Inception

February 16 – March 1, 2020

Opening Reception
Sunday, February 16 | 6 PM

Imprimatura Gallery
99 Sct. Lozano, Quezon City, Philippines

Everyone is invited to see Imprimatura Gallery’s first group exhibit featuring the works of today’s contemporary artists

Nemo Aguila –
Koy Alvarez
Jopeter Arias
Richard Buxani
Astrid Castillo
Charmaine Cristobal
Regie Dela Torre
Mac Khenzie Eparwa
Alvin Florentino
Yanna Guillermo
Ian Inoy
Binong Javier
Micko Macariola
Michael Montanez
Arnel Natividad –
Nikko Pelaez –
Carlo Pujeda –
Rainiere Ramiro
Pat Rico
Camsy Valencia
Bryan Yabut –

“The Spirit is part one of my “Body, Soul and Spirit” Set for the Month of February artworks.
The artwork represents the part of humanity that connects us to the divine. The gift that helps us to transcend beyond the physical realm. This artwork also illustrates the artist’s belief about the spirit.

Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires, but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

The art piece is a meditation of that verse from the bible. The artist desire to be connected, the reason he uses a metallic line as the overlayed element. The interplay of physical light and perspective can vary when the audience observes the actual artwork. In a way, the art piece is not just a two dimensional piece but can also be viewed as a sculptural piece. Understanding the reality of the Spirit takes a multidimensional approach.
“ For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.”

– Jopeter Arias

“The master.It is an anachronistic concept on courage and valor, when one, in this instance a samurai focuses on a singular discipline towards perfection.”

– Richard Buxani

“This painting represents the start of womanhood. The white dress portrays young girl’s absence of malice, tainted by blood that shows awareness and consciousness. And the white daisies symbolize innocence, purity and new beginnings.”

– Astrid Castillo

“Aurora is of Latin origin meaning “Dawn”,which also means to be perceived or understood. For me, it is the color i am seeing before sunrise.

Painting my daughter as my subject for my “Floral Series” gives me the chance to impart mixed feelings of my everyday survival by means of showing colorful images inside an unknown space. It also gives me inspiration to focus on hopes and hardwork and to maintain forbearance with the help of God.”

– Charmaine Cristobal

“Ipinaparating ng scupture ko ang pagmamalabis at pagpaslang sa mga animals at wild animals sa pamamagitan ng pagkain sa kanila ng buhay, meron din niluluto pero makikita na naghihingalo pa habang sila’y inuunti unting kinakatay at ihain sa hapag kainan, bigyan naman natin ng respeto ang mga hayop, maraming pang alternatibong pwedeng kainin ng tao upang maibsan ang gutom, pwede naman lutuin ng wala ng buhay ang mga animales, hindi man cla nakakapag salita pero makikita mo sa itsura nila ang emosyon na nagmamakaawa habang sila’y kinakain at niluluto ng buhay. Ang mga tao ay nasa mataas na uri na nilalang sa kesa sa hayop ngunit kung sino pa ang may angkin na maayos na pagiisip ay sila pa ang nagiging mapusok mabangis at walang konsensyang nilanglang na nabubuhay kesa sa mga hayop, dapat tayong mga tao ang nagbibigay ng maayos na pamumuhay sa mga hayop dahil may kanya kanya silang silbi kaya silay nabuhay, hindi lang tao ang my karapatan mabuhay kundi lahat ng nilikha ng Dios dito sa ating mundo.”

– Regie Dela Torre

“Journey yung title niya kasi sini symbolize nito yung journey ko as an artist. Yung central figure, yung kulay red. Yan ang interpretation ko para sa sarili. Kung mapapansin nyo wala siyang muka kasi hindi pa ako ganun kakilala sa artscene. Baguhan, kumbaga. And then, yung mga nakapalibot na creatures na kasabay ko sa journey are yung mga nakikilala kong kapwa ko artist na sinusuportahan ako at sinusuportahan ko din.And also, kaya disfigured yung mga subject ko kasi gusto ko ipakita yung imperfections ng mga tao, na dapat maging proud kahit maraming flaws ang sarili.”

– Mac Khenzie Eparwa

“My painting is from a 2014 film animation titled “Song of the Sea”. The film is about a mute girl who needs to find her voice and frees supernatural creatures. in the film the girl is really a selkie (a half human, half seal) and her mother, who died giving birth to her was taking her to the sea (because she was a selkie too). She refused to come, giving up being a selkie and forever being a human.Instead, i painted a different story wherein the girl, Saoirse, and her mother are together in the end. Thus, explaining the name Saoirse which means freedom.”

– Kristina Alyanna Guillermo

“Figures of mutated fishes:
You’ve got your mother’s eyes is a reflection of my family and families under the sea (setting is based in times of mutation due to pollution). The baby fish in the middle represents me as someone so different that people frown upon. But even though all the things around look in disgust, the mother fish (as a representation of my mom) do not do the same. Instead, she looks straight back at the viewer of the artworks along with the baby fish to signify that no matter how different the baby fish is, he and her mom will always be similar and that as a mother, she will never frown upon her son.

Upcycled corals
I always make sure to put on upcycled corals made out of used plastics to remind people on how much damage we’ve been causing to our oceans. The upcycled corals creates a support to whatever the setting of the story would be which in this case is far in the future where ocean creatures have already mutated due to toxins.”

– Ian Inoy

“My old bicycle, my guitars, my set of matchbox toys, my kids, my wife, my family, these are my simple joys. These are money can’t buy. You may be richest man in the world or even the most powerful but at the end of the day you go back to your simple joys, love them and cherish them. That’s what “Fuchsia” is all about. Amidst all events, awesome or worst, there’s always those simple joys to go back to.”

– Binong Javier

“The person having different kind of personalities, sometimes they are hard to approach. Portrayed like a dog always angry and barking to someone they are not familiar with. A cat that is elusive and can be easily tamed. But what matters most is the real you hiding inside.”

– Michael Montanez

“Necronoid III is the 3rd piece of an ongoing series that show a surreal image of the declining natural state of human comprehension. Coming from the title which combines “Necro” and “Android”. Necro; meaning relating to death; signifies the death of ideals and morality of the human nature, accompanied by the mechanical aspects that reflects the modern and digital age of today (to which the “Android” word stands) of which it is more overwhelming to resist transgression. With these meanings the imagery of the piece shows the monsterous look of the soul that succumbs to the death of decency on our present industrial and technological age.”

– Rainiere Ramiro

“You and I both know that the dark doesn’t make the bruises disappear. It makes them harder to see.”

– Pat Rico