Reflecting on his background as an architect and on the influence of Latin American Concrete art movements in Modern Art, Jomike Tejido presents the exhibit “Invencionismo.”

Derived from a term used by the Argentine Asociación Arte Concreto-Invención (AACI) in the mid 1940s, “Invencionismo” is often interpreted as a reorientation of the pictorial identity, which is founded on plastic values as advanced by the European Concrete art movements. Here, Tejido surveys the transformation of lines, planes and form while activating a sensory experience through the physical and the imaginative.

In this exhibition, writer Gwen Bautista says, Tejido considers the relationship of creating three dimensional forms, which are then, later translated to paintings. Hence, even in works that take the two-dimensional form, Tejido launches his ability in defining illusory spaces and planes that create optical impact that affect other senses through our perception of images.

Tejido received his degree in Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas. His works have been exhibited extensively in art stages and institutions such as the UP Vargas Museum and the Cultural Center of the Philippines; and in exhibitions abroad, such as France, Japan, and United States. His work is currently shortlisted at the recent edition of Philippine Art Awards.

“Invencionismo” is on view until Jan. 28 at Galerie Stephanie, 4/F, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong. Email inquiry.galeriestephanie @gmail.com; tel. 79405726