5 ART SHOWS AT NINEVEH ARTSPACE

“God Bless Noypi”, the the first solo exhibit of CRIS SIPAT (Metrobank 2005 grand prize awardee), tackles social realities in an unconventional manner.

“Memory and Amnesia” by multi-awarded young artists JOVEN MANSIT, RONALD REMOLACIO AND JAYPEE SAMSON.

“Kaloob” by Laguna artists JOSEPH “OTEP” BAÑEZ, FELIX TIGLAO AND BERNARD VISTA unravels mundane pursuits in both realistic and surreal modes.

“Sensory Overload” by Las Piñas artists RENE CUVOS and CHRISTOPHER GUILLERGAN is a comic and tragicomic take on everyday life.

“Hunghang” by Manila-based artists DEMOSTHENES CAMPOS and LED PAMITTAN is an abstract depiction of life’s absurdities.

August 26 to September 19, 2007


Nineveh Artspace is at 2452 1st Avenue, Villa Silangan, Sta. Cruz, Laguna.

For details call 0916-7720368 or (049) 808-6617 look for Louie Sevilla or Marvien De Leon.

THE SOUND OF 2 FEET CLAPPING

Cesare A.X. Syjuco
"the sound of 2 feet clapping"

Saturday, August 25, 8 pm
Fashion Art (F*ART) Gallery
24 K-D cor. K-1st, Kamuning, Quezon City

About the Artist:

Cesare A.X. Syjuco is undoubtedly the most acclaimed Filipino multi-media artist of our time, and is likewise a prizewinning painter, poet, composer and art critic of international stature. Once widely regarded as "the Golden Boy of Philippine Art", his remarkably varied distinctions have included the prestigious TOYM (Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines) Award for Art & Culture Advancement; the Gerry Roxas Foundation Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts; the Gawad CCP Sa Sining Biswal from the Cultural Center of the Philippines; the AAP Grand Prize and Gold Medal for Painting from the Art Association of the Philippines; the Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Award for Literature in English Poetry; the UNESCO Paris Gold Medals for Photography and Design; the CMMA Outstanding Filipino Communicator Citation from The Catholic Mass Media Awards; and the first Purita Kalaw-Ledesma Award for Art Criticism, among many others - all before the age of 40.

Cesare’s sudden and mysterious disappearance in 1992 – at the height of his tumultuous and often controversial art career – transformed him, in the words of one writer, “from the country’s most visible art renegade.. into something even larger than life.. a cult figure of legend among his peers”. But it is largely for his groundbreaking experimental works in “visual-literary transmedia” that his reputation as a world-class Filipino artist endures to this day.

(Text: Eliseo “Spike” Madriaga)

A JOURNEY THROUGH TEN STRINGS

SinagTala and A Different Bookstore
Present
Perf de Castro
10 String Guitarist
Performance and CD Launch

Perf de Castro is back. Yes, the former guitarist of a Rivermaya and Triaxis is back with not only a more sophisticated sound but a new instrument as well: the 10-string guitar. Hailed as one of the best Filipino guitarists ever, he releases his latest album, Perfecto de Castro, A Journey Through Ten Strings. This compilation is the combination of Filipino classics such as “Dahil sa Isang Bulaklak” by Leopoldo Silos and “Hatinggabi” by Antonio Molina and foreign masterpieces including “Sylph Dance” by Rohan Leach, especially composed for him.

August 22, 2007 6PM, The 2nd Floor Lounge, Podium, Ortigas Center , Pasig City , FREE
August 23, 2007 6PM, Central Plaza , Eastwood, Libis, Quezon City , FREE
August 24, 2007 7PM, 2nd Floor Café, A Different Bookstore, Serendra, Taguig City ,
P250 includes cocktails and drinks.


Please visit www.sinagtala.net or sinagtala1.multiply.com for more information.
To reserve for Serendra please call 0918 XIN TALA (946 8252) or 0917 854 3989

PARALLEL WOUNDS

The Cultural Center of the Philippines
presents
"Parallel Wounds"
An Exhibition of Mixed Media works by J.Pacena II
at the Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino (3rd Floor Hallway)
Opens August 22, 2007
Drinks will be served at 6PM
Exhibition runs till the 7th of October.

Pacena's "Parallel Wounds" explores Digital based materials in print and in video. He tackles his own observation on the parallelism of the worlds we all live in, the human psyche...the parallelism of human conditions and emotions. An Exhibition of computer-generated art by Jaime Jesus Pacena II. Pacena explores the use of new technology and techniques giving value to reproductions as an original work of art.

J. Pacena II is a graduate of University of Santo Tomas and is currently enrolled at the UP Diliman College of Fine Arts taking up his masteral studies. He is also a practicing music video director; one of his prominent works is Gloc-9 featuring Francis M's "Lando" which features some of our country's prominent visual artists, poets, musicians and filmmakers.

For details regarding the exhibit please contact J. Pacena at 0915-7810135 or sogno_jay@yahoo.com.

Or contact The Cultural Center of the Phillipines, CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd. Pasay City. Telephone number: 8323702. Gallery Hours: 10AM to 6PM Daily except mondays and holidays. Admission is free.

THE 3RD BACKDOOR VENTURES ARTS AND MUSIC FESTIVAL AND TRADE FAIR

Art Materials, Art Schools, Music Schools, Art Stuff, Musical Equipment, Music Stores, Recording Companies, Paintings, CD's, Photography Equipment, Tattoo Shops, Dance Schools,

Theatre Schools, Paintings you can eat...

The Backdoor Ventures Arts and Music Festival and Trade Fair
-is a Trade Fair

• it’s a first-of-its kind annual trade exposition that fuses the expansive world of the Arts and Music with the world of commerce and business;

• it’s a one-stop-shop, buyers’-and-sellers’ market that niches on products, merchandize, supplies, and services that artists (whether visual, graphic, performance, theatrical), art students, art lovers, gallery owners, hobbyists, musicians, music lovers would require and patronize;

• it’s a unique marketplace where the artist/musician in all of us can both be the seller (selling art) and the buyer (buying art materials) all at once and under one roof.

-is a Lifestyle Festival

• it’s a unique celebration of the Arts and Music and the lifestyle/subculture that it inspires – unique in that it has never before been celebrated in the context of a trade fair;

• it’s a venue for showcasing talent, creative expression and product innovations that appeal not only to this market segment which embodies this lifestyle but also to a broad, mass audience owing to the universal reach of Music and the Arts.

For Inquiries and Reservations contact (0916)7814785; 029513646 or email backdoorventures@mac.com; backdoorventures@gmail.com

Link: http://backdoorvent.multiply.com/

TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART FESTIVAL

TIPAF ’07 REBORN Salute to 80s

Taiwan International Performance Art Festival

GLT’s 2007 Anniversary Celebration Event

Performance art workshop


8.22-23 19:00-22:00

Image Museum of Hsinchu Culture Bureau & Waterfield Studio

65 Tsong Tseng Rd., Hsichu

Tutor: Wen Yau, Hongkong




Performances


8.24 19:00-21:30 GLT, Taipei


8.25 10:00-12:00 The East Gate, Hsinchu


8.25 19:00-21:30 GLT, Taipei


8.26 14:00-17:00 Shi-Da Park, Taipei


8:26 19:00-21:30 GLT, Taipei




Performance artists


Australia : Alan SCHACHER


China : Chuyu WANG


Hongkong : Wen YAU / Kin-leng YUEN / Chiu Yu MOK


Japan : Seiji SHIMODA / Shinya MISAWA


Korea : Sang Jin LEE


Macau : Fong Chao NG / Cindy NG


Netherland : Lilia SCHEERDER


Philippines : Marlon MAGBANUA / Ronaldo RUIZ


Switzerland : Pascale GRAU


Taiwan : Shih-wei LIN / Der-Fong KE / Yiling CHEN / Ching-chih WU / Yi-li YEH / Yu-chung DING / Shih Chun CHENG / Watan UMA / Jui-Chung YAO / Tzu-chi YEH / Adaw PALAF / Mo-lin WONG / Chieh-jen CHEN / Ju LIN / Ming-Sheng LEE





Curator : Watan Uma, Lee-chun Yao


Producer : Body Phase Studio


Host organization : Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre (GLT)


Co-Producer : Image Museum of Hsinchu Culture Bureau & Waterfield Studio


Presenting Sponsors
Taipei City Department of Cultural Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan)



For more information, visit www.glt.org.tw or call (02)23919393

PAL PHOTO CONTEST FREE PHOTO SEMINAR

PAL Photo Contest Free Photo Seminar
SM Iloilo on August 24, from 2pm-5pm.
Vic Sison, a veteran Artist Photographer will give you tips and

guides on how toproduce award-winning images.

About Vic Sison

Vic started his career as a professional photographer in 1979 after discovering that photography is an effective as medium as painting. He has gone a long way from his artist /photographer days at various government offices and advertising firms to his present stature as a respected and multi-awarded photographer.

Paintography is how Victor "Vic' Sison calls as a unique art of using brushstrokes to achieve painting-like effect in his photographs. A Photographer and painter by profession and academic training, vic developed paintography as a new art form for self expression. By adding brushstrokes to his black and white photographs, vic is able to convey distinct moods in his works....

Check out more with images at http://www.philphotography.net/index.php?/content/view/49/35/
Register now for the free photo seminar at http://www.philphotography.net/index.php?/component/option,com_fireboard/Itemid,33/

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IMAGES OF SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE: PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS

Creative partners Rossano Capili and OWG Creative Centre’s EPSON ProLab proudly present the latest exhibition by celebrated photographer Raul Teehankee. The exhibition showcases Teehankee’s newest images printed using state-of-the art EPSON archival printing technology. We can appreciate the splendor of Madame Sophia Loren and the urbane country of Switzerland through images taken by respected photographer Raul Teehankee in his exhibit Images of Switzerland and France: people, places and events. In this endeavor, Teehankee, who lived and worked in Geneva for several years, teamed-up with EPSON and OWG’s Rossano Capili as master digital fine art printmaker.

Raul Teehankee’s exhibit opens on August 22, 2007, 6 p.m. on the third level of the Shangri-La Plaza Mall. The exhibit will run until August 31.

MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF THE PHILIPPINES Mid-year Curiosities : Lectures, Cuisine, Tour

MFP Mid-year Curiosities : Lectures, Cuisine, Tour



Aug. 18, Sat – An Intimate Portrait Of Juan Luna by Ambeth Ocampo. This National Hero celebrates his 150th birth anniversary this October. NCCA Chairman, author, and expert, Prof. Ambeth Ocampo, promises an interesting take on this National Hero. The talk will deal with Luna as an artist in the context of the emergence of the Filipino nation as well as his human side.


Spolarium, a Juan Luna painting measuring 4.22 by 7.67 meters. It won the First Medal Award in the Madrid, Spain Exposition of 1884. The painting shows the Spoliarium of the Roman Coliseum where the dead gladiators were taken from the arena above. The Spolarium belongs to the National Museum Collection.

10 am – 12 nn, Ablaza Hall, National Art Gallery (P300 Museum Foundation members, P400 non-members)


Aug. 18, Sat – Stories About Philippine Art: Obra Maestra Mamera by Dr. Roland Tolentino and Prof. Reuben. Dr Tolentino will discuss how art is made original or one-of-a-kind, how it transposes from the aesthetic to the commercial, anthropological, folk, kitsch and touristic. Prof Cañete, for his part, will delineate the development of an aesthetics of "mass sacralization" done by museums to address the shift of marketing focus from elite to mass audience

2pm – 4pm, Auditorium of the UP College of Mass Communication. (P50 for students, P100 for MF members, P150 for non-members.)


Aug. 23, Thu – Power, Palace And A Shot Of Beer: A tour of Malacañang Palace and San Miguel mansions with Ivan Man Dy. This deluxe walk includes a private tour inside the Malacañang Palace Museum as well as an excellent merienda at the Legarda Mansion. Meeting point: San Sebastian Church steps. 9am – 2pm. (P1000 for members and P1200 for non-members.)


Sept. 1, Sat – Culinary Tour: Pampanga
Travelers who pass by Pampanga encounter all sorts of rice cakes, sweets, snacks and delicatessen. To name a few, the turones de casoy and sans rival of Sta Rita; the tamales and puto seco of Bacolor; pastillas de leche of Magalang. Don't miss this cultural and culinary roadtrip to Pampanga, the culinary center of the Philippines!

Meeting point: Santuario de San Antonio, Forbes Park, Makati. 6am – 6pm. (P1900 for members, P2200 for non-members.)


Sept. 8, Sat - Stories About Philippine Art: Topic and speaker to be confirmed.Sept. 29, Sat - Cultural Study Tour: The Lake Towns Of Laguna with Ino Manalo. Itinerary and pricing to be confirmed.


* Schedule and prices are subject to change. In case of bad weather, we may be forced to postpone our events.

For inquiries or reservations, call Museum Foundation of the Philippines at telefax 404.2685 or mobile 0928.503.9392 and look for Elvie Magpayo or Tricia Limon or call 722-9073 and look for Flor.E-mail: office@museumfoundationph.org
Website: www.museumfoundation.ph.org



Membership renewals are ongoing. Current members are entitled to enter the National Museum for free upon presentation of their membership cards.



For more Museum Foundation events and activities please visit their website at http://museumfoundationph.org/news

THE GREAT PAGLIACCI DUET

Soprano Rachelle Gerodias who will sing Liu in a 2008 Vienna production of Turandot opposite the Calaf of tenor Otoniel Gonzaga will join baritone Andrew Fernando in a special recital on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at the Philamlife Theater with pianist Mary Anne Espina.



Fernando and Espina will resume the 2007 Great Performance Series sponsored by the Philippine American Life Insurance Company on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.



Both Fernando and Gerodias were also the acclaimed lead singers in the last production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.



“It’s great to sing again with Rachelle,” said Fernando who was hailed a “major presence” in the world premiere of the opera “Pocahontas” in Virginia, USA. “We had such good rapport in Eugene Onegin I can hardly wait to work with her again,” he added.



In the August 18 Fernando recital, Gerodias will sing Nedda’s aria from Pagliacci and will do a duet from the same opera with Fernando.



Described by the Los Angeles Times as “the young singer to watch,” Fernando has just wrapped up a title role in Rigoletto in California and has played the part of Zweiter Soldat in the Hong Kong Arts Festival production of Salome by Strauss.



Of his title role in Rigoletto, an American critic noted: “Andrew Fernando offer compelling performances. The Filipino baritone who plays the title role conveys anguish and anger with his voice.”



Also described by the Irvine World News as “stunningly moving” and by the Los Angeles Weekly as a “show-stealer with high bravado” in the rendition of a Goethe ballad, Fernando has appeared with the Los Angeles Metropolitan Symphony, the Philippine Philharmonic and the Bangkok Symphony.



Fernando’s August 18 program includes selected lieder songs by Schumann, Broadway songs by Jerome Kern, Romberg and Hammerstein and arias and duets from Pagliacci, Pearl Fishers and Carmen.



Fernando with pianist Espina will also be heard in Bacolod City Friday, September 7 at the L’ Fisher Hotel Ballroom.




For inquiries, please call (02) 900-7023, (02) 497-2971 or cell 0906-5104270.

FIFTY - FIFTY

ELEMENTS

Founded in August 1928, the Camera Club of the Philippines is the oldest photographic society in Asia. It will launch its 80th year with an exhibition entitled Elements: Photoconstructed Realities.



In this exhibit, the Camera Club will show visual interpretations of four major elements of nature: earth, wind, fire, and water. Using LCD and multi-media technology and state-of-the-art printing, master photographers will showcase images that are exemplars of contemporary Philippine photography. The CCP recognizes the digital revolution that is happening in photography and this exhibit showcases the vast opportunities for art and creativity that are brought about by digital photography and imaging.


Today the CCP lists over a hundred living members, more than half regularly attend the monthly club gatherings at the Hotel Intercontinental Manila, home to these meetings for more than two decades. The members—male and female, from their thirties to their eighties—come from diverse backgrounds and sectors: private corporations and government employees, executives, lawyers, engineers, architects, doctors, accountants, business persons, and professional photographers. What bonds them is their friendship that has grown out of their shared passion for photography. Many have exhibited their works in public like Jaime Zobel de Ayala, Pancho Escaler, Emil Davocol, Bien Bautista, Quincy Castillo, and many others, are well known photographers who have exhibited their work to the public here and abroad.


Ayala Museum is located at the corner of Makati Avenue and De la Rosa Streets, Makati City. It is open from Tuesday-Friday (9AM-6PM); Saturday-Sunday (10AM-7PM). Visit www.ayalamuseum.org.

2007 AAP-ECCA SEMIANNUAL ABSTRACT ART COMPETITION

RULES AND REGULATIONS


1. The Competition is open to all artists who are Filipino citizens, 21 years old and above. AAP Officers are disqualified from entering the competition.


2. The contest has an open theme. Only non-representational (abstract) paintings should be submitted.


3. Participants may submit only one entry each. Choices for artwork size are 3' X 4', 4' X 3' OR 4' X 4' maximum, excluding frame. No irregularly-shaped paintings allowed.


4. Submission Day shall be on September 1, 2007, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, at the Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art, Ground Floor, Chateau Verde Building, Valle Verde I Gate 2, C-5, Pasig City.


5. An entry is considered to be an artistic product of an individual. No group entries will be allowed. All artworks should be the original artistic creation of the participating artist. Non-compliance will result to disqualification or revocation of the award.


6. All entries must be SIGNED, with a piece of paper attached to the back of the entry bearing necessary details such as artist's name, address, contact number/s, entry title, dimension and price.


7. Each entry should be accompanied by a 5" x 7" (5R) colored photograph of the artwork, with the same information as above written at the back of the photo.


8. The artist must submit a properly accomplished Official Entry Form with a 1" x 1" ID photo and Bio Data/Curriculum Vitae. The artist's Affidavit shall be accomplished in the submission venue. Official Entry Forms are available at the ECCA, AAP Kanlungan ng Sining and Pinoy-AAP@yahoogroups.com. Rules and entry forms may also be photocopied.


9. ALL ENTRIES SHOULD HAVE PROVISION FOR HANGING. WET PAINTINGS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.



10. Artworks may be any pigment on ground, e.g. oil / acrylic on canvas, watercolor on paper, tempera on board, collage, found objects, and other mixed media. Tarpaulin or digital prints are not allowed.


11. Entries with incomplete requirements will not be accepted.


12. Winners will be awarded as follows:

First Prize P 50,000 cash prize and trophy
Second Prize P 30,000 cash prize and trophy
Third Prize P 20,000 cash prize and trophy
7 Honorable Mention Awardees P 10,000 cash prize and AAP medal


13. Entries will be screened by a panel of judges selected by the AAP and the ECCA. All decisions of the Panel of Judges shall be final.


14. The announcement of winners and Awarding Ceremony will be on September 15, 2007 at the Exhibition Center for Contemporary Art. Retrieval of artworks will be from October 15 to November 15, 2007.


15. All entries will be considered in the forthcoming publication A "Contemporary Philippine Abstracts". Outstanding paintings from the 2007 competition will be chosen by the judges to add to the 2006 competition finalists. All paintings included in the book will automatically become properties of ECCA.


16. SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES SIGNIFIES THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE COMPETITION AND THE CONSENT OF THE ARTIST FOR HIS/HER PAINTING TO BE PUBLISHED BY MR. MANUEL DULDULAO IN HIS FORTHCOMING BOOK. ARTISTS WILL BE GIVEN A CERTIFICATE OF INCLUSION IN CASE THEIR ARTWORKS ARE CHOSEN FOR THE PUBLICATION.


17. The AAP and ECCA shall NOT be held legally liable for any damages to the artwork as a result of the competition, or the failure of the participant to follow the rules and regulations.


For more information and details of the competition, please call 6377875 / 6712069 (ECCA) or 3030907 (AAP).


You may also visit the ECCA, the AAP Office and Gallery in Rizal Park, Manila, and Pinoy-AAP@yahoogroups.com on the web for inquiries.

IN FOCUS : WAWI NAVARROZA

WAWI NAVARROZA

WINNER
ATENEO ART AWARDS 2007

RECIPIENT
2007 ATENEO ART GALLERY – ARTESAN GALLERY SINGAPORE RESIDENCY GRANT


SATURNINE A COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS, CREATURES, GLASS & SHADOW
shown at SILVERLENS GALLERY (Manila)
January 18 - February 17, 2007
• • •
Saturnine is about the aftermath of loss, of things that went away.
It speaks about temporality and the inevitable passage of time (Saturn/Chronos).
And also, of the Eternal that exists all the while...
• • •





THE CITATION


Ansel Adams once wrote that, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Wawi Navarroza takes this to heart. Her photographs, “starts in the head. All the tableaus / plates are already done in the head and all I have to do is to shoot….” She not merely takes photographs; she creates photographs as recreation of the images in her mind.

Her interrogations into the nature and duality of light and shadows, musings on myth and mysticism, and contemplations on Conscious and Unconscious are coupled with a mature manipulation of the photographic medium. Using monochrome film to capture the images, she goes through the process of altering the negatives using chemicals, creating chaos, disintegration, control and destruction. The act of destruction is part of the moment of creation.

She does not turn her back to photography’s heritage but instead pays homage and embraces its past and connects with its present as she renders her manipulated negatives into the digital format and the final output is printed in digital.

The richly textured and multi-layered images in Navarroza’s photographs, images of “creatures (things created) and anthrophomorphised ideas devised by my imagination,” isa a result of Navarroza’s experiments with the photographic process which is for her akin to alchemy – a mixture of chemistry, spirituality, philosophy, psychology, and art, all metamorphose into an array of visually stunning, thought-provoking, and melancholy-inducing images, her “songs of shade.”

- Eloisa May P. Hernandez

THE ARTIST


WAWI NAVARROZA is a full-time photographer and a visual poet. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, Major in Communication Arts-Photography from De La Salle University, Manila, mentored by the acclaimed Filipina contemporary artist/curator Judy Sibayan. Navarroza uses photography to depict the imaginal world behind her eyes where visions, observations, emotions, and thoughts crystalize into symbolic portraits and visual poems. She's a pilgrim-gypsy traveling the wet royal road of dreams, mindscapes and psychological dark corners in silent pursuit of mapping out the Self. Her imagery stands with the backbone of myth, poetry, and song. Storytelling and narrative are common in her works. The dark and brooding melancholy present in her tableaus are direct mirrors of her musings on the ephemeral nature of things. Her portraits are both disturbing and subtle at the same time; the acidic darkroom experiments extensions of her study. For her, "distressing the negative emulsion is a symbolic process akin to scratching the gelatinous eye of the subconscious wherein one can see lucid truths about this whole business of being "Human"." Her works have been awarded in a number of contests/ocassions, such as the ones by the Art Association of the Philippines (2000, 2003), and in "Con Otros Ojos" Barcelona, Spain (2000). In 2006, she received citation as one of the awardees for the Ateneo Art Awards, the Philippines' premiere museum of Philippine contemporary art. Some of her images appear in the art book "Delve: An Exploration of Visual Culture" (New York), and in coffeetable books "Epson Imaging Exposition Best Images 2005" (Manila) and Aurora Borealis' "Noorderlicht: Another Asia" (Netherlands). In 2006, her successful début photo exhibition entitled "POLYSACCHARIDE: THE DOLLHOUSE DRAMA" (2005) has commenced its international tour: in Malaysia at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Museum & Gallery (July) and in the Netherlands for the Noorderlicht Photography Festival main exhibition entitled "Another Asia" at the Fries Museum (September). It continues its journey to Siem Reap, Cambodia at the Angkor Photography Festival 2006 (November). She recently launched her second one-person fine art photography exhibit SATURNINE: A COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS, CREATURES, GLASS & SHADOW at Silver Lens Gallery (Manila) in January 2007. She lives beside the lake and collects dust on her eyelashes.

All data extracted 12 August 2007 from Ms. Navarroza’s online sites:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wawinavarroza
http://wawinavarroza.multiply.com
http://wawinavarroza.blogspot.com

ISA LORENZO, 001

Isa Lorenzo,001

August 7 - September 1, 2007

Silverlens Gallery

These are one of a kind collaged darkroom photographs of the old Malate, Manila house Isa Lorenzo grew up in.

"I got to thinking about my mother's house, how it is a repository of installations: the height markings on the edge of a bedroom door, tableaus of decorative trinkets, walls and walls of photographs - and I thought to photograph these installations, these collections of objects left behind by the generations of the house's occupants."

"After a couple of times shooting, I realized that more than the objects, it was the house itself. The wooden floors in various patterns, the steps in the hallways, the grills on the windows and doors, the doorstops, the clocks and the banisters - these are most vivid."

"So I shot those and I shot the installations and in the darkroom, started the process of laying down memories to print in a way not unlike remembering - In layers, selectively, with images that come forward and some that recede, depending on the memories and their meanings. I laid them out in my storyboard book, and made notations as to which should touch, overlap, or be far apart in the same sheet of paper. I printed according to densities, according to contrasts, and mostly, according to feel."

REFLECTIONS

REFLECTIONS
A Painting & Photography Exhibit

A Group Exhibit featuring: Jose Barja, Grandier Bella, Jes Evangelista, Lucy Fernando, Kara Iñigo and Dennis Rito present photos and paintings in "Reflections," which opens on August 10, 2007, 6 p.m., at Granos de Café, 39 Timog Avenue, Quezon City (front of Zirkoh). As the title of the show suggests, the works represent each artists' personal interpretation of different subjects through two mediums, the camera and the brush. Exhibit runs until September 10, 2007. For information, email at: reflections_exhibit@yahoo.com or text/ call: 09154814388 / 09209071303

SPECIAL FEATURE : THE 2007 MOONRISE FILM FESTIVAL

MOONRISE FILM FESTIVAL 2007


The 3rd Annual Moonrise Filmfest features more documentaries than ever. Riveting footage of national treasure and a cause to support the environment are two reasons to come this year.

CEAE in cooperation with the Independent Filmmaker's Cooperative present a varied line-up of documentaries on the country's foremost cultural, environmental and social issues.


When: August 15-21
Where: Robinson’s Galleria
When: 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. daily
Tickets are pre-sold at P100 through CEAE office. Call 7217360

SCHEDULE OF FILMS 2007

Wednesday, August 15
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Moving Mountains, No More Dead Seasons
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, Caubian: An Island Under Siege
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Silent Natives of Fuga, Agno, EnvironmentalArt, HiddenTreasures of Agutayan
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Memories of the Sea, Colours of the Philippines, Tamaraw Quest


Thursday, August 16
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Endangered Tales
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Wailing of Paradise, Paang Walang Saplot, At the Edge of Paradise
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines, Shokoy
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. A Wonderful World, Hinga, Hingal, Hingalo, Winning the War on Garbage


Friday, August 17
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Legacy: World Heritage Sites, Gods of Rice
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines, Shokoy
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Moving Mountains, No More Dead Seasons
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, An Island Under Siege
8:00 -10:00 p.m. Silent Natives of Fuga, Agno, EnvironmentalArt, HiddenTreasures of Agutayan


Saturday, August 18
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, An Island Under Siege
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines, Shokoy
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Endangered Tales

-------AWARDS NIGHT --------
8:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 19
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Moving Mountains, No More Dead Seasons
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines, Shokoy
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Moving Mountains
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, An Island Under Siege


Monday, August 20
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Wailing of Paradise, Paang Walang Saplot, At the Edge of Paradise
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bodong, Aramiden: A glimpse of the City of Pines, Shokoy
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Silent Natives of Fuga, Agno, EnvironmentalArt, HiddenTreasures of Agutayan
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sa Ngalan ng Mina, Kalimed, Our World in a Changing Climate
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Endangered Tales


Tuesday, August 21
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Memories of the Sea, Tamaraw Quest, Colours of the Philippines
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Children of the Mountains, Endangered Tales
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Lawa ng Bae, Where have all the Monkeys gone?, An Island Under Siege
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Moving Mountains, No More Dead Seasons
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Legacy: World Heritage Sites, Gods of Rice

Building a Venue for Documentaries



In 2005, just after making Children of the Mountains, we decided to embark on yet another pioneer project: the creation of the country´s first ever Environmental documentary filmfest. By creating a venue, we hoped to encourage filmmakers to turn their cameras toward conservation and cultural issues.
The Moonrise Film Festival was and continues to be a very important project for us. The proliferation of film and media is a quick avenue for environmental education. The first festival attracted over 16 filmmakers and four major sponsors. Last year´s participation doubled, and this year we are glad to say that more films on critical issues are being made thanks to Moonrise.



Education Solutions to the Environmental Crisis



Founded in 1999, Center for Environmental Awareness and Education (CEAE) is a leader in environmental education and environmental awareness initiatives in the Philippines. CEAE offers the internationally-acclaimed Project Learning Tree (PLT) and Project Water Education for Teacher (WET) workshops, which aim to facilitate environmental learning through engaging, innovative, and interdisciplinary activities.The organization´s fundamental principle rests on the power of awareness and education as an impetus for positive change and a more environmentally-responsible generation. By working towards self-sustainability and capitalizing on our strength as an all-inclusive people organization, CEAE serves as a nerve center, directing projects involving environmental awareness and education.


At CEAE, we believe that education is the starting point for change. Those of us who work here share a strong commitment to protecting the planet. We believe in using the power of education and film to inspire solutions to the environmental crisis. The organization has spearheaded a variety of projects such as Moonrise Film Festival, the first environmental film festival in the Philippines. CEAE constantly produces and distributes new content such as the award winning documentary Children of the Mountains, Endangered Tales, and other environmental festival winners.

LOMOMANILA

LomoManila goes to Mag:net Bonifacio High Street

Local photography movement LomoManila splashes its vibrant images on to the walls of the new Mag:net Café High Street in The Fort Global City from August 13 to September 10. The ever growing group of toy camera lovers unveils their collages of exciting and colorful lomographs with a launch on Monday, August 13, 8pm featuring five themed lomowalls and musical performances by Kate Torralba, Mozzie, Shoulder State, Mobster Manila, Top Junk, Free Beer and Sanity Kit.


Lomomanila is a community of toy camera photographers who advocate the use of film and a non-traditional approach to photography, disregarding the basic rules of composition and exposure. With hundreds of members in the community, this exhibit will have more than 250 lomographs from about 50 active Lomographers using a variety of film and toy cameras.


"We have taken Lomography and Lomomanila into the mainstream, exhibiting in a high profile location such as Mag:net in the Fort. We hope we can get the interest of more people in Lomography and appreciation for our style and brand of images. We appreciate Mag:net for supporting our movement and the art community in general," Robert Rojales, LomoManila President, comments.


The exhibit, dubbed the Crapshoot, dedicates entire walls to shots of body parts, flash photographs, self portraits and the best work of some LomoManila members with over-the-top angles, colors and techniques. “LomoManila’s exhibits are not only exhibits; they are a celebration of creativity and friendship. When you join LomoManila you’re not only joining a photography club but an entire barkada full of fascinating and wonderful people,” LomoManila Founder At Maculangan emphasizes.


The group started in 2003 as an e-group of Filipino artists drawn to the lomography movement which started in Vienna, Austria. Since LomoManila’s inception, it has held exhibits in BlackSoup Projects in Marikina Shoe Expo Cubao, Route 196 Bar and Mag:Net in Katipunan, and DPI Photography Center in Ortigas. It is a mix of artistic individuals from students to corporate executives, writers, visual artists and professional photographers.

KAIBA / KAISA

In celebration of the

Linggo ng Bulakan

GSIS Museo ng Sining


presents:

KAIBA / KAISA

"Images of Divergence and Unity"

32nd Anniversary Art Exhibition

August 13, 2007, 6pm

GSIS Museo ng Sining, Financial Center, Pasay City

MATCH

MATCH

Melvin Arlegui, Raymond Go, Marcial Pontillas, Jon Jaylo


Opens August11, 2007 Saturday, 6 p.m.
WHITEbox Studio
Stall59 Cubao Expo, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City