Rosscapili
October 20 – 31, 2019
Secret Fresh
The Ronac Art Center, Ortigas Avenue Greenhills,1502 San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
How an artist’s basic tool chronicled his daily existence.~
“70s nuon sa Tundo Maynila nang nag-umpisa ako magpinta. Noong 3rd year high school hanggang college, isang takot ko tuwing uuwi ako ay makitang nilinis ng Nanay ko ang mixing palette ko. Madumi na daw at patong-patong na ang pintura. Madalas ay kung saan-saan ko tinatago itong mixing boards ko para malayo sa paningin ng nanay ko.”
In recent years, Rosscapili discovered several of those mixing palettes stacked between unfinished canvases in the stockroom of his studio. The artist kept these palettes and the traces of paint and stains of acrylic became his studies and references for bigger works.
Rosscapili muses, “My usual work process in the studio is to paint directly on a blank canvas. But many times, the dried paint, scrapings, and accidental drips that remained on my mixing palettes became my starting point and guide. They led me to add more paints and textures, even erase some areas. The palettes became artworks in themselves that I could transfer onto big canvases.”
Rossano Capili signed his works as Rosscapili, 60 years old. Held his First Solo exhibit in 1981 at City Gallery, since then has mounted over 30 solo art exhibitions in Manila including Paris, and the United States. He has participated in more than 35 group exhibitions in Fukuoka Japan, Taipei Taiwan, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Bali Indonesia, Singapore, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Seoul Korea.
He has garnered more than 55 awards and distinctions, including Jurors’ Choice in the 1994 Philip Morris Asean Art Awards; the Pamana ng Lahi Award in San Francisco, USA (2001), the 2008 PATA Gold Award for Travel Photo Journalism in Hyderabad, India; the 2009 Ani ng Dangal Presidential Award.
Rosscapili’s works have been collected widely by private collectors, hotels, corporations and museums; featured in various coffee table books, including 75 Filipino Artists In Their Studios, Solaire Art + Design Collection Coffee Table Book, 21st Century Filipino Artists, Art Collector’s Guidebook and Art Philippines to name a few.
#PaletteDiaries ~
The artist’s daily existence chronicled in 60 palettes
