Rolling Stones, 2004
Acrylic, glitter, painted cardboard collaged on handmade paper mounted on board
53 x 28 in
135 x 70 cm
AVANTI SEMPRE AVANTI/FORWARD ALWAYS FORWARD is testimony to Silvana Ancellotti-Diaz's keen sensibilities as a viewer, gallerist, and above all, a lover of beauty and art’s ineffable ability to move the soul and evoke a plethora of emotions that range from elation to wonderment, leading to some form of action. Conceptually, each piece signifies a musical note in a lyrical composition. Each artist’s distinctive use of materials, techniques, space, visual concepts, and artistic languages resonates within each gallery and between the two.
Look at, listen to, and feel the paintings, mixed media, paper works, and sculptures contoured deep within the senses. Lean into each artwork’s title. They are portals for understanding conceptual and artistic expressions. These visual languages are slivers of life experiences, concerns with the times in which they have lived. They address cultural and social issues including but not limited to nature, gender, ritual, mythology, labor, and the sublime that resist didactic interpretations.
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Featured artists include Pacita Abad, Leopoldo Aguinaldo II, Ray Albano, Augusto Albor, Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, Nunelucio Alvarado, Agnes Arellano, May Baddour, Santiago Bose, Benedicto Cabrera, Eduardo Castrillo, Roberto Chabet, Charlie Co, Ramon Manuel De Leon, Duddley Diaz, Isabel Diaz, Lamberto Hechanova, Jose Joya, Lao Lianben, Raul Lebajo, Cesar Legaspi, Julie Lluch, Arturo Luz, Jerry Elizalde Navarro, Justin Nuyda, Hernando R. Ocampo, Manuel Ocampo, Romulo Olazo, Onib Olmedo, Imelda Pilapil, Juvenal Sanso, Mauro Malang Santos, Solomon Saprid, Nestor Vinluan, Betsy Westendorp, Luis Junyee Yee Jr. and Phyllis Zaballero.
