RAUL G. ISIDRO, a multi-awarded painter in Philippine contemporary art will open his 50th solo exhibit of recent acrylic paintings to be presented by Yellow Door Gallery at R1 Corridor, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center, Makati, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2009 and will run through April 30, 2009. Just last year, Isidro held his 40th Retrospective Exhibit at the Main Gallery of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) which showcased a series of artworks done by the artist since 1968.
CCP President and Artistic Director Nestor O. Jardin wrote, “…As a leading and influential artist of our times, Raul Isidro’s unstinting devotion and dedication to his craft, coupled with his single-minded advocacy for the preeminence of the Filipino talent became an inspiration to aspiring young artists. To this, we pay tribute to a man whose exceptional talents and achievements exemplify the true Filipino artist…” Corporate and private art collectors here and abroad who speculate on the works of Isidro recognize its appreciation equally in aesthetic and investment value per se.
As a former member of the academe, Isidro was appointed as one of the youngest directors of the PWU’s College of Fine Arts in 1975. in 1979 was chosen as “The Outstanding Young Man of the Philippines (TOYM)” in the field of fine arts for his achievements and contribution in Philippine art and in 1997 received the Araw ng Maynila “Patnubay ng Sining at Kaliningan” award. The University of Santo Tomas has awarded him “The Outstanding Thomasian Award for Visual Arts” in 2006. In 1981, Isidro was given a Cultural Grant by the Australian Foreign Affairs and he lectured about Philippine art at selected universities in the cities of Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. In 1972, his two entries in the National PAP Print Competition won him both the Grand Prize and the First Prize. Isidro has joined and won in the 1968 AAP Outdoor Sculpture Competition for the Luneta Park and in the painting competition of AAP in 1969 and other major art competitions in the country.
He was selected in 1983 as president of the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP). From 2001 through 2006, he became president of the Philippine Association of Printmakers (PAP). During his term as PAP head, Isidro with a team of artists conducted hands on exposure on the diverse techniques in the art of printmaking to the local communities of artists in more than 20 provinces and likewise lectured on art in certain universities in Metro Manila.
As a Visayan artist himself, Isidro was invited to the prestigious Cebu VIVA Excon (Visayas Visual Artists) in 2008 as one of the exhibiting artists. Earlier this year, he lectured on art at the Cebu Convention Center during the One Visayas Cultural, Tourism and Trade Convention, composed of delegates from 16 provinces of Eastern and Western Visayas.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Pixel Perfect – The Exhibition
by Henry Bateman
Opening Reception 6pm to 9pm Tuesday 21 April 2009
Following the publication of his third book of photography, Pixel Perfect, photographic artist Henry Bateman will exhibit the works from the book at Sining Kamalig Art Gallery from April 21 to May 12 2009.
Pixel Perfect – The Exhibition, will show case the eight works in the book which are comprised of 45 digitally abstracted photographs. Made over the three year period, 2006 to 2008, these photographs explore Bateman’s coming to terms with the culture shock of emigrating from Australia to the Philippines.
Inspired by the Philippines, its land and its people, Bateman uses his camera to investigate his reaction to the scenes that surround him. From his first Christmas in these Islands in the triptych “Seasons Greetings” to dealing with government bureaucracy in “2 416 329 X” Bateman looks beneath the surface appearance of his photographs to explore the “why” of his camera captures.
By investigating the basic digital structure, the pixel, of his photographs he abandons the surface appearance by digitally abstracted them. And like abstract paintings, Bateman’s photographs extend beyond the limitations of the representational. Each of his photographs is printed as an archival inkjet on canvas and displayed as a series to make a work that explores an idea or theme.
Bateman has been working with digital photography for only nine years, prior to that he was a painter and a theatrical set and lighting designer. But in this relatively short time his work has gained international recognition with an exhibition at the Australian National University in 2007 and an invitation to exhibit his work at the 2009 Florence Biennale in Italy in December.
Pixel Perfect – The Exhibition, will be Bateman’s third solo show in the Philippines and although published in book form it will be the first exhibition of these photographs as cohesive works of art. Each photograph measures 20”x 48” which makes the 12 photographs of the “Broken Spaces” work a massive 80”x144” exploration of the adoption of a new cultural identity.
Pixel Perfect – The Exhibition is on show at Sining Kamalig Gallery, 4th level, Gateway Mall, Arenata Center, Cubao, Quezon City from the 21 April to 12 May. The opening reception will be from 6pm to 9pm on Tuesday 21 April.
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