An artist’s tribute to indomitable Filipino spirit
2 min readGirls festooned with bouquets. Faces painted in lively hues and psychedelic patterns. Gals topped with great headdresses. Whether or not the designs follow a tribal design, or influenced by an imaginative free-flowing scheme, the hottest portray series of artist Ginny Guanco depicts a conspicuous and unabashed exhibit of energy, brio, and an unmistakable joie de vivre.
Guanco features these masterpieces in her one-lady show Festival at the Gateway Gallery in Araneta Town. The show, which opened on May 20, showcases 25 authentic paintings interpreted in a wide range of mediums, some of which Guanco designed through the lockdowns introduced about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Through my operates in this show, I purpose to depict the festive spirit and joyous disposition of the Filipino, amidst the most making an attempt conditions. We have found so a great deal darkness, so several shadows, because of the ravaging outcomes of the pandemic. The decline of lives and livelihood are realities we ought to confront and accept. But I believe that by placing on the light-weight, by sporting the vivid colors of joy, we can changeover a lot extra simply into a future that is complete of opportunity and promise. And Filipinos are resilient mainly because of our ability to glimpse forward and hope for superior moments in advance. Competition is my tribute to the indomitable Filipino spirit,” Guanco describes.
Guanco’s adore for the female sort stems from her childhood enthusiasm for drawing woman faces and figures. She would gown up these drawings in distinctive trendy clothes according to unique themes. In college, she relentlessly pursued this passion by becoming a member of artwork contests and even successful on several instances.
Pageant is Guanco’s 2nd solo exhibit, adhering to Boho Stylish in 2016 where by she displayed her unabashed fondness for Bohemian style.
Immediately after the accomplishment of her to start with solo display, she branched out into making customized, hand-painted bags. Aside from her normal floral subjects, customers would ask for her to attract their portraits on the luggage. To day, she has performed hundreds of bags by hand which she has offered, and which she nevertheless carries on to do.
Guanco’s various explorations and experimentations with an artwork display her open-minded eagerness to evolve as an artist. And Competition is evidence that her enthusiasm to produce magnificence can never ever be dulled by the passing of yrs.
Pageant is on check out at the Gateway Gallery until eventually tomorrow, June 2.