2.3.11
Petit Format: PAP Fine Art exhibition
The significance of small works has been acknowledged all over the world. Held annually to showcase small works on paper particularly prints, Triennial Mondiale d'Estampes Petit Format (World Triennial of Small Format Prints) in Chamalieres, France is an example of an international exhibition that allows mixing of cultures with art as an extraordinary means of communication.
The Philippine Association of Printmakers (PAP) initiates an exhibition of small prints collected from various artists from different regions of the Philippines. These artists have been, in one way or the other, exposed to the medium of printmaking through the efforts of the PAP throughout the years.
More than a skill, printmaking is also a form of artistic expression; an intimate process between the printmaker and his or her medium. The process of creating prints is very meticulous, almost meditative and complex, yet unpredictable. To a printmaker, each print he or she produces is unique in its kind. Even a limited edition holds nuances in each print. The intimate scale of viewing small works results to a more personal kind of gesture, almost like communicating privately to a friend. Viewers will have the opportunity to contemplate on the intricate details of each work through an intimate process of close viewing—a better way to present the richness of this art form.
Since the founding of Philippine Association of Printmakers by Manuel Rodriquez Sr. almost 42 years agot together with his first students, the PAP continues its mission of teaching printmaking to promote the art form and subsequently democratize art. It has since become the prime mover of graphic arts in the country. The organization has established connection all over the Philippines, proving that printmaking is alive and dynamic in contemporary art practice in the country.
Kathe Kollwitz, one of the most renowned printmakers, once said “I do not want to die until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown". For the PAP, promoting printmaking will always be a lifelong vocation of its members. Petit Format intends to showcase printmaking as a progressive medium for artistic expression in contemporary art practice all over our country.
Exhibit runs until May 1, 2011
Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino (2nd and 3rd flr. hallways)
free admission
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My apologies for posting this a week late from the opening, since I'm barely online. You can also view the 20-year retrospective of Lenore RS Lim. Her show runs until April 30.
The Philippine Association of Printmakers (PAP) initiates an exhibition of small prints collected from various artists from different regions of the Philippines. These artists have been, in one way or the other, exposed to the medium of printmaking through the efforts of the PAP throughout the years.
More than a skill, printmaking is also a form of artistic expression; an intimate process between the printmaker and his or her medium. The process of creating prints is very meticulous, almost meditative and complex, yet unpredictable. To a printmaker, each print he or she produces is unique in its kind. Even a limited edition holds nuances in each print. The intimate scale of viewing small works results to a more personal kind of gesture, almost like communicating privately to a friend. Viewers will have the opportunity to contemplate on the intricate details of each work through an intimate process of close viewing—a better way to present the richness of this art form.
Since the founding of Philippine Association of Printmakers by Manuel Rodriquez Sr. almost 42 years agot together with his first students, the PAP continues its mission of teaching printmaking to promote the art form and subsequently democratize art. It has since become the prime mover of graphic arts in the country. The organization has established connection all over the Philippines, proving that printmaking is alive and dynamic in contemporary art practice in the country.
Kathe Kollwitz, one of the most renowned printmakers, once said “I do not want to die until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown". For the PAP, promoting printmaking will always be a lifelong vocation of its members. Petit Format intends to showcase printmaking as a progressive medium for artistic expression in contemporary art practice all over our country.
Exhibit runs until May 1, 2011
Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino (2nd and 3rd flr. hallways)
free admission
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My apologies for posting this a week late from the opening, since I'm barely online. You can also view the 20-year retrospective of Lenore RS Lim. Her show runs until April 30.
14.2.11
In Between Links
poster by nica silva
“In between links” deals with the concept of change and how it affects our need for permanence. For instance, how we are affected of how the past still relates to the present (or the future) even though we know that the main difference lies within the fact that past, present and future function in different divisions of time. We start to think and wonder what happened in between. We realize things don’t just shift from one event to another. We change from time to time.
Change is an effect of the psychological, physical and moral impact on one’s being based on the person’s needs and demands. We are responsible for the inevitable shifts of events because we have to. We confuse ourselves in order to be lost, so we could find answers that will affirm the existence of our being or alter our definition of self. Such answers will eventually change one's perspective and way of living. This exhibit by Aldy Aguirre, Nica Silva, Pergylene Acuña, Victoria Laquindanum, Yasmin Doctor, and Zeus Bascon show their perspectives on the subject matter. "In Between Links" will run until May.
Change is an effect of the psychological, physical and moral impact on one’s being based on the person’s needs and demands. We are responsible for the inevitable shifts of events because we have to. We confuse ourselves in order to be lost, so we could find answers that will affirm the existence of our being or alter our definition of self. Such answers will eventually change one's perspective and way of living. This exhibit by Aldy Aguirre, Nica Silva, Pergylene Acuña, Victoria Laquindanum, Yasmin Doctor, and Zeus Bascon show their perspectives on the subject matter. "In Between Links" will run until May.
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