“Time & Light”

CEBU, Philippines — Golda King has long viewed her paintings as a reconstruction of memories – a re-articulation of the day-to-day happenings and goings-on in her periphery and psyche.

Recently this month, the Cebuano abstractionist reconstituted her creative vectors to go beyond wall-bound tableaus, as she figured in an art-meets-fashion-themed trunk show held at the Pig & Palm.

Titled “Time & Light,” the event featured a line of hand-painted minaudières which King made in partnership with Cebuano designer Janice Chua of the Signature Capiz label.

Taking a step back from the suprematist motif she has become known for, King, in the collection, dips into expressionism’s process in translating temporal qualities into tangible form – treading on themes that frame sunlight’s ebbs and the emotions and musings it bring through the hours of a day.

More than a merger of practical form and sharp design, the collection has “wearable art” ideal, telling something about the relationship between art, fashion and the people whose sights are drawn to the former two.

Like a photographer who immortalizes scenes by drawing on light’s afterglow on subjects, King capitalizes on light in the collection – not only to expand the breadth and scope of her art, but also to show how art can go beyond the confines of hallways and walls.