unggapsp: May 2011

Monday, May 30, 2011

DISCONNECT 3

PILIPINASTREETLAN and STREET KONNECT

KALYE ART GALLERY

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

OFF TRACK PLANET

thanks lorenzorob!

http://offtrackplanet.com/featured/street-art-philippines/

This is the place where nightmares and princesses dance together.

In Nemo Aguila’s first one-man exhibition MANSTERS AND PHONY TALES, he decides to delve inside
the play zone of his own unconscious, drawing out colorful creatures that have influenced both his past
and present life as an artist, and more importantly, as a child.

Or if you look at them, perhaps, an amusing combination of both.

Within his recent collection of works, the artist transforms characters encountered during his childhood
into gruesome things that grew an extra pair of eyes or sharpened teeth, images which are much closer
to the graffiti characters that he had been painting and marking on walls for years now. Nemo comically
describes them as “Snow White meets Freddie Krueger” or “Batibot gone wrong” instances. This may be
a simple symbolism for the bridging of two timelines in his life, of innocence and the slow destruction
of it, and basically the realization that as we grow older, these fairy tales, as we knew them, are nothing
but timeless, classic tales bastardized by Disney and the deception of worldwide consumerism.

But it’s not at all this dark. The artist focuses mainly on the humorous, lighter side of it. He makes fun
of its absurdity by vandalizing these faces and forms the same as he does with walls and other objects
that needs to grow a little life and excitement. From these juxtapositions of multicolored monsters,
Nemo explains that he is only exaggerating unusual facial expressions such as the opening of the mouth
because of its rather strange and uncommon nature. He also includes famous graffiti characters of his
fellow artists in his works to pay tribute to the raw culture of street art in the Philippines.

The artist also expounds that the inclusion of popular Filipino brands in his paintings is another way
of giving a Filipino identity to his art instead of embedding it with flags and stars as they are quite
overrated especially these days. These local products are well-liked but ironically low-profile, especially
when compared to other snacks that are more famous, and obviously much more expensive. Think
street foods and one-peso packed peanuts. This may be because as an artist, Nemo worships the
language of the streets, and effortlessly mirrors it through his art in a complete atmosphere of chaos,
wit and color.

Words By DAVE LOCK
Poster By EPJEY PACHECO

KILABOT NG KOREANA/ KOLEHIYALA

" NEMO"

solo show

Friday, May 6, 2011

IN LIVING COLOR

BLUPRINT

special issue 1

Most of the world today lives in cities. In the Philippines, we passed the 50% threshold for urban areas close to a decade ago. That means most Filipinos today live in cities. We are destined to live in ever-expanding cities, so why not embrace urbanity and find ways to build beautifully?

-BluPrint

Grab a copy now to your nearest magazine stall.

thanks to EGG FIASCO

for touring

ED SIMON

JEN CRISTOBAL

SARAH MEIER

visit BluPrint on FACEBOOK

http://www.facebook.com/bluprintmag

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Thursday, May 5, 2011

SUPER STOKED

www.superstoker.com

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

NEW WORKS

posca markers on cardboards

"ELEVEN-ELVA"

coming soon

NOVEMBER 2011

STICK EM UP

you want them?

stickers from different region and artists!!!

DISCONNECT 3

Disconnect is an annual event showcasing sticker art in its 1st & 2nd year. Now on its 3rd edition, we are expanding out our call for artists participation worldwide to send us your stickers and posters to be pasted up on walls.

The exhibition opens on May 21, 2011 and will be held at Kalye Art Gallery in Manila Philippines. You can send us large scale posters and as many stickers as you want to be given away along the event.

Deadline for Submission is on May 15, 2011

Send Your Stickers & Posters to:

Kalye Art Gallery
1220 Estrada St.
Singalong Malate
Manila Philippines
1004

for more info, please email:
disconnectph@gmail.com