arts feature
Prelude
to major
exhibits
By VIOLI CALVERT
Pictures
were taken
during 'Meet
And Greet'
session of
Mon Coloma's
one-man art
exhibit by
fellow artis and
photographer
ALDREDO
'Ding' ROCES
06
OCTOBER 2018 | AK NewsMagazine, Vol 9 No 1
ARTIST Ramon Coloma held a small one-man exhibit at
The Arthouse in Sydney’s central business district from
September 22 to October 13, 2018.
Coloma’s small collection of paintings, according
to fellow local artist Alfredo ‘Ding’ Roces “revealed a
refreshing dynamic and colourful blend of abstract and
figurative”.
THE International Artists League founded and headed
by Coloma will showcase paintings, sculptures and art
installations by top Filipino artists in an exhibition titled
Philokalia, Our Legacy, at the Yuchengco Museum in
Makati, Philippines on October 15-27, 2018.
The exhibit will comprise works by national artist Ben
Cabrera (BenCab), Alfredo Roces, Mon Coloma, Ross
Capili, Bert Estanislao, Raul Isidro, Jay Maclean, Ramon
Orlina, Rodolfo Samonte and Jun Velasco.
It will be curated by Magnanimity Inc.
"It has been my goal to showcase in different countries
the good and beautiful, art created by esteemed artists,”
Coloma said.
“With the help of artist Ding Roces, I invited the best
artists in the Philippines to participate in a group show
and they all gave positive response.
"We chose established artists with respectable
reputation who have exhibited magnificent works and
excelled in the field of art.”
Roces, one of the senior Filipino-Australians involved
in Philokalia, said: "This exhibition differs with regards
to the mix between Filipino artists from Australia and the
artists from the homeland.
“It’s a bonding of Filipino artists from separate worlds:
Australia, the USA, and the Philippines.
“The show is reaching out to a brotherhood in art
between three nations.
“Aside from artists in Australia, artists from the
Philippines are well represented; while Rodolfo
Samonte, in turn, resides in the United States.
“The artists from the Philippines are highly prominent
ones, starting with national artist BenCab, and on to
noted glass sculptor Ramon Orlina.
"Hopefully, the show will reveal that despite artists
coming from various generations with individual styles,
and living in different parts of the this vast world, there is
a Filipino spirit that breathes in their art
“As for my own art, for this show I have chosen to
exhibit mostly digital art on canvas to incorporate the
new technology the artist now avails of."
This collaboration of Filipino artists will be followed by
more events, according to Coloma.
"We are planning to have a major group exhibition here
in Sydney,” he said.
“I have started sounding off a select group of artists.
“Our group, the International Artists League, is
partnering with government and private institutions that
can help us achieve this objective. "
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