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Zen At Shaw

By the gallery entrance

By the gallery entrance

It’s a Sunday afternoon,  lazy and peaceful after a hectic Saturday night on the town with old friends visiting from London. The sun shines brightly, but the breeze gives the day a slight chill, a reminder that the year has just begun, the heat of summer still a few months away.  A great afternoon to try and catch the much-talked about Lao show at Blanc Compound in Mandaluyong.

Substance by Lao Lianben

Substance by Lao Lianben

The show opened exactly a week ago.  In a way I was glad we missed opening night.  Viewing the show today allows us to revel in the gallery’s quiet. Lao Lianben has said before that his art is about silence.  As we contemplate his monochromatic hues and marvel at the textures of his surfaces, we appreciate the serenity of his work.  Calm

Levitation by Lao Lianben

Levitation by Lao Lianben

 washes over us.  When we emerge from the hush onto busy Shaw Boulevard, we feel recharged, ready to face the hectic week ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elements by Lao Lianben

Elements by Lao Lianben

Substance Lao Lianben can be viewed from 18 January to 5 Febuary
Head and Zen by Lao Lianben
Head and Zen by Lao Lianben
at Blanc Compound, 359 Shaw Blvd, Mandaluyong City,  Phone (632) 750-0032 or www.blanc.ph
Budhist Television by Lao Lianben

Budhist Television by Lao Lianben


TutoK Tackles Crisis; Mike Goes Eclectic

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Detail: Neil Pasilan Installation

TUTOKKK:  KRISIS, KALUNASAN…ANONG K MO? AT BLANC COMPOUND

Three years ago, a core group of concerned artists came together to make a stand against the spate of extra-judicial killings that hit unrecognized, anonymous, mostly rural, Filipinos.  Since then, this loosely-organized band of artists, headed by Manny Garibay and Karen Flores, have made it

Manny Garibay and Racquel de Loyola

Manny Garibay and Racquel de Loyola

tradition to put together an exhibit on or around December 1, Human Rights Day.  To quote core member Noel Soler Cuizon, “Tutok employs art as medium, message, and motivation” to call attention to important issues affecting our daily lives, collaborating with NGOs like KARAPATAN and educational institutions such as the University of Sto. Tomas, St. Scholastica’s College, and Ateneo de Manila University.

tutok-foregroundFor this, their anniversary show with an array of over a hundred 18 x 24 inch works, TutoK challenges both artists and the community at large:  what do you make of a nation, and a world, in financial crisis?

The show is on view from 30 November to 10 December 2008 at Blanc Compound, 359 Shaw Blvd, Mandaluyong, Ph: (632)752-0080 www.blanc.ph

Mark Andy Garcia and Lynyrd Paras

Mark Andy Garcia and Lynyrd Paras

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entrance Installation by Don Salubayba

Entrance Installation by Don Salubayba

By Bogie Ruiz

By Bogie Ruiz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mimi Tecson Collage

Detail: Mimi Tecson Collage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Jay Pacena

By Jay Pacena

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECLECTIC BY MICHAEL CACNIO

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Michael Cacnio’s brass sculptures, with their decorative, often humorous, take on everyday Philippine life may seem poles apart from TutoK’s more

Subok

Detail: Subok

thought-provoking pieces.  Mike’s works are easy and whimsical and popular; his shows quickly sell out.  But the underlying viewpoint perhaps falls within the same spectrum: that of celebrating one’s Pinoyness with aplomb, no matter what life hands you.

Buking!

Buking!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eclectic by Michael Cacnio, 24 November to 7 December 2008  at 1/0f Gallery, The Shops at Serendra, Bonifacio Global City, Ph (632)901-3152 Email:  1of.gallery@gmail.com