The artsy and the enthusiastic are cordially invited to Vinyl On Vinyl Gallery this April 22, 2016 to three exhibitions by local Filipino artists: Unlipop! by Erick Encinares, Pie In The Sky by Ren Quinio, and Fool Mental Jack Off by a group of four different artists. Drop by on opening night, April 22, 2016 at 7:00PM. The exhibits will run until May 7, 2016.
Unlipop!
Known primarily for his music, Erick Encinares has also produced a significant amount of artwork that spans almost two decades alongside his involvement with the art-house rock band, The Sleepyheads. Throughout his other career as an artist, Encinares has taken the role of custodian for memorabilia and other collectibles, as he continues to champion the culture of music and its related media from both the local and international scene.
Notorious for handing out his own silkscreened T-shirts to colleagues and friends, either for the self-promotion of his band or in paying tribute to other musical icons, Encinares has quickly evolved into incorporating his own witty one-liners, his parodies from observed social phenomena, and several visual puns into his projects, which bring to the fold both the humorist and the keen commentator in him. In his present series of works, which is a collection of paper collages depicting iconic personalities from the field of art, music, politics, and popular entertainment, Encinares revitalizes the meaning of ‘tribute’ through his own process of art-making. These paper collages are borne from the same material that these personalities were enshrined—through magazines, newspapers, and their own posters. The look and feel of each portrait elevates the meaning of popular culture to its soaring apex: pop icons depicted via pop art sensibilities. The final product becomes a sweeping reference to the art of the 60’s as reinforced by subjects that were derived from the same era: Warhol, Lou Reed, John Peel, Jimi Hendrix, and Elvis. But the homage does not stop there. Contemporary icons, with the inclusion of Michael Jackson, Manny Pacquiao, The Pope, and even local artist and teacher, the late Roberto Chabet, make their way to Encinares’ honor roll.
Fool Mental Jack Off (Main Gallery)
How many artists does it take to screw a light bulb?
Four. To gang bang a bright idea.
Pie In The Sky (Left Wing)
There is a vast wilderness that many of us have never seen before. There are some great adventures travelled in the simplest way there is in our daily lives. Seeking this needs not to conquer the air, oceans, stars and the mountains. Some great adventures are just there within our inner universe. In his 4th instalment, Ren Quinio gives us a peek on landscapes we have never seen before. A place where his characters thrive in and created a world that is merely impossible.
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