Co's charcoal drawings showcased at Silverlens and 20Square Gallery

MANILA, Philippines – Bacolod-based artist Charlie Co is currently holding two simultaneous shows at Silverlens Gallery and 20Square Gallery until July 4, 2009.

Co moves away from his signature color and whimsy with his show “Balanâ,” a collection of black and white charcoal works he describes as products of a tormented imagination. A social realist and figurative expressionist, he renders his predictions of the future against a backdrop of the present realities—a global economic crisis, an impending pandemic and the erosion of religion by outdated dogma. Co’s visions also include victims of power and greed, oracles, muscle men, angels and beacons.

Balanâ will be shown alongside “Inner Spaces” by Briccio Santos at Silverlens Gallery and “Disconnect the Dots” by Bea Camacho at 20Square Gallery.