Secrets are the theme of the new one-woman show of visual artist Celeste Lecaroz entitled “Dialogo,” to run from November 13 to December 3, 2021 at Art Elaan in Ayala Malls Manila Bay.
The exhibit features pastel paintings of young women dressed in Filipiniana attire. The works’ hushed tones complement the subjects of women in various activities that depict secrets, such as: chatting intimately, reading a letter, or in solitary meditation. As the viewers are left to gaze on the subjects’ soft faces, knowing smiles and close proximity, the artist also paints an air of joyful mystery.
“Dialogo” is the latest in Lecaroz’s sisterhood series that she began in 2019 and executes only in pastels. The show also marks the self-taught artist’s continuous growth and reinvention. She made her debut in the art scene in 2018 with strong, vibrant colors and has now ventured to more subdued but vivid and detailed hues. Lecaroz calls “Dialogo” her enduring homage to the way women support and empower each other.
