January 11 – 23, 2020
Opening Reception
Saturday, January 11, 2020 | 6 PM – 10 PM
Galerie Roberto
Molito Lifestyle Extension Building, Madrigal Avenue corner Commerce Avenue, Alabang, 1776 Muntinlupa City
Galerie Roberto proudly presents “Poets of the Woods”. Featuring the works of Anton Del Castillo, Ferdinand Cacnio, Niccolo Jose, Rene Cuvos, Amos Malayao, Ronnie Lim, Alvin Florentino, Charmaine Cristobal, Gino Nagret, Judeo Herrera, Julmard Vicente, Michael Montanez, Micko Macario, Miller Laberinto, Ambit Mendoza, A.G. Sano, Sam Bulaga.
“Nature” is what we see—
The Hill—the Afternoon—
Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee—
Nay—Nature is Heaven—
Nature is what we hear—
The Bobolink—the Sea—
Thunder—the Cricket—
Nay—Nature is Harmony—
Nature is what we know—
Yet have no art to say—
So impotent Our Wisdom is
To her Simplicity.
—Emily Dickinson
In her poem, Emily Dickinson enumerated some of the splendid things that she can remember about nature: the hills, the crickets, and the sea. She went on to describe the futility of humans when compared to the striking beauty resting in its plainness, “Nature is what we know / Yet have no art to say.” The exhibition, “Poets of the Woods”, gathers works of artists as they pay homage to the natural world. Each sculpture and canvas contains the magical and yet sensible presence of being one with what the planet holds.
Hence, we must remember that today, we are faced with the truth that we are now in the Anthropocene — a geological age viewed as the epoch where human influence and intervention has been the significant impact to the Earth’s geology, climate, and ecosystems. This means that all of our actions are permanently marked in the environment, leaving its untouched grandeur with bruises, perhaps, irreparable ones. “Poets of the Woods” attempts to make us consider these actions: to lend a verse or two to the trees, flowers, bodies of water, and air that all continue to cradle us. Here, we look again at the imagined and actual moments of humanity when we are one with the royal prowess of nature. As with one of William Shakespeare’s seminal work, “As You Like It”, we are told that: “And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.”
Written by Gwen Bautista
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𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 is located at Unit 4, Molito Lifestyle Extension Bldg., Madrigal Ave. corner Commerce Ave., Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
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