“Sining Pasig:Bagong Pananaw”
Pasig Art Club
NCCA Gallery
633 Gen Luna St.Intramuros, Manila
August 5-28 2010
On August 5-28, the NCCA Gallery in Intramuros will exhibit “Sining Pasig: Bagong Pananaw.” By the Pasig Art Club.
Having the city of old glory, the setting for this club’s latest collection is fitting as the art club that is behind the exhibit is indeed an institution in itself.
The Pasig Art club is one of the oldest and most respected collectives in our country. Established a little over 50 years ago, it has carved a name for itself as being a society of artists dedicated to the excellence of art in tandem with enriching their community and promoting the local treasures which many of them find as being the root of their inspiration. Pasig Art Club had its humble beginnings as informal sketching trips with the fathers of modern Philippine art such as Fernando Amorsolo, Botong Francisco, Guillermo Tolentino, and others all convening at Ambrosio Morales’, who was a professor of sculpture at UP at the time. Eventually, it ended up turning into more regulated meetings. Thus, on July 28, 1957, at the famous Bahay na Tisa, the Pasig Art Club was born.
The Pasig Art Club has been the home of many respected and celebrated artists. However, more than that it brings artists together. The regular drawing and sketching sessions are instrumental as they continuously hone their craft whilst exploring new frontiers of their creative reservoirs. The healthy creative atmosphere that it creates among the members makes an even more prolific group. The Pasig Art Club ever since its creation has always been innovative and pioneering in their own right. In fact, it has been said that they were the first ones to hold a public art exhibit among South East Asian countries. Since then it has continuously produced art exhibits that have delighted the followers of its many exceptional members.
The members of the Pasig Art Club are artists that are diverse and varied in their disciplines of the visual arts. Despite the differences they have managed to be successful in their collective vision of excellence in continuously promoting the legacy and standard that the Pasig Art Club has been recognized for.
Although experiencing a lull during the 80s and 90s due to the retirement and change of profession of the older members, it has managed to be reborn to get back to its former active state. During that time those that were taking hold of the club were artists that grew up seeing the beauty and nostalgia of the fellowship which the earlier generations were part of. With the new generation and fresh crop of artists, the annual art exhibits were reinstated and the advocacy of the conservation of cultural heritage along with drawing and sketching sessions were aggressively pursued. Having been established for many years, the Pasig art club has nonetheless remained relevant to the issues and social concerns of its time. Along with the changing faces of our country, it has evolved into becoming a society of artists that welcomes the new while respecting the tradition of the old.
The upcoming exhibit at the gallery of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts is an opportunity for the people to revel in the works of the talented and distinguished members. “Bagong Pananaw” contains the works of four generations of members. The differences given of their respective eras, their particular subjects and mediums bring about a very unique collection that is colorful and filled with the texture and depth of diversity.
Sining Pasig :Bagong Pananaw
“Sining Pasig: Bagong Pananaw” is set to offer a collection of art works that are varied and diverse in their subjects and mediums yet all aesthetically astounding.
Backed by the time honored institution, Pasig Art Club’s exhibit will be a showcase of the talent and craftsmanship that the collective has been known to have continuously cultivated over the past years.
The artists who will be exhibiting include the members of the club. One such member is, Teresita Dimanlig-Torda. With a foundation in art deeply rooted in Pasig, she was heavily influenced by her uncle, Nemesio Dimanlig Jr, who has the distinction of being the lone philatelic designer during his time and co-founder of PAC. She was influenced as well by her brother Ace who is a landscape architect and former club president. The Pasig River in the exhibit reveals her inspired thinking and observations and creative renditions in watercolor.
Another artist that will be included is Alex Gonzales. A well-traveled seaman in the mid 80’s and 90’s Alex Gonzales’ experience formed a unique personal repertoire that also has an effect on his art. With his distinctive subject and style of brushwork and color on canvas, he is inclined towards making a connection between other art forms as well such as poetry, music and other such forms of literature.
Julius Dimanlig will also be exhibiting. A spokesperson for our current social weather through his artwork, Julius Dimanlig is the grandson of philatelic designer Nemesio Dimanlig. Favoring installations using photographs, pigments and other such materials his work with mixed media doubles as an invitation to rediscover our surrounding complex environment through his eyes by seeing the issue pertaining to our social landscapes in a new light.
Elwin De Jesus’ works will be included as well. Utilizing oil, she is particularly drawn to figures and portraits, but also with those of a deeper, meaningful quality. An example is “The White Cat,” which is her take on issues of gender and feminism.
Also part of the show is Lhen Perez-Cruzat’s works. A skillful observer of our very own humanity, she is moved to the canvas by the beauty of facial expression, body movements, shapes and curves. It is this celebration of life that moves her to create with her favored medium of pastel.
Among others, Lionel De Jesus will be featuring pieces. Favoring oils, he has a wide range of subject matters. In using monochromatic colors however, he is able to effectively convey a sense of calmness and security.
Angelo Domingo will be paying a tribute to the “trance of unwanted experiences,” with oil and charcoal. His work is a very personal experience. More than an art piece, his work “Pendulums of Unwanted Memories,” is a cathartic piece of letting go of the traumas of the past and looking to new horizons of freedom.
Mary Jane de Jesus’ work will be present too. Finding a deep connection with nature, most of her art works are inspired by the very beauty of her surroundings. It is this deep appreciation for the environmental matters that end up becoming her subject that she believes takes the observer to a “freedom of serenity.”
In addition is Tupe Peralta’s piece. Brimming with refreshing optimism, this passionate advocate for the environment and freelance artist finds most of his inspiration from the charming innocence of children’s books illustrations and nature. With his unique medium of colored paper cut-outs, the playful quality of his style also helps give the audiences a more positive upbeat feeling after seeing his artwork.
Horace “Ace” Dimanlig will also be exhibiting. As an artist and architect he is dedicated to quality of every design which he makes. Working mostly with pen and ink, he also explores other techniques as well as mixed media. Through his artwork, he is able to bring to new light the breathtaking beauty that is our culture and nature, as well as those he has observed from his travels.
Jun Montifar works will be part of the show. Currently the club’s president, he has worked as a graphic artist, art director and advertising photographer before becoming a full time painter. Though normally using oil in his works, he is also dabbling into wood carving. In a very organic creative process, he decided not to make the wood into whatever shape he wanted it to be, but to make it into the best shape that it already is by letting it take on its natural form.
Pyt Santos is also involved. Having been an artist that explored the many mediums and subjects over the long and respectable career in advertising that he has forged for himself, a trademark of his brilliance can be found specifically in the element of form in his artwork. With subjects varying from those with an environmental quality to human figures and then to still life as well, collectively his artwork is so heartfelt and sincere that they are all the pulsating representations of existence.
Manolo Lozada will be featured as well. A man of many talents and varied interests, he is into painting, drawing, print making, sculpture and music; being one of the voice talents in the CCP group of artists. His charcoal and pencil rendition echo his training in the New York School of Visual Arts and the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
Finally, included also is Alfred Morales. His oil paintings are recognized with several awards in the local art competitions. Featuring sculptures in adobe stones, he is able to manipulate the delicacy of the material. Without doubt his adobe stone sculptures reflect the talent and genius he got from his late grandfather Professor Ambrosio Morales of the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts and founder of the Pasig Art Club.
The exhibit is curated by Jonathan Olazo.
“Sining Pasig: Bagong Pananaw,” opens at the NCCA Gallery on August 5 at the NCCA Gallery, 633 Gen Luna St. Intramuros Manila. For inquiries please contact Ethel Buluran or Mimi Santos at (632) 527-2192 or email us at ncca_gallery@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.ncca.gov.ph
“Sining Pasig: Bagong Pananaw” is set to offer a collection of art works that are varied and diverse in their subjects and mediums yet all aesthetically astounding.
Backed by the time honored institution, Pasig Art Club’s exhibit will be a showcase of the talent and craftsmanship that the collective has been known to have continuously cultivated over the past years.
The artists who will be exhibiting include the members of the club. One such member is, Teresita Dimanlig-Torda. With a foundation in art deeply rooted in Pasig, she was heavily influenced by her uncle, Nemesio Dimanlig Jr, who has the distinction of being the lone philatelic designer during his time and co-founder of PAC. She was influenced as well by her brother Ace who is a landscape architect and former club president. The Pasig River in the exhibit reveals her inspired thinking and observations and creative renditions in watercolor.
Another artist that will be included is Alex Gonzales. A well-traveled seaman in the mid 80’s and 90’s Alex Gonzales’ experience formed a unique personal repertoire that also has an effect on his art. With his distinctive subject and style of brushwork and color on canvas, he is inclined towards making a connection between other art forms as well such as poetry, music and other such forms of literature.
Julius Dimanlig will also be exhibiting. A spokesperson for our current social weather through his artwork, Julius Dimanlig is the grandson of philatelic designer Nemesio Dimanlig. Favoring installations using photographs, pigments and other such materials his work with mixed media doubles as an invitation to rediscover our surrounding complex environment through his eyes by seeing the issue pertaining to our social landscapes in a new light.
Elwin De Jesus’ works will be included as well. Utilizing oil, she is particularly drawn to figures and portraits, but also with those of a deeper, meaningful quality. An example is “The White Cat,” which is her take on issues of gender and feminism.
Also part of the show is Lhen Perez-Cruzat’s works. A skillful observer of our very own humanity, she is moved to the canvas by the beauty of facial expression, body movements, shapes and curves. It is this celebration of life that moves her to create with her favored medium of pastel.
Among others, Lionel De Jesus will be featuring pieces. Favoring oils, he has a wide range of subject matters. In using monochromatic colors however, he is able to effectively convey a sense of calmness and security.
Angelo Domingo will be paying a tribute to the “trance of unwanted experiences,” with oil and charcoal. His work is a very personal experience. More than an art piece, his work “Pendulums of Unwanted Memories,” is a cathartic piece of letting go of the traumas of the past and looking to new horizons of freedom.
Mary Jane de Jesus’ work will be present too. Finding a deep connection with nature, most of her art works are inspired by the very beauty of her surroundings. It is this deep appreciation for the environmental matters that end up becoming her subject that she believes takes the observer to a “freedom of serenity.”
In addition is Tupe Peralta’s piece. Brimming with refreshing optimism, this passionate advocate for the environment and freelance artist finds most of his inspiration from the charming innocence of children’s books illustrations and nature. With his unique medium of colored paper cut-outs, the playful quality of his style also helps give the audiences a more positive upbeat feeling after seeing his artwork.
Horace “Ace” Dimanlig will also be exhibiting. As an artist and architect he is dedicated to quality of every design which he makes. Working mostly with pen and ink, he also explores other techniques as well as mixed media. Through his artwork, he is able to bring to new light the breathtaking beauty that is our culture and nature, as well as those he has observed from his travels.
Jun Montifar works will be part of the show. Currently the club’s president, he has worked as a graphic artist, art director and advertising photographer before becoming a full time painter. Though normally using oil in his works, he is also dabbling into wood carving. In a very organic creative process, he decided not to make the wood into whatever shape he wanted it to be, but to make it into the best shape that it already is by letting it take on its natural form.
Pyt Santos is also involved. Having been an artist that explored the many mediums and subjects over the long and respectable career in advertising that he has forged for himself, a trademark of his brilliance can be found specifically in the element of form in his artwork. With subjects varying from those with an environmental quality to human figures and then to still life as well, collectively his artwork is so heartfelt and sincere that they are all the pulsating representations of existence.
Manolo Lozada will be featured as well. A man of many talents and varied interests, he is into painting, drawing, print making, sculpture and music; being one of the voice talents in the CCP group of artists. His charcoal and pencil rendition echo his training in the New York School of Visual Arts and the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
Finally, included also is Alfred Morales. His oil paintings are recognized with several awards in the local art competitions. Featuring sculptures in adobe stones, he is able to manipulate the delicacy of the material. Without doubt his adobe stone sculptures reflect the talent and genius he got from his late grandfather Professor Ambrosio Morales of the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts and founder of the Pasig Art Club.
The exhibit is curated by Jonathan Olazo.
“Sining Pasig: Bagong Pananaw,” opens at the NCCA Gallery on August 5 at the NCCA Gallery, 633 Gen Luna St. Intramuros Manila. For inquiries please contact Ethel Buluran or Mimi Santos at (632) 527-2192 or email us at ncca_gallery@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.ncca.gov.ph
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