Aliyah Rossa D.

Llanes

11-Onesta

1. Untitled by Jaime Roque (Op Art)

Subject Matter
The subject matter of this art would be non representational; it
shows a visual illusion to the viewers.
Background of the Artwork
This is the Jaime Roque’s first solo exhibition outside of his
native Philippines and showcases a progression of Roque’s artistic
practice towards Abstraction / Optical Art. Utilising simple
elements and principles of design to communicate his thoughts and
feelings, Roque’s abstract works are composed entirely using
geometric shapes, which are typical motifs of abstraction. In
 “Untitled”, highly textured, vibrantly coloured and rigorously
mathematically oriented works that pay homage to the Op-Art.
Artist’s Statement
“Op artists thus managed to exploit various phenomena. The
after-image and consecutive movement; line interference; the
effect of dazzle; ambiguous figures and reversible perspective;
successive colour contrasts and chromatic vibration; and in three-
dimensional works different viewpoints and the superimposition of
elements in space.”

2. June Memories by Eunice known as ‘eunpyon’ (Digital Art)

The subject matter for this artwork would be Portraiture, for the
artwork focuses on a certain person. Her art mostly focuses on
women dealing with inner struggle. I try to offset or distract from this
through the use of a bright color palette and lighting. This artwork is
one of her art commissions that she posts on the social media. As for
the artist’s statement, “I’ve always believed that looking at art is more
than just a shallow experience. When you see a piece that truly moves
you, it has the ability to draw out repressed feelings and stir your
inner most thoughts. All I could hope for as an artist is to form that
kind of instantaneous connection with the viewers of my pieces.”

3. Three Buddha Mothers by Agnes Arellano (Feminist Art)

Subject Matter
The subject matter would be women since this is a
feminist art, it focuses on the power of a woman.
Background of Art
Arellano (b. 1949) is a Filipina surrealist sculptor. Three
Buddha Mothers represents a maiden, wife, and crone, or the
cycle of birth, life, and death. This trinity is derived from
mother–goddess paradigms in religion and literature. Vesta is
 the young, pregnant mother in a posture derived from Hariti,
an Indonesian goddess of fertility. As a vessel of creation,
she is bursting with life. Dea is in the posture of the
meditating Buddha. The figure has multiple breasts like
Mebuyan from the underworld, whose body is full of milk.
She is consumed by her nourishing abilities and motherhood.
Lola is an aged crone who is no longer fertile; her skin is
wrinkled and sagging. She seeks divination through
introspection, suggested by her closed eyes. By casting real
mothers, she stressed the need to search for the sacred in
everyday life.
Artist’s Statement
“My trinity of mothers derives from the many mother-
goddess paradigms in religion and literature - the most
important to me being Robert Graves' 'Triple Goddess'.”

4. Dumb as Lamb by Jood Clarino (Grafitti Art)

Subject Matter