Floating Black, Dirty Water

Artist Iya Consorio recently held her Floating Black, Dirty Water exhibit at Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery in Makati City.

For her latest exhibit, Iya, known for her signature ominous quirk and bizarre drawings, drew the connection between “I and them” with a face.

I remember when I bought my very first Iya sketch, I already fell in love with the intricacy of her work. These intricate details and bold, glassy-eyed faces are still present in her paintings. Despite the shadowy tones of her art, Iya believes that “we are not alone and that in camaraderie we stay afloat, with heads above the black, dirty water of the broken world we are in.”

(Left) Black Widows, 4 ft. x 3 ft., acrylic on canvas. (Right) Savage Night in the Opera, 4 ft. x 3 ft., acrylic on canvas.

The very first Iya painting that I bought was of a little girl with eight octopus tentacles. Iya also released her designer toy of the same girl with tentacles in the painting. It is interesting that some of her paintings for Floating Black, Dirty Water also had that octopus tentacle, a recurring subject that has become one of her signatures.

Pieces were sold before the show and the last two available pieces were sold during the well-attended opening night.

Spotted at the opening of the exhibit were Iya’s husband and also a talented artist Andres Barrioquinto, Denise Miñana, Amado Fores, artist Angelo Quintos, Metro Gallery’s Chitty Cometa, Pia Hamoy and Bibot Nolan.

The exhibit was a joint project between  DF Art Agency of Derek Flores and Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery. The exhibit was curated by Ricky Francisco.

Gaby dela Merced, Iya Consorio and Anjie Ty-Dy Buncio.

 (For more information, visit vinylonvinylgallery.com or e-mail [email protected].)

An innovative work hub

Concentrix Philippines officially opened its ninth progressive contact center with the most state-of-the-art amenities at the Exxa Tower in Bridgetowne, Quezon City.

The world-class facilities provide an outstanding environment for growth and well-being for its employees and customers. The Exxa Tower location features 18,000 sq. m. of space with a modern wellness center, shower rooms, vanity areas and a salon. The facility also includes innovative technology for the company’s clients and staff including a reward dispensing machine for top performers, a spacious operations area with collaboration corners, comfortable meeting rooms, private acoustic spaces, a mobile laboratory and learning pods. 

Robinsons Land Corp.’s Faraday Go with Concentrix VP of Philippines operations and delivery and country leader Elek Toth and human resources senior director Hazel Bañas.

Present at the event was Concentrix vice president of Philippines operations and delivery and country leader Elek Toth. Joining him were partners, clients and friends like Robinsons Land Corp.’s Faraday Go and PLDT Alpha vice president and head of corporate relationship management Victor Aliwalas.

Toth said, “We’re fanatical about our staff and creating world-class facilities that provide an outstanding environment for growth and well-being.  Exxa Tower will serve as a powerful representation of that commitment.”

Named as the “Best Company to Work For” at the 2017 Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability Awards, Concentrix has been praised for its investments and adoption of global best practices in staff engagement, talent development, and career advancement.

Concentrix Philippines’ Teody Burce, Gerry Omli and Marc Dimen.