Bañares, Joquico at Anna
“Beauty In Disguise” by Salvador Bañares Jr. and “Otro Mundo” by Gerry Joquico Jr. opens on July 30 in Galerie Anna (The Artwalk, 4/L, Bldg. A, SM Megamall, Edsa, Mandaluyong City). It runs until Aug. 13.
Jarque at Avellana
“Disassemble” by Eugene Jarque runs until July 31 in Avellana Art Gallery (2680 FB Harrison St., Pasay; tel. 8338357). The artist continues the series of large painted wood assemblages in shaped or cutwork forms with more confidence and assertiveness. This is complimented by a new series referred to as “Disassembled.” The latter is not about the disjoined or the discontinued but focuses on the restored and the renewed. Recycling flat and flexible materials such as canvas and synthetic fabrics, Jarque invigorates them by randomly applying new layers of pigment—dripped, stippled, and washed with paint. These are then stretched on plywood like preparing a painter’s canvas, but in several layers.
Palette art at National Museum
“Mixing Colors, Making History: Palettes in Art and for Art” runs until Sept. 15 in National Museum of the Philippines (www.nationalmuseum.gov.ph; open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.). It is an exhibition of palettes and materials of art at the Masters’ Hall of the National Art Gallery. On display are palettes and art materials from the Rico and Melanie Hizon Collection, as well as from distinguished artists, private collectors and the National Art Collection.
The exhibit, held in cooperation with the Filipino Heritage Festivals Inc., focuses on the palette as material for art and material in art as part of the National Museum’s investigation on materials used by Filipino artists.
Also part of the exhibit are wooden tobacco boxes and construction materials (such as Masonite boards, glass and concrete) which have all served as an extension of the Filipino artists’ adaptability and their desire to find spaces for their artistry.
Among the featured artists are National Artists Fernando Amorsolo, Carlos “Botong” Francisco, Vicente Manansala, Arturo Luz, BenCab, Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, E. Aguilar Cruz, Romulo Galicano, Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Malang, Romulo Olazo, Norma Belleza, Antonio Austria and Pacita Abad.
Japanese designer at Artinformal
“Woven Cities” exhibition by Wataru Sakuma runs until Aug. 12 in the Main Gallery of Artinformal. Wataru is a Philippine-based Japanese designer with a strong background in the fine arts. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts major in Painting degree from Memphis College of Art in the US. Upon his return to the Philippines in 2004, Wataru joined the Masa Ecological Development Inc., a company that produces handmade paper products utilizing various local agricultural waste materials.
In 2011, Wataru, along with four Filipino designers, founded designer group Epoch. Wataru has garnered various local and international awards such as the Katha Award; Mugna Transitional Design Award; and Best Booth Design for the Philippine Pavilion during the Gift Show in Tokyo, Japan, for his innovative designs and his mixed-media artworks and installations.
