Dialectics

Exhibition

Online

Main Gallery

June 10, 2023

Dialectics offers a captivating exploration of Nasser Zulueta’s formative years achieved through a masterful fusion of philosophical and materialist principles. In his artistic repertoire, Zulueta consistently employs the recurring theme of binary opposition like heavy and light, good and bad, and order and chaos. Drawing inspiration from Hegelian dialectics, he perceives his childhood as a bittersweet synthesis of pleasant and painful memories that have shaped his identity.

In translating his complex past, Zulueta harnesses the weaving techniques he acquired from his profound encounters with the mat weavers of Isla Verde. Utilizing separate canvases adorned with conflicting images, Zulueta delicately cuts them into strips and intricately weaves them together. This meticulous process creates a visual tension that gives rise to exquisite abstraction, unveiling new perspectives and realizations.

Dialectics is Zulueta’s most intimate and elaborate work to date, inviting viewers to embark on a reflective journey down memory lane and contemplate their personal experiences. His artworks possess an intersectional and transcendental quality, affirming the profound impact of retrospection and the inherent role of art in reconciling with the past. Zulueta’s masterful creations challenge viewers to reassess their truths, unlocking fresh ways of understanding and interpretation.

Tom Russ

LOCALE

As a collection of open themes to express various forms of art freely, the collaboration includes a diversity of original artwork and artistic practices. Each artist created a wall-bound work and personalized house sculpture. With that, they’ll be able to highlight what their identity is, and what trajectory they’re going to do. The tendency is that, once the size and a specific theme are provided, there is a possibility that the artist will be limited.

The primary objective is to highlight Bulacan’s young artist community and introduce the younger ones. A way to map the upcoming young artists here in Bulacan and highlight how diverse and evolving it is. The Group of seniors has merged a group to guide a Filipino Young Artist through collaboration and to grow continuous projects with Filipino Young Artists.

“Locale” is a Group Exhibition serving as a diverse collection of originals regarding modern Filipino artists. The Group artist depicted different approaches to convey original art techniques and interpretations to present in the exhibition.