MAY 09 -JUNE 06, 2023
DENNIS BATO
BJORN CALLEJA
KIKO CAPILE
DOKTOR KARAYOM
DENNIS BATO
DAVID RYAN VIRAY
DENNIS BATO BJORN CALLEJA KIKO CAPILE DOKTOR KARAYOM DENNIS BATO DAVID RYAN VIRAY
Savage Pencils
Drawing from the edge before the conspiracy of painting.
ARTIST NOTES
Bjorn Calleja
I find these touch-based creative expressions very sensual, I would like to think that creation, whether biological or art-making, stems from the same energy. My digital artworks are mostly fragments of the traditional pieces that I do (the animations frames are details of larger paintings, and I also make collage using digital cutouts from my old paintings) I think of computers and the technology as translators in order for my art to be able to communicate in the digital platforms.
With drawing and painting, the dialogue between the artist and the medium is very direct, we are offered traces of the motion and gestures of the artist, the traditional practice also allows for happy accidents and gives room for errors, which I find very human and I think that’s beautiful. I sometimes produce pieces that are fully digital, I think it is an amazing tool, especially for artists who strive for technically sound aesthetic, but personally I feel limited to faux drips, splatters, globs and textures which for me doesn’t give the same vibe.
Doktor Karayom
Para sa akin po malaking tulong po itong mga ginagawa ko para mabawasan yung bigat na nararamdman ko sa tunay na buhay.. isa po itong paraan para mailabas ko yung mga bagay na mahirap malabas sa totoo, nakakatulong sya para makapagisip ako ng maayus.. ginagawa kong lagayan ng mga bulong ko sa sarili tong mga ginagawa ko, at natutuwa din ako pag may nakakarelate o nakakrinig dun sa mga binulong ko..
Sa simbolo naman po.., unang una gumagamit ako ng kulay na pula na nagrerepresenta ng aking dugo,ugat,galit,excitement at passion at simpleng imahe ng mga tao na sa tingin ko repleksyon din ng aking sarili eh..
hindi ko kontrolado kung ano mararamdman ng iba sa ginagawa ko kung magiging entertainment man to.sa kanila o may mapulot sila mula dito o anuman..bahala silang pumasok sa kwento at kaisipan ko…
basta ako magkukwento ako, gagawa ako ng naayon sa aking pakiramdam na walang pagpilit o pagkukunyari, itong paglikha ko na lang ang kumakausap sa akin at kinakausap ko na walang saplot na kayang ilabas yung pinakatagotagong pakiramdam,
hindi ko nga alam eh sa sobrang totoo ko sa ginagawa ko..pakiramdam ko walang naniniwala sa akin...
David Ryan Viray
I put much of my process into chance, every time I work is an opportunity to explore new paths. There's an element of learning and unlearning every step of the way. Sometimes its spontaneous and sometimes its pre-determined. There's always room for failure and self doubt but I take it as time to stop and do something else, like playing chess, browse books, and drawing.
I used to work with concepts that are political and religious because I find them directly a take away from being born a Filipino. Now I’m recalibrating my art practice into a much deeper sense of Painting. Trying to sort out what I want to do in a Painting.
I’m a believer of putting things into random and more abstract. There's a feeling of boredom you get from a painting once its beautifully done.
Dennis Bato
Although my art practice in graffiti, fine art, and architecture somewhat lies on various spectrums in the art world, these fields were solid foundations on where I anchor my perceptions, concepts, and ideologies. Material explorations and constructions rooted in Architecture. Independence from preconceptions and nonconformity from Graffiti and Street Art. Approach on aesthetics, systematical awareness through academical, sort of formal approach of research-based works that fine arts provide. Whether I do something on walls, public spaces, sculptural and material explorations, installations, or canvases, a fragment or two from my foundations manifest in my works.