January 9-30, 2021
Opening
Saturday, January 9 | 4pm
J Studio
Pasillo 18, La Fuerza Gate 1 Compound,
2241 Chino Roces Avenue, 1200 Makati
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“Art is the highest form of hope,”
—Gerhard Richter
Art records time and artist are instruments heralding events, commenting on occurrences, lamenting or rejoicing on things that have come to pass and narrating beliefs and opinions in the use of symbols and elements present in various works.
When Gericault painted the Raft of Medusa it sent shockwaves to the ever weary French people. Its sheer size, composition, lighting and drama unfolding in the work sent a clear message about neglect and dissatisfaction to treatment of people riding the ill-fated vessel. It has no doubt ignited passion of praise and detriments.
2020 was not a good year to some not only because of the pandemic that suddenly hit the globe, causing troubles more than we can never imagined. Along with it are man-made and natural disasters such as forest fires, floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and threats of war. With these simultaneously being experienced, tend people to realize if there will ever be an end on all of these challenges? The mental shift to this directs people toward the search for truth and happiness, contentment and question of existence.
Much like Gericault’s masterpiece, the will to survive became further relevant and better justified than before. It is likewise be to emphasize that each individual is trapped into its own vessel and is fighting to its own societal turmoils.
This exhibition titled “Still Waters” are allusions and reflections of artists in these troubled times. No matter how brooding it maybe, in the end the survivors of the raft were able to find a distant island and so as the exhibitors joining this show.
There is always a ray of hope, a light at end of the tunnel and horizon waiting for those who are resilient and rational enough. In this global event artist are once again called to action to record and answer the call of the times.
— Abe Orobia
Featuring:
Alvin Florentino
AR Manalo
CJ Tañedo
Danilo Arriola
Edwin Martinez
Ioannis Sicuya
Isobel Francisco
Jim Orencio
Marc Salamat
Martin Honasan
Nix Puno
Norlie Meimban
Riel Hilario
Ronald Jeresano
Tyago Almario
