April 24 – May 14, 2022
Art Elaan
2nd Floor, Filipino Village, Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, cor Aseana Ave, Parañaque, Philippines
Landline: (02) 7 728-6577
Email: info@artelaan.com / inquiry.artelaan@gmail.com
“What is more boundless than imagination? What is more primordial than the art of creation? To create and be creative is perhaps our most essential nature.” – Atalina Wright
Of all the discourse on the phenomena we call abstract art, it has been speculated that perhaps the reason abstract art exists is to depict things which don’t exist. It goes to show that even without abiding by the dictates of reality or the rules of art, artists would continue to create if for no other reason than that it is the work that is most true to their core. It is hardly a question of how one could possibly ever pursue this path, but how one could possibly refuse it, because one must simply create as a way of life. Curiosity gives birth to new realms.
Aner Sebastian’s kaleidoscopic paintings are dreamy as they are stimulating. His works have just as much color, fragments, and divine quality as a stained glass window. Using his signature fragmented abstraction, Sebastian marries the earth and sky, if even just in our imagination.
Janice Young’s minimalist paintings bear semblance to the beginnings of a painting’s composition, the first steps of risk on a blank slate. Using a single color in one bold and fluid movement, the artist explains that her process is inspired by her reflection on God’s sovereignty amidst the veil of uncertainty. This becomes evident in the final output when even in the broad strokes, we can appreciate the details.
Buds Convocar’s terra incognita series resembles abstract cityscapes and industrial machinations. The strokes and symbols of gears may represent proof of life in otherwise unknown territory. Whether it pertains to a particular society or a product of the artist’s imagination, the series invites us to envision a community where anything is possible.
Similarly, Valen Valero’s paintings mimic points on an uncharted map, while Salvador Ching’s mixed media paintings bring to mind memorabilia from the era of graffiti, postcards, and paper mail.
“Unbounded” showcases the works of five visual artists, bounded by friendship and unbounded by common themes.
🖌 Nicole Lasquety
