MM Yu, Jonathan Ching, At Maculangan, and Cos Zicarelli at Silverlens

MM Yu, "Beliefs II", detail

Another terrific trio opened at Silverlens last week, three shows that also relaunched the gallery as a single space with three exhibit areas.  SLab and 20Square opened in 2008 as two distinct galleries under the Silverlens group, envisioned for non-photography exhibits.  These two spaces and the original photography gallery will now all carry the Silverlens name, with a soon-to-open Silverlens Singapore in the pipeline for the last quarter of the year. Continue reading


Rachel Rillo’s Frozen Actualities

Rachel Rillo, "A Year's Luck"

We made it a point to come in early for Carlos Celdran’s fantastic Livin’ La Vida Imelda at SLab.  With every performance sold out, we wanted to make sure to secure our seats.  A move we did not regret as we had prime spots from which we spent the next two and a half hours doubled up in laughter. Continue reading


Serendipity at Silverlens

At the gallery's foyer, a grouping of the works of Julius Clar, Kawayan de Guia, Neil Oshima, and Allan Razo

At the gallery's foyer, a grouping of the works of Julius Clar, Kawayan de Guia, Neil Oshima, and Allan Razo

I have conscioulsy refrained from writing about photograph exhibits.  I can appreciate good composition, and to a certain extent, great lighting.  I even follow some of the contemporary art practitioners who work with this medium.  Cindy Sherman and her manifold manifestations fascinates me.  Its  just that I am a total ignoramus when it comes to the processes used to bring forth photographic images.  A real handicap because in the art of photography, just as it is in printmaking, a knowledge of the techniques employed by the artist deepens one’s appreciation of the final output. Continue reading


CATCH THEM WHILE YOU CAN! Patty Eustaquio at SLab and 8 Faces at Avellana Art Gallery

 

Psychogenic Fugue

Psychogenic Fugue

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