Gallery News

Plet Bolipata at Boston Art Gallery

MANILA, Philippines - Plet Bolipata presents her interpretations of a life touched with profound sadness by her father’s passing and coming to terms with her own trials and tribulations surrounding fertility in “Fearless Women and Mad Men,” which opens on Oct. 23 at Boston Art Gallery, 72 Boston St., Cubao, QC. The show runs until Nov. 11.

For information, call 722-9205.

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Florence Cinco at Galerie Astra

Florence Cinco speaks highly of the beauty and richness of our roots in “Supra,” which is on view until Oct. 28 at Galerie Astra, second floor, Art Pavilion, LRI Business Center, 210 Nicanor Garcia St., Makati City.

“Supra” is a Sanskrit word, which means “beyond.” This is the concept of which Cinco defines his artworks in the exhibit.

For information, call 890-3988.

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“Pig Army” by Pow Martinez

Pow Martinez at Lostprojects

Pow Martinez’s acuteness to noise and music is reflected in “March of the Pigs,” which is on view until Nov. 14 at Lostprojects, 18 A Major Dizon St., Industrial Valley, Marikina City.

For details, call or SMS 0917-8982680.

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‘Untitled Strokes’ at Sigwada Gallery

Honesto Guiruela III, Marco Banares, Jomer Bolesa, Salvador Banares Jr., Ronante Maratas, Fernando Antimano, Dave Tan, Jayzel Pira, and Julmard Vicente depict traditional values that denote concerns on Filipino culture in “Untitled Strokes,” which is on view until Nov. 2 at Sigwada Gallery, 1921 Oroquieta St., corner Tayuman St., Sta. Cruz, Manila.

For information, call 743-5873, SMS 0917-8075659, e-mail cid_pagaduan@yahoo.com, sigwadaartgallery@multiply.com or sigwadagallery@yahoo.com.

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“David” by Justin Nuyda

‘Exberant Expressions’ at Altro Mondo Arte Contemporaneo

Modernists Raul Isidro, Prudencio Lamarroza, Raul Lebajo, and Justin Nuyda hold a reunion exhibit titled “Exuberant Expressions,” which is on view until Nov. 3 at Altro Mondo Arte Contemporaneo, third floor, Greenbelt 5, Ayala Center, Makati City.

Isidro’s abstracts play on the layering of contrasts, while Lebajo’s work teem with minutiae that pertain to life. In Lamarroza, the protective mythological queen is not gone, what the viewers see are details of her transience. Nuyda’s works present a gentler interaction of shades.

For inquiries, call 501-3270 to 71 or e-mail altromondo.info@yahoo.com.

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Ruel Carlos at Galeria de las Islas

Ruel Carlos depicted windows of old houses, and objects of interest found in Vigan in “Mga Bintana at Pintuan ng Vigan,” which is on view until Nov. 6 at Galeria de las Islas, third floor, Silahis Center, 744 Gen. Luna St., Intramuros, Manila.

For information, call 527-2113.

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‘Visual Arts Adventure’ at Philippine Heart Center

Lunda Art Group members Cony Cajayon, Solano Cruz, Rey Conmigo, Jun Taniang, Elver Panuela, Zaldy Pingol, Conrad del Carmen, Zin Gamboa, Bal Fornaliza, Dantes Estrada, Giovanni Estrada, Benigno Religioso, Arnel Evetria, Jo Garcia, Clarissa Navidad, and Ernie Garcia hold “Visual Arts Adventure,” which is on view until Oct. 23 at the Art Gallery of the Philippine Art Center in QC.

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Riel Hilario at The Drawing Room

Riel Hilario presents a series of rebulto-based works in “If an Apostle Looks in No Monkey Can Look Out,” which is on view until Nov. 7 at The Drawing Room, 1007 Metropolitan Ave., Metrostar Bldg., Makati City.

The show is part of the artist’s ongoing project of reconstructing and representing the rebulto, over and beyond a ritual object, and as an artifact that can be interface with contemporary issues and ideas.

For details, call 897-7877, 897-6990 or e-mail drawings@pldtdsl.net.

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‘No Speed Control’ at Blueroom Art Gallery

Dale Erispe, Erick Villaruz, Gene Paul Martin, Ian Unsana, Jay Jarin, John Emerson Tejones, John Marin, Kasurin Yeo, Kevin Cerda, Levin Paras, Paolo Marin, Ronson Culibrina, Russel Trinidad, and Raffy Ignacio showcase a visual colloquialism of the young idiosyncrasies and vulnerabilities in “No Speed Control, which is on view at the Blueroom Art Gallery, 1354 Lacuna corner Apolinario, Bangkal, Makati City.

Raffy Ignacio curates the exhibit.

For information, call 752-0746 and 844-7840.