In
celebration of Earth Day this April,
the Art for Life + Upcycled exhibit recently
paid tribute to the beautiful planet we live in, highlighting ways to make it a
happier, healthier world.
A
joint project of SM Aura Premier and ArtisteSpace, Inc., the back-to-back
exhibit at the Upper Ground Floor of SM Aura Premier, aims to bridge art and sustainability
and create more awareness about the environment through the works of amazing
artist-advocates.
Art for Life highlights
the beauty of nature, enjoying life, and giving importance to the things around
us. Hawaii –based artist Juno Galang takes us to the depths of tropical
seas with his dazzling Fish Series
in vibrant hues of purple, green, yellow, red and blue that characterize his
true nature. Fashion designer-turned-visual artist Boysie Villavicencio’s coral
paintings, on the other hand, reveal his attention to detail and eye for the
exquisite. An advocate of Philippine endemic flora and fauna, Bing
Famoso-Tac-an showcases rare flowers and birds from our native species on
her canvasses and her clothes.
Upcycled, on the other
hand, features artworks from discarded things which are transformed into works
of contemporary art and sculpture. An aeronautical engineer, sculptor Arnel Borja demonstrates his ideas on
balance in new works that make use of fulcrums to achieve the necessary weights
and counterweights of the concept. Swedish artist-musician Janet Kamphuis, who believes that “Art is Oxygen”, breathes
creative life into her mixed media and wood canvases.
Art for Life +
Upcycled
aims to promote growing importance of Earth
Day as an annual observance in keeping environmental awareness front and
center for all shoppers. With this, “We
have been working on our operational elements to uphold the way we do business
and align efforts that will directly or indirectly benefit the planet, its people
and communities,” shares ArtisteSpace Inc. Managing Director Anton Magpantay.
The
Art for Life + Upcycled exhibit is
one of the many exciting events at SM Aura Premier
Photo 1: All for art and the environment. ArtisteSpace Inc. Managing Director Anton Magpantay and SM Senior Vice President for Marketing Ms. Millie Dizon at the Art For Life + Upcycled exhibit at the Upper Ground Floor of SM Aura Premier.
Photo 2: Fashion designer-turned-visual artist Boysie Villavicencio with his paintings White Corals, Corals in Lavender and Red, and An Aquarium for You and Me.
Photo 3: Molten Rocks (24” x 24: Acrylic on Canvas) by Boysie Villavicencio. Rocks and minerals play a valuable role in natural systems such as providing a habitat where endangered species nest or provide soil nutrients as well as broad range of uses such as construction, manufacturing substances and making medicine and for the production of gas that is significantly important to human life.
Photo 4: Corals in Lavender and Red (24” x 48” Acrylic on Canvas) by Boysie Villavicencio celebrate gifts from Philippine seas.
Photo 5: Celebrated Hawaii artist Juno Galang beside his Fish Series Paintings Blowing Bubbles and Two Fishes.
Photo 6: Three Kois In the Pond (20” x 20” Acrylic on Canvas) by Juno Galang. Kois are colored varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. It is a symbol of luck, prosperity, and good fortune, and also of perseverance in the face of adversity
Photo 7: Upward (24” x 24” Acrylic on Canvas) by Juno Galang. Fish are important to ecosystems. Not only are they a food source for several species, but they also provide links between ecosystems through their daily migrating, feeding and resting areas.
Photo 8: Bing Famoso Tac-an, and advocate of endemic flora and fauna, depicts larger than life versions of very small flowers Hoya Camphorifolia and Hoya Bicolenesis in her works.
Photo 9: Amidst the Barren Vastness: Philippine Peacock-Pheasant (24” x 36” Acrylic on Canvas) by Bing Famoso Tac-An. The Palawan (Philippine) Peacock Pheasant is an endemic species restricted in the Palawan Faunal Region. Due to its beauty, Puerto Princesa City (capital of Palawan) has adopted this species as its local government symbol.
Photo 10: Amidst the Barren Vastness: Inigo-Banded Kingfisher (24” x 36” Acrylic on Canvas) by Bing Famoso Tac-An. The Indigo-banded kingfisher (Ceyx cyanopectus) is endemic to the Philippines, and found in freshwater streams of Luzon and its satellites, Mindoro, Panay, Negros and Cebu. This little jewel prefers to perch low over water on rocks or branches and dives head first to catch small fish and small crabs.
Photo 11: Established Filipino sculptor Arnel Borja with his fulcrum balanced artwork Xygene in found mixed media.
Photo 12: SM Senior Vice President for Marketing Ms. Millie Dizon beside Arnel Borja’s Machinery of Commerce made from upcycled steel, aluminum, marble and fiberglass
Photo 13: Wishing for another World (18”W x 24.5”L x 20.5” H) Arnel Borja’s masterpiece in upcycled steel, aluminum and marble
Photo 14: Accomplished Swedish Artist Jeanette Kamphuis beside her Purity series of mixed media on wood paintings.
Photo 15: Geometry (32” x 48” Mixed Media on Wood) by Jeanette Kamphuis
Photo 16: Cosmic Inspiration (36" x 52" Mixed Media on Wood) by Jeanette Kamphuis
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