The significance of art & mental health.
May 29 to July 31, 2021
Galleria Duemila
210 Loring Street, Pasay City
Galleria Duemila and Project: Steady, RockEd Philippines are inviting you to the virtual exhibition opening Extrospective: Walks of Life, Soul Portraits of Onib Olmedo with an insightful Zoom talk regarding the significance of art and mental health on May 28, Friday, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM and again on May 29, Saturday, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
Due to the pandemic and more than a year of worry and stress, the dust has risen. No longer are we ignoring our mental health as we have in the past. Four decades ago, artist Onib Olmedo expressed the dark emotions and mental instabilities that the common Filipino experienced in their existence. He captured them and immortalized what few were able to see; trouble, worry, anguish, and stress. His works, old as they may be, bring us into the understanding of a problem that is all too contemporary and present.
SDP – 497
“Worker”
oil on canvas
75.00 x 75.00 cm / 29.55 x 29.55 in.
1978
Alongside Lead Trauma Therapist Gang Badoy Capati of Project: Steady Asia, Inc., Visual Artist Virgilio “Pandy” Aviado, and Writer-Visual Artist Alfredo Roces; we would like to take you through understanding the artist, his works, significance of art, its therapy and functions in mental health.
Luis Claudio Veloso Olmedo (1973 – 1996), celebrated as Onib Olmedo, is a Major Filipino artist of the 20th century known for his modern portrayal of inner torment through his paintings utilizing the technique of distortion. He graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in architecture and achieved the top ranks in the Government Board Examination for Architects. In lieu of pursuing his architectural career, Onib’s quest for external forms of human spirit transformed him into the pioneer in figurative expressionist in the country. A member of a Saturday Group, his peers include HR Ocampo, Manansala, Nuyda, Cesar Legazpi, Ang Kiukok, and Salmon Saprid.
Part of the proceeds will be for the benefit of Project: Steady, RockEd Philippines.
Schedule
Friday, May 28 2021
16:00 Introduction: Onib Olmedo
Virgilio “Pandy” Aviado, Visual Artist
16:20 Art History 101
Gang Badoy Capati, Lead Trauma Therapist of Project: Steady
Saturday, May 29 2021
14:00 Virtual Exhibit Opening
Alfredo Roces, Writer-Visual Artist
15:30 Art Therapy Decompression Session
Gang Badoy Capati, Lead Trauma Therapist of Project: Steady
17:00 Q&A
ZOOM MEETING DETAILS
Webinar link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82197931258?pwd=RmdCMXFaM1NGSVJYcDZVODdidk5jdz09
Meeting ID: 821 9793 1258
Passcode: steady
*Please take note that we will be using the same link for both days.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Luis Claudio Veloso Olmedo (1937 – 1996), celebrated as Onib Olmedo, is a Major Filipino artist of the 20th century known for his modern portrayal of inner torment through his paintings utilizing the technique of distortion. He graduated from Mapua Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in architecture and achieved the top ranks in the Government Board Examination for Architects. In lieu of pursuing his architectural career, Onib’s quest for external forms of human spirit transformed him into the pioneer in figurative expressionist in the country. A member of a Saturday Group, his peers include HR Ocampo, Manansala, Nuyda, Cesar Legazpi, Ang Kiukok, and Salmon Saprid.
