The interior of Gravity Art Space featuring its inauguralexhibit ‘ALCOHOL’
Why does art matter? In distressing times, we see more value in art. It is escapist, but also restorative, evolutionary as it is revolutionary. As John Tusa once wrote, “The arts matter, because they are universal; because they are non-material; because they deal with daily experience in a transforming way; because they question the way we look at the world; because they offer different explanations of that world…”
The Filipinos revel in art. In fact, Metro Manila’s art scene is booming despite the pandemic or maybe even as a result of it. We’ve seen the rise of art movements like the “green arts” advocacy of studio Green Artz, which promotes sustainability. There is also an increase in hobby artists or people who do art at home purely for the fun of it. And of course, there’s the presence of countless galleries, design shops, museums, and other art spaces scattered all over the capital
Shredded plastic on canvas | BusinessWorld
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Philippine Artist Fights Waste by Using Recycled Trash in Paintings
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Art with
a message: Angeles adding expired paint and shredded plastic wrappers into a painting at his studio in Plaridel, Bulacan province. Reuters
WHEN Filipino artist Gilbert Angeles found out that his country was one of the world’s biggest contributors of plastic trash in the ocean, he felt compelled to take action.
He decided that the best way to show how discarded waste could be given a new life in a different medium was to incorporate materials ranging from shredded plastic to old paint and leftover construction wood in his art.
Since 2019, he has made over two dozen paintings of this kind.