A lot of people are probably going to be pissed. The blog title started on a different note. I admire very few works and artists. I hate hyping as I believe that better artists and works could stand on their own merits. I seldom take more than necessary for a press release. I rather like taking liberties with the ideas and images with my own article though. I am sometimes a bit frank and a little detrimental if I get get carried away. But I say what I want to say. If I don't like an exhibit I wouldn't mention it. I don't take detailed pictures much and I just have the layout photo for future references. If I don't like an artist lo behold I get overly creative and critical. I think I could be worse. I am worse. Sometimes it merits more reference.
I don't like taking all the fun off an exhibit. I consider an artist taking the risk with presenting his works at a good venue. My documentations are for wetting up the viewers appetite. It is not meant to take away the experience of time, sounds and the venue itself. I love going around shows both with the noisy crowd and on my own. Those are experiences I treasure much and my blogs and photographs are very supportive of those thrusts. Go to galleries and watch exhibitions. The experience is enlightening and educational.
Two noteworthy exhibits that I believe in were by women artists. I am happy that both grew and continue to progress in their works. I hope that they would continue to work with their inspirations and challenge norms and concepts as well as skills and character. Men artists could be so full of ourselves that quite strength sometimes are what is needed. Simplicity and vision could be lost rather that pushed forward.
I got carried away yesterday with my visit at Tin-aw Gallery. It is a good place to visit when you have the time. You would always have an entertaining time looking at their exhibitions. I met friends there and a good staple of gallery hopping. The owners Maria and Dawn loves to talk. Ha ha ha ha ha. Sharing a cup of coffee and good conversation about the art scene completes my day. I forget time when this rarity happens. Even though they were preparing for an night's grand opening at Finale with Mark Justiniani's, I get almost three hours of good insight, marvelous time plus a well curated Pam Yan Santos show titled "They Are Birds If They Fly".
I didn't get to visit Keiye Miranda's exhibition "Strangely Familiar". My loss. I only saw the pictures posted on the net. Perhaps, it should be a good thing. I was impressed with the pictures and the concept. I would rather though have only the pendants present. It's my opinion though that it could have well stood on its own.
A lot of artists have the tendency to clutter their exhibitions with explorations, studies, improper notations and highfalutin exhibition notes that is frankly grandstanding of most curator's to be and impassioned idiot writers. An exhibition to be strong should not have distractions. I would have the artist show through his body of work not bodies of work. A show is not a portfolio but fine tuned offerings. It is well thought off and the best the artist could offer at this time. To have old works and references rather makes it pathetic. I have it that exhibition notes are there to give insights otherwise not known. To have another writer write their own interpretation, melodrama and reference on other works take away more than it gives. If your're the artist you wouldn't want to have the show taken away from you.
Some artists also are there more for the sentimentality. Boring. It brook on idiosyncrasy, dead end and stagnation. Fools.
Amiel Gerald A. Roldan™
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