Renaissance Art Gallery, a
leading purveyor of non-representational art in the country, celebrates its
fourteenth anniversary with a show titled “XIV.” Founded in 2003 by Noli and
Agnes Romero, the gallery has spearheaded the discovery and support of young
abstractionists, giving them the opportunity of being launched in their own first
solo exhibition. On occasion, however, Renaissance Art Gallery has also
exhibited classic and conservative contemporary masterworks.
Curated by noted art critic,
writer and visual artist Cid Reyes, the participating artists in “XIV” are:
Allain Hablo, Sio Montera, Josef Laureano, Pao de Guzaman, Arley Carig, Jay
Ragma, Art Bermido, Aner Sebastian, Resty Tica, Rick Hernandez, and Sam Penaso.
A man of many talents,
Allain Hablo is, first and foremost, a thinking artist. Sio Montera’s works are distinguished by an ambitiousness of scale and a mania for
surprising materials. In a transitional stage, Josef Laureano’s works are more
audacious in the gestural character of Abstract Expressionism. Emerging
abstractionist Pao de Guzman comes from a studied representational idiom. Arley
Carig advances into the evanescent
depths of space. Jay Ragma generates visual excitement with throbbing
retinal sensations. Art Bermido manipulates space with neither beginning nor
end. Aner Sebastian transports the viewer into a once remembered, favorite spot
of nature. Resty Tica pursues an abstraction of subtlety and tranquility. Rick
Hernandez is an acolyte of geometry, unbuirdened by objects and ornaments.
Award-winner Sam Penaso explores the three-dimensional field with his so-called
“scraptures.”
The show runs from June
8-20, 2017. Reception cocktails will be held on June 14.
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