG9S4VoGChwONd0ocfQiB6emW6_8WgJ9jdR5BdbOAJNCVtK6_8jej4FLc7ZJAt6MFVVQUbGEGL4XZsbUj1LMpVS63y4SkdTQI1rDJGu6tQkE3DhRkNVvY2_hNT901vHbb4Cqzrhwh_n0/s320/DSC_0038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512322575694583058" /></a>In his piece titled ‘Our universe’, artist Leslie de Chavez arranged hundreds of picture frames in rows, containing images of Filipino families. In the Philippines, where society is built on family values, the ‘house’ is a warm and emotional place where the family can be together in one place and as well as the driving force for pursuing one’s hopes, dreams and goals. Not only does each scene in a photo capture everyday family life, but it also reflects the country’s society and culture, a scene capturing the process of repetition and renewal of generations over time, their own small universe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0Ld2TLEsQyxnl6iHyH52P2tKy7dVs39rjeZxlp3ZM3TgCB21Q4MgueWPrbsnzeA0tCEJz8s_LLexDNTD_c9ot2ibLGAy0qMJ1TK0ZF2IpW8lb6DTqK-MmZcpgKyrB3L-FD7HvY1JDW8/s1600/DSC_0022.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0Ld2TLEsQyxnl6iHyH52P2tKy7dVs39rjeZxlp3ZM3TgCB21Q4MgueWPrbsnzeA0tCEJz8s_LLexDNTD_c9ot2ibLGAy0qMJ1TK0ZF2IpW8lb6DTqK-MmZcpgKyrB3L-FD7HvY1JDW8/s200/DSC_0022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512323928247370370" /></a>If we were to treat the above pieces as works, which represented a ‘house’ as an emotional space where ‘life’, ‘dreams’ and ‘family’ can flourish, then the piece titled ‘Magic Castle’ by artist Jun-Hee Han explores the representation of a ‘house’ as a snapshot of social structure. Through virtual reality, people today can create their space and house; in reality however, a ‘dream house’ is no different to any other illusion. The artist pushes himself beyond the limits of institutional boundaries and through his piece, reinterprets the meaning of a ‘house’ in a contemporary and satirical context by representing the ‘house’ as becoming just another ‘object of desire’ for people who are drifting endlessly through life. The ‘Magic Castle’ symbolizes the boundary between mainstream society and those excluded from it. Similar to a castle rampart, changes in politics, society and culture will only cause this barrier higher and higher.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtaNQFBJ1vwaT2T0GysIMZgTqUvu8bPjn-b4MsWDxDxhSl51Xp4GadjIV9U8T5lOA1ms7OPX2sGgNvDTtoeiefFbkk1YPUzywUGx5kNVabH07sE8B_2U1n__yYG4zUlxGM-Egy7ZE2mA/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtaNQFBJ1vwaT2T0GysIMZgTqUvu8bPjn-b4MsWDxDxhSl51Xp4GadjIV9U8T5lOA1ms7OPX2sGgNvDTtoeiefFbkk1YPUzywUGx5kNVabH07sE8B_2U1n__yYG4zUlxGM-Egy7ZE2mA/s400/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512324254642760546" /></a>The piece titled ‘Conversation’ is a large-scale collaboration which brings together the drawings of artist Mike Adrao with the media art of So-Young Lee and Ju-Yeon Lee. The artists discovered that the colonial past of the Philippines and Korea was a common denominator of their two nations’ histories and their collaboration piece used patterns representing the national identity and heritage of the two countries before the colonial period. These traditional patterns of the two countries will interact in harmony with visitors, whose movements will be visualized on a screen through motion drawing. This piece shows how art through images can overcome communication barriers formed by different languages and cultures, where drawings by a Filipino artist using traditional methods, can be complemented by two Korean artists creating media art using modern techniques, the combination of which amplifies the significance of this art pieces.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeYkDJw51duFPDajwDVmb7rsirZy242nTE2k27ArW6oXUe6hO1f0B9IQflX-HFtSuFHj2R_pBj2cVDsLQzyyiY7gq9squRY8UB1OwdD_eCLilzWDQf9BsyQIQUKJbkAYIEATCOaFQ5bo/s1600/DSC_0057.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeYkDJw51duFPDajwDVmb7rsirZy242nTE2k27ArW6oXUe6hO1f0B9IQflX-HFtSuFHj2R_pBj2cVDsLQzyyiY7gq9squRY8UB1OwdD_eCLilzWDQf9BsyQIQUKJbkAYIEATCOaFQ5bo/s200/DSC_0057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512324765289358802" /></a>In her piece titled ‘Text-ring’, artist Ju-Yeon Lee explores the important role played by social networking website ‘Twitter’ in facilitating social interaction in modern society. Dealing with subject matters of ‘relationship’ and ‘communication’, visitors can type in their Twitter messages, which will then appear as a ‘text-ring’, creating a bond and communication link between the artist and the visitor. We are each a ring that links together with each other, and we surround ourselves with the links to other rings that we make throughout our lives. The rings that are linked to us today are not only the links we have made directly, but also there are links which we have formed in the past at random points in our lives; or there might be links which were not formed by us, but through the links of others. Although we may not feel that those who live in other parts of the world can matter to us, like blood capillaries, we are all actually connected to each other and to other societies. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqrR9XeX3L1aM0EyEmKBtyCipRdO4Yr2VOjtO0bXuWpmzHRGgw02uhdJYFOV_quOITMRLoWDAQ0Ni5fmrtFr5ei02UOttSDejfOC4WQDcUrnD4K3GYLzAZo6EzLhKkBXBAth2oe0toGY/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqrR9XeX3L1aM0EyEmKBtyCipRdO4Yr2VOjtO0bXuWpmzHRGgw02uhdJYFOV_quOITMRLoWDAQ0Ni5fmrtFr5ei02UOttSDejfOC4WQDcUrnD4K3GYLzAZo6EzLhKkBXBAth2oe0toGY/s200/DSC_0013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512325106009981874" /></a>Artist So-Young Lee captured on camera the scenes of the seaside in Subic, a 2-hour journey by car, North West of Manila. Her piece titled ‘Scenes of the seaside in Subic’, shows images, which like surrealist paintings, reflects the landscape of the Philippines, from the eyes of a stranger. Late one night, while she was walking along the seaside, she encountered a peaceful and natural scene before her, which felt so incredibly surreal and beautiful that it reminded her of the sharp contrast of the scenery to the harsh reality faced by some of the local people. The artist wants to convey with the affection she felt when she saw the sights of the Philippines, a message of hope that in the darkness, the moon will ever shine more brightly. (Park, Soyeon, Reflection Curator)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGr5XmLLfPzoz-2GUF4NRVIp9E7rVsY0SzDYvTzNOekfyxAL2GYsjejo9Sv_UPu7s9XxyeBJA0ERStuIKyc8uvgccNOH_P2CXihI0mEi-Gkw4nMKvcCbg4kYx8NGsgSvf1niG2M7y4i0/s1600/DSC_0101.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGr5XmLLfPzoz-2GUF4NRVIp9E7rVsY0SzDYvTzNOekfyxAL2GYsjejo9Sv_UPu7s9XxyeBJA0ERStuIKyc8uvgccNOH_P2CXihI0mEi-Gkw4nMKvcCbg4kYx8NGsgSvf1niG2M7y4i0/s400/DSC_0101.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512318793116409122" /></a>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-42193599733059980532010-05-02T19:41:00.000-07:002010-05-02T19:43:02.435-07:00Carlo Gabuco at HOM Kuala Lumpur<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLKxk424ksc5drtUG34g9Hvsq6CYp6d7WQRW-05X0t1-jeb9ux3C7o95Jfe3v3-dkqBLOdcjY3ZfYfx3FY7UWZsmBIb3kJ12D5yOMvZr9BUCMZ2S0TE8wyuJbCM3PyntbjSN5e3Se_2A/s1600/carloteaser800.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLKxk424ksc5drtUG34g9Hvsq6CYp6d7WQRW-05X0t1-jeb9ux3C7o95Jfe3v3-dkqBLOdcjY3ZfYfx3FY7UWZsmBIb3kJ12D5yOMvZr9BUCMZ2S0TE8wyuJbCM3PyntbjSN5e3Se_2A/s400/carloteaser800.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466868509318150338" /></a>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-80853390275508052472010-05-02T19:34:00.000-07:002010-05-02T19:39:15.380-07:00Buntong Hininga at Silverlens Galleries<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-DqzvtTAfkXbu3S6E52xJTKQBSPvnzNfy34MuWyhRdIdGXI9kIUaw15QVS1oyWL1yYgGRQCdearjZesU-g2TfmRcKzY8YuSaSD-_xXZs2DBx21ni50jm1PH9ofYJHhAsxWS7yU-JRUA/s1600/LDC+INVITE+new.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 165px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-DqzvtTAfkXbu3S6E52xJTKQBSPvnzNfy34MuWyhRdIdGXI9kIUaw15QVS1oyWL1yYgGRQCdearjZesU-g2TfmRcKzY8YuSaSD-_xXZs2DBx21ni50jm1PH9ofYJHhAsxWS7yU-JRUA/s400/LDC+INVITE+new.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466867317803202402" /></a>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-64677408475182548732010-02-04T05:53:00.000-08:002010-02-04T06:11:48.656-08:00Exchange Resident Artists and Curator 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvfGefO5Uj3TR3GFMoYmzQjlUH-vPp4qdnXMIeTES2cDRiWQLHfRM6zRMzSk8EVXQcCDRreSfnv_D5Q4yc4WXq293bicg4Rjf2pqUPbAQY57ZCFSXsCCyRMBpH_MHAy4oDQVoSSOLX6k/s1600-h/visiting+artists+and+curator.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvfGefO5Uj3TR3GFMoYmzQjlUH-vPp4qdnXMIeTES2cDRiWQLHfRM6zRMzSk8EVXQcCDRreSfnv_D5Q4yc4WXq293bicg4Rjf2pqUPbAQY57ZCFSXsCCyRMBpH_MHAy4oDQVoSSOLX6k/s400/visiting+artists+and+curator.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434386957915450482" /></a>Korean artists, Kho Byongsung, Lee Soyoung, Lee Juyeon and curator Park Soyeon visited Manila, Philippines to conduct research for "Reflection", an artist-exchange and art-collaboration between Filipino and Korean artists.ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-58762243849114328602010-01-26T06:34:00.000-08:002010-01-29T05:49:46.085-08:00Plastic Syndrome at Korean News<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxECLAaMn3GrPUPFFxvkhpMqq0RpXAry8KeILx3nFZTch1vi_0xij_NHf5qGj2Gt9vJFGE_WrM-nrUqvkVMCw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-46517889481641720142010-01-26T06:25:00.000-08:002010-01-26T06:29:44.090-08:00Terracotta Artists at Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0NUhyphenhyphenlQmvCHHfPjxNn69lCAg1SrPG6hcnJujyY2s0CiQ9gVmucsK4LiEqrLLwHEDMzspX2WPgKqJapEf4tnX4Phwkafkiq1DKKpcjb_F_FNM4zT0R4riQxyleB4Na3Epdk12bH5o_5o/s1600-h/joe+and+israel+residency.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0NUhyphenhyphenlQmvCHHfPjxNn69lCAg1SrPG6hcnJujyY2s0CiQ9gVmucsK4LiEqrLLwHEDMzspX2WPgKqJapEf4tnX4Phwkafkiq1DKKpcjb_F_FNM4zT0R4riQxyleB4Na3Epdk12bH5o_5o/s400/joe+and+israel+residency.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431055459983003298" /></a>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-31791549148229515612010-01-25T07:29:00.000-08:002010-01-25T08:05:41.333-08:00Plastic Syndrome (Art Space Plastic, 2009)'Plastic' comes from the Greek word "plastikos" which means to shape or to mold. We can relate some characteristics of plastic to our modern society for the fact that it can be molded or shaped into various forms with a wide variety of use and functions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9IQQthGe3gyULf6_UUms3xXWFJ4YXlT0XsC3HP0yL24hL986JLTxQzhFpucMuHiJ_SmaOn15uZD8M9GHjHos-b1AigRhk8CZBIfyXmpaLiEwy2opldMzkwyFYsEM6LXFZHHigxkGjjM/s1600-h/CAG_6619.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9IQQthGe3gyULf6_UUms3xXWFJ4YXlT0XsC3HP0yL24hL986JLTxQzhFpucMuHiJ_SmaOn15uZD8M9GHjHos-b1AigRhk8CZBIfyXmpaLiEwy2opldMzkwyFYsEM6LXFZHHigxkGjjM/s400/CAG_6619.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430702169067477634" border="0"></a>Plastic took its essential material position in this modern society less than 100 years ago. Whether we like it or not, we utilize it in many ways because of its convenient characteristics. It can be considered a ‘major key substance’ in modern civilization more than its being an industrial substance. Some scholars defined this period to be ‘the 4th civilization age’ or the ‘Plastic Age,’ succeeding Stone Age and the Iron Age. To date, plastics confront another phase as it becomes synonymous with environmental problems, but nevertheless, we cannot deny its function and advantages to our daily living. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru9Z7kJxzAqvAp8R5AbDv3eI6jMQMs2pZthnWFZJNJROc3kLHYrQmr0zOzCQTt3ca7X5gbs9Icajn7IGNWIAGCgCbnT9UtwbiqmeNjDGxQDvwljhXFFICRKdbFOOG_RUONFF-r3B9CIA/s1600-h/CAG_6365.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhru9Z7kJxzAqvAp8R5AbDv3eI6jMQMs2pZthnWFZJNJROc3kLHYrQmr0zOzCQTt3ca7X5gbs9Icajn7IGNWIAGCgCbnT9UtwbiqmeNjDGxQDvwljhXFFICRKdbFOOG_RUONFF-r3B9CIA/s200/CAG_6365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430703341281399906" border="0"></a>‘Plastic Syndrome’ intends to create an opportunity to review and reinterpret modern living as a ‘plastic society’ through art. Some participating artists took advantage of plastic as a material-substance to create art works, while others makes use of it as a metaphor to express various aspects of modern ‘plastic’ society. Nonetheless, the world they see and tell about plastic society is not limited to the features of modern man and his surroundings, vain and lacking in sincerity. And thus, they have tried to explore the real meaning in modern life by relating through the peeled, transparent and sometime glossy quality of plastic.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHs7zp_RhSR1AsaS2fp9_7g-dLJZgpMQ1asTpLdqy3I-lISNvcCjNljTOQoOeJ0SGHOHtnXxI-C_4o6pGCBQNQEeDQNTiK_BS4Bqv3ppIBg6EPGk_obpTEOx5UlJrRs9LE-56WlfGynnw/s1600-h/CAG_6626.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHs7zp_RhSR1AsaS2fp9_7g-dLJZgpMQ1asTpLdqy3I-lISNvcCjNljTOQoOeJ0SGHOHtnXxI-C_4o6pGCBQNQEeDQNTiK_BS4Bqv3ppIBg6EPGk_obpTEOx5UlJrRs9LE-56WlfGynnw/s200/CAG_6626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430704398673548898" border="0"></a>Even if tons of plastic products are being used and thrown away daily, most of them are being recycled repeatedly through a recycling system. And this brings us to the question of whether its incessant recycling is beneficial to our daily lives. Right at this moment, many people for sure are using plastic, drinking from plastic bottles, typing using plastic keypads, listening from their plastic radios, etc. And definitely, tons of plastic wastes are also being carried out to plastic recycling factories at this moment to be given a new life, a new form and hopefully some of them would breathe again anew through some methods of art. (- Soyeon Park, Curator, Plastic Syndrome)<br /><br />Participating Artists: Jinsuk Che, Soyeon Cho, Jayeon Kwon + Jiwon Shin, Shinjung Ryu, Christopher Zamora, Carlo Gabuco, Mike Adrao<object id="BLOG_video-FAILED" class="BLOG_video_class" contentid="FAILED" width="320" height="266"></object>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-64244082851871003952010-01-25T06:11:00.000-08:002010-01-25T06:44:12.045-08:00NEAR Artists: Joe Geraldo and Israel Gonzales<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKd5fBwadfwolqATr_wRDcBx9OE3BbMS9I4pQGBJGH0COrDRVhn8DCnp-mpH63r1HZubnRcJBJzLhqwUuKwrGiCVQdiTPHtWBxJ2wchE4MiN7GRo736TRnNaNxMNJjnsRRupan3U22fs/s1600-h/joe+geraldo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKd5fBwadfwolqATr_wRDcBx9OE3BbMS9I4pQGBJGH0COrDRVhn8DCnp-mpH63r1HZubnRcJBJzLhqwUuKwrGiCVQdiTPHtWBxJ2wchE4MiN7GRo736TRnNaNxMNJjnsRRupan3U22fs/s400/joe+geraldo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430687389939689234" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Roedil “Joe” Geraldo</span> (b. 1969, Talisay City, Negros Occidental) studied fine arts major in advertising at the La Consolation College School of Architecture and Fine Arts, in Bacolod City. He had participated in numerous group exhibitions in the Visayas and in Manila as well, some notable exhibitions include “Sungduan” (traveling exhibition organized by NCCA) in 2000, “8th VIVA EXCON (Visayan Islands Visual Art Exhibit and Conference): Best of Negros” in 2004, “Hinugot sa Yutang Pula: 2nd Dumaguete Biennial Terracotta Art Festival and Competition” Dumaguete City in 2007, and “Aramid” Pinto Gallery, Antipolo City, “Three Expressions in Terracotta” Total Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Manille, “Anyo” Art Informal in 2008. Joe Geraldo is a consistent finalist in the Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards from 2003 to 2008, and an awardee of several sculpture and painting competitions in the region. Conscientiously producing massive pieces in two and three-dimensional forms, he had held six solo exhibitions including “Oras 1” La Salle Museum, Bacolod City, in 1996, “Time 2” Negros Museum, Bacolod City, in 2001, “Halad sa Duta” Kaida Gallery, Quezon City, in 2007 and his most recent, “Putik” Negros Museum, Bacolod City, in 2008.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDtK2ay0OEZ_fNd9jE11z34CT-xUNOjZISVBBWYc-_Y5Cs1JsXcu8exY2sqP-eyju2BQFE2UzO2f_uOlmJNtLZ6q5Iwzu09YvGOUEPfRZvislmwTliHNPEhzHRXpHs72ndob_A0ZHmUQ/s1600-h/israel+gonzales.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDtK2ay0OEZ_fNd9jE11z34CT-xUNOjZISVBBWYc-_Y5Cs1JsXcu8exY2sqP-eyju2BQFE2UzO2f_uOlmJNtLZ6q5Iwzu09YvGOUEPfRZvislmwTliHNPEhzHRXpHs72ndob_A0ZHmUQ/s400/israel+gonzales.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430687542988861538" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Israel Mark Gonzales</span> (b. 1984, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental) graduated at La Consolation College School of Architecture and Fine Arts, Bacolod City, major in painting in 2006. He was finalist at the Shell National Student Art Competition in 2005, 2004 and semifinalist at the Metrobank Foundation’s Art and Design Excellence (MADE) National Competition also in 2004. He had attended various art-related workshops including “Art Barrage: Young Artists Discovery” sponsored by the Metrobank Foundation Inc. and Black Artists in Asia in 2003, and “Negros Museum Summer Creative Art Workshop” in Bacolod City in 2005. Some of notable group exhibitions he had participated include “8th VIVA EXCON (Visayan Islands Visual Art Exhibit and Conference): Best of Negros” in 2004, “Pasidungog,” Orange Gallery in 2005, “9th VIVA EXCON: Punias” Samar, Leyte in 2006, “2nd Dumaguete Biennial Terracotta Art Festival and Competition” Dumaguete in 2007, and “Three Expressions in Terracotta” Total Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Manille, in 2008.ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870028146918885663.post-83857807933211810412010-01-25T06:09:00.000-08:002010-01-25T06:10:13.593-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZJ98_W7QLUH8EBp0jjg9flnsqZtgaHbVk34JauySaU3RuRPp3kv05pANeyFhJG9GmtevcswKZydQPaOHBx3JzS3uWRRgMf1iSb9A4yMtMzUp7OvjRVrxHBermBtCeSpdIEjYB3BzZ5k/s1600-h/invite.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZJ98_W7QLUH8EBp0jjg9flnsqZtgaHbVk34JauySaU3RuRPp3kv05pANeyFhJG9GmtevcswKZydQPaOHBx3JzS3uWRRgMf1iSb9A4yMtMzUp7OvjRVrxHBermBtCeSpdIEjYB3BzZ5k/s400/invite.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430679436119420530" /></a>ProjectSpacePilipinashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06831947040336703977noreply@blogger.com0