WAPAK

18/08/2022

New exhibition alert!

Let's support Artist Len-len and other 25+ artists who are currently participating Modeka Art's OPEN HOUSE. The show runs until September 6, 2022.

From Modeka Art page:

"Inspired by the Artist Open House movement started in Brighton, UK in the early 80s’, the 2nd edition of Modeka Art's Open House presents the work of 25 artists curated and exhibited in a diverse and unconventional fashion.⁠"
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To know more about Len-len's art, just follow her instagram

17/08/2022

Artists Ding Royales and Laura Fermo alongside 45 literary and visual artists will grace Gateway Gallery’s upcoming show entitled “Mismo sa Ating Puso”. Exhibit will run from August 28 until September 8, 2022.

Another reason to support this show is that 50% of the proceeds of the sale will be donated to Angat Buhay projects.

From Gateway Gallery page:

“Buy an artwork, and make the Philippines a better place.

A group of 47 passionate literary and visual artists joined forces to answer an NGO's (Angat Buhay Foundation) call for positivity and hope and to continue the spirit of volunteerism that grew enormously in the last ten months.

With this at heart, they are staging the group art exhibit "Mismo sa Ating Puso". It opens on August 28 and will run until September 8, 2022.

Fifty percent (50%) of the proceeds of the sale of the paintings will be donated to Angat Buhay projects. It's an opportunity to bring home an artwork, and help in return.

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13/08/2022

Catch Laura Fermo's "Si Pawikan" at the National Museum of History (Manila) until September 2022.

Natural Heritage in Focus: The Philippine Flora and Fauna Exhibition is brought to you by the National Museum of the Philippines in partnership with The Philippine Botanical Art Society and The Philippine Fauna Art Society.

Swipe left to see more of Fermo's advocacy on green sea turtles (as featured in Inquirer Lifestyle).

(Images and screengrabs courtesy of the artist/participting artists)

13/08/2022

Tulos: Mga Tinipong Padpad na Materyal sa Tulaog

Carlo M. Dimaano, from Arts Research and Training Institute in Southern Tagalog, (Artist, Inc.) harnesses found objects such as fallen branches, twigs, stones, and a feather to create a site-specific art installation. This installation which consists of twigs, stones, and a feather mounted atop one another to reach a natural state of balance with the aid of gravity alone drew in Dumagat children and visitors of the Tulaog festival. Before long, some onlookers began to interact with the artist and tried, themselves, to balance the found objects. This highlights the nature of art to become a community effort.

12/08/2022

Don’t miss the works of .ofrasio as she joins ‘ exhibit called

Unwalled: From Streets to Wherever

Bayawak
Boy Galaxy
Krunk
Volta
Yana Ofrasio

Show runs until August 17, 2022!

63C Maginhawa, UP Vill. QC.

18/04/2022

Late Bloomers: An Exploration of Age, Art, and Encounters
WAPAK (Walang Pangalan Kolektib)

April 23 - May 21, 2022
First United Building
413 Escolta St.,
Binondo, Manila

The exhibition frames a notion that one’s discovery of art is not defined by age nor a set background. Artmaking is an innate capability awakened by different rationales and honed by perseverance to tell, communicate and deliver a story. The show addresses art in varying artists’ perspectives and in different stages of exploration. The artists are caught between drives of sending a message and displaying impactful art pieces while the works circle around personal encounters in their art timelines.

The works collectively aim to showcase that different styles, stages, and ranges can become equal. Some of the artists explored the physical properties of paints on canvasses while some delved into how commercial and day-to-day materials could impact a work’s meaning. This exhibition attempts to show how someone’s timeline has no weight when it comes to translating ideas into works of art.

This exhibition is curated by LILAY and Dindo Pilareja.

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WAPAK was formed from the UP College of Fine Arts Class of 2020-2021 as they started to talk about their strengths and struggles as middle-aged student-artists, parent-artists, and working student-artists. It was the intention of fulfilling and sustaining the desire to pursue art and creativity amidst current socio-economic and political realities that started the connection among the members.

This exhibit is composed of different works created by members Corinne Fernandez Garcia, Lilay Villasanta Sarreal, Len-Len, Dindo Pilareja, Judith Basco, Ding Royales, Nova Hershey Barbaran, Laura Britt-Fermo, Yana Ofrasio, Yllang Montenegro, Bryan John Pio Gonzales, Anthony Lizano Jandusay, and Carlo M. Dimaano.



Repost from 98Bcollaboratory

31/03/2022

Way to go! We are so happy for you, Laura Fermo.

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Proud to share that the painting “Light and Crystals” by Laura Britt-Fermo was accepted by three different juried international watercolor competitions -- IWS France 2021, IWD Vietnam 2021, and IWS Poland 2022!

This still-life watercolor painting is hauntingly realistic and regal as if the objects in it are coming to life. One can’t help but accuse the artist of sorcery. A hyperbole statement that may be, but in the age of advanced technology where anyone can easily capture a high definition image, it is refreshing to gaze upon an image rendered in a medium that requires precision and patience. The artist also flexed her expertise in the choice of her models to best portray the refraction of light into complex geometric surfaces. At the same time, it gives a sense of ritual space, an effective trinity forming an ikebana variation of height and being led by the delicate pair of objects at the foreground as if tokens of organic existence.

"Light and Crystals" by Laura Britt Fermo, watercolor on paper, 29" x 25", 2021. Please check out www.imahica.art
or call +63917 894 5646 for more details.

Details here - https://www.imahica.art/artworks/light-and-crystals/

31/03/2022

Words cannot express our gratitude and appreciation to Imahica Art Gallery for giving the inspirational women of WaPak an opportunity to showcase their works in celebration of International Women's Day.

Visit Imahica Art Gallery at 2A Lee Gardens, Lee Street, Wack-Wack, Mandaluyong City to view the art show. The gallery is open Mondays to Fridays, 10 AM to 6 PM. Weekends and holidays by appointment.

31/03/2022

"Strong" and "Independent" are major core values that artist Yllang Montenegro embodies in art especially her advocacy of empowering women.

More artworks by strong and independent Filipina artists are currently housed at Imahica Art Gallery until May 10, 2022.

31/03/2022

"...the artist gives an alternative form to something simple yet unfathomable that ends up enhanced and therefore appreciated" is what best describes Nova Hershey Mariposque's "Oasis".

Visit Imahica Art Gallery until May 10 to see more of Nova's work alongside contemporary Filipina artists.

As an artist, Nova Hershey Mariposque is fuelled by her emotions, inspired by themes around women, children, and nature, and equipped with the natural talent as seen in the careful rendering of her subjects. Her surreal images are expressed in vibrant colors, just like in her work “Oasis”. The body of water which is usually regarded as a lifesaver in the desert is given a female human face adorned with other life forms inhabiting water. Just like how ancient Greeks humanized the powerful forces and different forms of nature as a way of comprehending its mystery, the artist gives an alternative form to something simple yet unfathomable that ends up enhanced and therefore appreciated. The Oasis is the lifesaving feminine.

"Oasis" by Nova Hershey Mariposque, acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18", 2017. Please check out www.imahica.art or call +63917 894 5646 for more details.