Gallery News: Demi Padua’s ‘Surface Tension’ at Art Gallery Asia
MANILA, Philippines - Demi Padua mounts “Surface Tension,” which opens on Feb. 17, 6 p.m., Art Gallery Asia, third floor, Patriarch Bldg., 2224 Don Chino Roces St. corner Don Bosco, Makati City.
Padua’s new creations give a 3D effect achieved through meticulous brush strokes and lines. The boxes in his paintings convey his message of “non adherence to boundaries, his love for freedom and thinking out-of-the- box.”
The show is on view until March 4. For information, call or SMS 0917-8943888.
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Baligad, Bolesa and Manto III at Arte Pintura
Arte Pintura Art Gallery presents “Catching Delights,” a three-man exhibition by Jeff Baligad, Jommer Mhei Bolesa and Leandro Manto III. The show opens on Feb. 21, Saturday, at 6 p. m.
The three artists communicate their respective objects of desire: the search for truth, lust satisfaction, and reverence for values.
The show runs until March 8.
Arte Pintura Art Gallery is at The Address Condominium Lobby, Wack Wack Road, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. For inquiries, call 631-0898, 0917-8064131 or 0920-9506334.
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Roberto Bonifacio at Renaissance
Currently on view at the Renaissance Art Gallery is Roberto S. Bonifacio’s first solo show titled “My World, My Emotions.”
An artist with autism, Bonifacio took art lessons under distinguished mentors Fernando Sena and Paul Mesina. His prolific production ranges from portraits, still lifes, nudes, to landscapes and visual remembrances of his travels to the US, Europe and Asia.
The show runs until Feb. 19.
Renaissance Art Gallery is at the fourth floor, SM Megamall A, Mandaluyong City. For inquiries, call 637-3101 or 0917-5274042.