SHAMBALA
A world that straddles on many states of consciousness. An inward journey into the self. Villacin’s works are invested with evocative symbolism that links moment and space, echoing the border of ideas where art converges with science, science links with philosophy, and ultimately, the oeuvre encounters the onlooker who appends to it a personal interpretation. By using the abstract expressionist foundations of his work, he fits well with the evolutionary and formless state of nature and life. His object is to search for the beginnings of man’s awakening. Looking back, he moves forward, hurdling tribulations. Conquering by knowing thyself, he triumphs.
Shambala. A higher level of conciousness and spirituality. To bring about the oneness and harmony he seeks, Villacin continues to reach for a multilevel connection that summons for not only emotional but also intellectual and spiritual responses. A foray into the dream world where the organic, anthropomorphic and vegetal forms populate the immediate environment. The diagrammatic elements correspond to a celestial existence, and other realities which lay behind the facade of the perceptible world. The diagrams personify eternal qualities. The figurative element conveys the universal human dimension. Fused, they embody the pursuit for the “source”, dreams, and the yearning to make undisclosed visions visible.
Ricco Renzo Galleries puts on view a three-person exhibit entitled “EKZENA” which opens on May 22, 2009. Revolving around the perception of “scenes,” the mind-set of Zen and the concepts of lyrical abstraction, the title has inference to a philosophy where art is presented in a style that combines maximum of technique and a minimum of planning and deliberation. However, the abstractions presented are not the haphazard approach for art’s sake, but of the manner by which the artwork impacts on the viewer.
“EKZENA,” an abstract art exhibition by the triumvirate of artists namely JCrisanto Martinez, Sio Montera and Javy Villacin suggest all of the things and incidents mentioned above. Each artist presents a personal series of works that tackle chosen themes like time, space, the journey of life, death, wisdom, and the paradoxes of our human condition.
EKZENA will be on view at Ricco Renzo Galleries starting May 22, 2009 at 7pm with an opening cocktail. The exhibit runs until June 11, 2009. The Ricco Renzo Galleries is located at the LRI Design Plaza, 210 Nicanor Garcia St., Bel-Air II, Makati City, Philippines. For inquiry please call 898-2545 or 0927-386-1460, email kbn@riccorenzo.com or visit www.riccorenzo.com. [ARTEPINAS / JCrisanto Martinez / Ritchie Landis Doner Quijano]
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