About the Event
Artery Art Space is pleased to present “Inner Weather” featuring works by Jem Magbanua, primarily reflecting on the poetics of space – where the surrounding nuances are symbolic of individual subjectivity, states of mind and soul, variations on site become catalysts for change; the color blue, which dominates the works in the exhibition, are forays into the unknown that represent the boundless human imagination and frontier spirit.
Using a more painterly gestural approach to these larger expanses of space, Magbanua pushes her pictorial compositions with fractured placements of various landscape elements that seem to disengage our perceptions of time and material, providing her audience with an inspired combination of poetry and analytical study. At the same time, she offers a critical awareness of nature beholden as a conceptual construct on matters of the sublime that produce spectacle, in relation to our experiences out in the wild so to speak, and consequently, the landscape being a space of conquest and ownership.
Jem Magbanua is a full-time freelance visual artist and illustrator based in Manila. Grounded firmly in the practice of drawing, her work explores the nature of place, of human beings in place, and of the structures- organic and artificial- that shape (human) nature. She received her BA (Hons) Fine Art, with First Honors at LASALLE College of the Arts Singapore, in Partnership with Goldsmith’s College, University of London. In 2016, she participated in art residencies in Japan, with Studio Kura in Fukuoka, and with the Daisen Animation Project in Tottori. Jem’s work has been exhibited in Singapore at Grey Projects and DECK Gallery, the United States with Light Grey Art Lab, in Japan at Mabuya Community Center Gallery and at Studio Kura, and the Philippines with Artery Art Space and Underground Gallery
Artery Art Space is a contemporary art gallery plus a store and a snack bar providing progressive art with remarkable taste and a unique touch. It is located at 102 P. Tuazon Blvd., Cubao Quezon City. Hours are 11 am to 7 pm, from Tuesdays to Saturdays. For inquiries please contact Landline no. +632-725-2837, and by email arteryartspace@gmail.com.