Stella Rojas at Gallery Nine and Ricco Renzo
Stella Rojas rendered the landscapes from her travels to the French Alps, Provence, Northern Italy and the vineyards of Langhe and Montferrat in “La Vie en Ert” on Nov. 5 at Gallery Nine, fourth floor of SM Megamall A, Mandaluyong City.
Rojas will also mount her 40th solo show “Antre Monde (Another World)” which opens on Nov. 21 at the Ricco Renzo Gallery, ground floor of LRI Design Plaza, 210 N. Garcia St., Bel-Air 2 Makati City. The show runs until Dec. 7.
For inquiries, call Gallery 9th at 910-8016, and RiccoRenzo Gallery at 898-2545.
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Argie Bandoy at Mo Space
Argie Bandoy abandons the confines of iconic references and engages in the pleasures and anxieties of painting stripped down its most basic means in “Blind New Works” on view until Nov. 30 at Mo Space, third floor, Bonifacio Global City, The Fort, Taguig.
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Rene Cuvos at Kaida Gallery
Rene Cuvos presents his figurative and satirical paintings in “Happily Ever After” which opens on Nov. 9 at Kaida Gallery, second floor of GFO Bldg., 122 Kamuning Rd., QC. The show runs until Nov. 26.
For inquiries, call 414-4777 or e-mail info@kaidagallery.com.
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“Magnitudes” at Kaida Gallery
Ruel Caasi, Benjie Cabangis, Eugene Jarque and Nestor Vinluan present their abstract works in “Magnitudes” slated from Nov. 9 to 26 at Kaida’s Main Gallery, second floor of GFO Bldg., 122 Kamuning Rd., QC.
For inquiries, call 414-4777 or e-mail info@kaidagallery.com.
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Jun and Elrine Vicaldo at ArtisCorpus Gallery
For its opening exhibition, ArtisCorpus Gallery in cooperation with Metrobank Foundation will present “Sandiwa: Tao’t Kalikasan (‘One Spirit: Humankind and Nature’)” by father and daughter Jun and Elrine Vicaldo on Nov. 16 at 303 Haig St., Mandaluyong City.
Jun and Elrine are both grand prize winners (Sculpture category) of the 2005 Art Association of the Philippines (AAP), and the 2008 Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE), respectively.
For inquiries, call 717-4619, 482-1023 or SMS 0917-8956-774.
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‘Snapshots from my Journey’ at Metro Gallery
Lydia Velasco, Nunelucio Alvarado, Michael Cacnio, Loreto Racuya, Oscar Salita, Rovi Salegumba, Jovito Andres, Vic Bachoco, Celso Pepito, and Jun Martinez rendered family affairs and values in “Snapshots from My Journey” on view until Nov. 16 at Metro Gallery, 455 P. Guevarra St. in San Juan.
The artworks are also featured in the 2009 calendar of Merial Philippines through the coordination of its country manager Dr. Dan Rodriguez and Metro Gallery owner Irene Cometa.
The exhibit also features works of guest artists Tam Austria, Edsel Moscoso, Remy Boquiren, Christian Tamondong and Gino Tioseco.
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Heber Bartolome at CCP
Heber Bartolome mounts “Silip” on view until Nov. 30 at the Pasilyo Guillermo Tolentino, third floor hallway of CCP, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City.
For inquiries, call 832-3702.
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Pancho Piano in New York
Pancho Piano will present the traditional and abstract renditions of his “Peñafrancia” and “Mayon” series in “Luminous Space II,” slated from Nov. 17 to 25 at the Philippine Center in New York City.
The opening will be graced by Consul General Cecille Rebong, DOT director for North America and Canada Emma Ruth Yulo, and Philippine Center Management Board director Gavino Abaya.
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Risa Recio at Mag:net High Street
Risa Recio mounts “Apoptosis, it’s fun to say” which opens tomorrow at Mag:net High Street, B3 Bonifacio High Street, 9th Ave., Bonifacio Global City. The show runs until Nov. 29.
The exhibit is set on a two-part series, namely “Rogers Park” and the “5 a.m./p.m.” series. In “Rogers Park,” Recio pays homage to artist Richard Diebenkorn whose works are represented by lines and bright colors expressed through abstraction and into synthesized diverse influences on cubism, Matisse, and New York’s abstract impressionists.
The “5 a.m./p.m.” series, on the other hand, are smaller and attempts to capture raw energy.
For inquiries, 929-3191, 856-3400 or e-mail info@magnetgalleries.com.
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Leslie de Chavez at Avanthay Gallery
Leslie de Chavez shows how the convergent paradoxes in art create not merely aberrations but harmony as well in “Banana Republic” on view until Nov. 25 at the Avanthay Contemporary Art Gallery in Zurich, Switzerland.
For inquiries, e-mail info@avanthaycontemporary.com or visit www.avanthaycontemporary.com.
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Allan Cosio at Ricco Renzo Galleries
Allan Cosio presents 20 portraits of 20 friends of Ricco Renzo Galleries in “Portraits” on view until Nov. 7 at Ricco Renzo Galleries, LRI Design Plaza, 210 Nicanor Garcia St., Bel-Air 2, Makati City.
For details, call 898-2545, SMS 0927-386-1460 or log on to www.riccorenzo.com.
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‘193: Small/ Medium/Large’ at West Gallery
Dennis Gonzales, Jose Tence Ruiz and Wesley Valenzuela showcase their new wall works in “193: Small/Medium/Large” on view until Nov. 24 at Gallery 1, West Gallery in West Ave., QC.
Gonzales presents large, magazine sourced portraits, while Tence Ruiz pursues his “Kotillion” theme. Valenzuela layers graphics and graffiti modes to articulate intimidating portraits of power mongers.
For inquiries, call 411-0336, 411-9221, e-mail westgallery@hotmail.com or visit www.westgallery.org.
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Reynaldo dela Cruz at Art Verité
Reynaldo dela Cruz reminisces about his childhood in “Junto (Sama-Sama)” which opens on Nov. 8 at Art Verité, Unit 2C-05, second floor of Shops at Serendra, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
For details, call 915-1982, SMS 0917-329-6273 or e-mail info@artverite.net.
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Botong Francisco at Yuchengco Museum
Yuchengco Museum presents the portrait of Enrique and Maria Yuchengco by National Artist Carlos “Botong” Francisco on view at the Masters Gallery of the museum, RCBC Plaza corner Ayala and Sen. Gil. Puyat Avenues, Makati City.
Commissioned in 1953, the towering portrait of Alfonso Yuchengco’s parents hung at the family mausoleum before it was heavily restored and moved to the museum in 2005.
For inquiries, call 889-1234 or e-mail info@yuchengcomuseum.org.
