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Self Meets Shadow Meets Self
“Self Meets Shadow Meets Self” . Work for “There is a Stranger Breaking In, I am the Shadow”. Studio Maya, Teacher’s Village, Quezon City, Metro Manila. Title: Self Meets Shadow Meets Self Materials: GI Wire, Acrylic Epoxy Paint Size: 42x14x14 inches (height x depth x width) Year: 2024 As installed in gallery Back view Exhibit…
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LAMBAT
Lambat is the Filipino word for net. This shows marine creatures about to meet their end by net. But in the middle are figures of a (human) male, female, and a baby – a family. The sea’s slow death will one day be our own. LAMBAT Stainless steel frame, GI wire, spray paint. 2024
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FIRE
Stainless steel frame, GI and stainless steel wire, Non-sag epoxy, acrylic, spray paint, nail lacquer, beads 12×16 inches 2024
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Sleep: Flowers
Stainless Steel frame, screen, wire, non-sag epoxy, acrylic, spray paint, beads 12×22 inches 2024
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Kapit Lang
KAPIT LANG. Stainless steel, screens, wire, beads, epoxy, acrylic epoxy and lacquer spray paints, paper boats. 52 x 27 x 42 in. 2024. Piece for Buen Viaje: Manila- Acapulco-Manila, An Art and Cultural Exhibition. Pinto Museum, May 5 – June 23, 2024. I can only imagine what the crew must have felt during the journey:…
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Roots 1 & 2
These pieces were made for Project Hulmahan, “an art-driven mutual aid advocacy in support of livelihood, food security and disaster response”. To know more about the project, please visit their Facebook page or their website. The first poster was released when they were gathering artists for the said project, while the second poster was released…
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The Dream, Tiger Cat, and That Meme
Pinto Art Museum’s 2023 yearend group exhibit was “Homage To Rousseau” and we were asked to come up with works inspired by Henri Rousseau and his art. My piece was inspired by two of Henri Rousseau’s works, “The Dream” and “The Tiger Cat“, plus the viral meme showing two women yelling and a cat in…
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MOVE
Late post. “MOVE”. Work for Alay 23, Boston Gallery. GI and Stainless Steel wires, automotive paint, wooden base. 2020.
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Ballet Dancers 1 & 2
Ballet Dancers 1 was made for the group exhibit “Ballet in Pinto”, a Ballet Philippines x Pinto Art Museum & Arboretum collaboration. The artists’ works were exhibited from Dec 15, 2023 -17 at the Theatre at Solaire. The exhibit opened on the gala night of Ballet Philippines’ “Christmas Fairytales”. You may view all the works…

