Death to the Major, Viva Minor
posted on October 8th, 2008Patricia Eustaquio
Death to the Major, Viva Minor
Opening reception on October 16
Thursday, 6PM
RSVP 8160044
A highly anticipated exhibition in a much-awaited space: the Silverlens Gallery Group is proud to open their second gallery, SLab (Silverlens Lab), with visual artist Patricia “Patty” Eustaquio. Opening on October 16,Thursday, 6 pm, the new gallery is connected via bridge to Silverlens.
Death to the Major, Viva Minor is Patricia Eustaquio’s first solo show in four years. In that time, she made headway as a sought-after designer making sculptural art worn as clothing. She continued to paint and sculpt for various group shows in that time, and her pieces were consistently sold out whether here in Manila or in Kuala Lumpur, but is only now making a firm return to her primary medium at SLab.
A Magna Cum Laude graduate of the UP Fine Arts Program, Eustaquio’s paintings and sculptures are commentary to J.S. Bach’s piano exercise The Well Tempered Clavier. There are pianos made of leather and lace, a violin with a stilled anatomic heart made of ceramic, and bird shapes—odes to music in silence. Her shaped canvases of floral silhouettes filled with feathers are fine examples and color and technique in the tradition of the Dutch masters. Eustaquio’s thought processes in creating her pieces are as well honed as her technique, making her an exciting contemporary artist.
Death to the Major, Viva Minor by Patricia Eustaquio runs from October 16 to November 22, 2008 at SLab. Eustaquio will be having an artist talk and film screening on November 15, Saturday, from 3-5pm.
Visit SLab at 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City. Silverlens Gallery will be showing Isa Lorenzo, 003: The Moro Negatives simultaneously. For more information, call 8160044/09052650873, email manage@silverlensphoto.com or visit www.silverlensphoto.com / slab.silverlensphoto.com.