Presented by Aliyah

Llanes
• 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. “Untitled”, highly textured,
vibrantly coloured and rigorously
mathematically oriented works that pay
homage to the Op-Art.
 “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.”
•Subject Matter
The subject matter for this artwork
would be Portraiture, for the
artwork focuses on a certain
person.

•Background of Art
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.
 “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.”

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.
•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.
 “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'.”
•Subject Matter
This artwork’s subject matter would be
Portraiture for the art focuses on a certain
person.

•Background of Art
Jood approaches graffiti and street art in the
Philippines from an academic perspective,
lamenting the dearth of writing available on
the subject. He is a street artist based in
Quezon City, Manila, as well as an educator at
the University of Santo Tomas. Jood works
primarily with spray paint and stencils,
earning a living through commissioned
artworks. His street art explores the urban
experience through cosmopolitan characters,
often featuring hooded or mysterious figures
that seem to be hiding something
 “For us (PSP), I guess being engaged in street
art is not for the fame. It’s a tough game. You
really have to be strong physically and
emotionally, keep a good sense of balance, and
it’s important to have friends and network to
support each other.”