Arno Salvador
April 24 – May 14, 2022
Art Elaan
2nd Floor, Filipino Village, Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, cor Aseana Ave, Parañaque, Philippines
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Art Elaan Proudly Presents “𝗔𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱” A Solo Exhibition of Arno Salvador
Like many of us, Arno Salvador was one of the kids who grew up with comic books and cartoons. Yet there is something to be said for his affinity with superheroes, particularly when his paintings resemble grunge and graffiti as opposed to portraying them in their usual dignified stance.
In his solo show, “At This Rate, We Are Both Doomed”, the contrast of this grim depiction is highlighted, and while it is not uncommon for people to develop a fascination for superheroes for all the same reasons, the imagery of Arno’s paintings invite reframe our perspective. His paintings carry the same aura of a visual diary, almost like an extension of his blog, with no reservations to confess the artists’ anxieties and the world’s compulsion to project ideals upon an a deus ex machina in the absence of a hero, an icon in the absence of what it represents.
🖌 Nicole Lasquety
