It has truly been a busy time. I have been invited to do a group show at Toronto’s Propeller Gallery and I will be showing a few of my recent pieces inspired by my research in Seville. Please see below for my Artist’s Statement and a sample of the work that will be on display.
The pieces for exhibit at the Propeller’s Salon V Group Show are part of a larger series of work entitled Mapas y Planos (Maps and Plans) inspired by my research at Spanish colonial archives.
These pieces combine some of the first drawn maps of the Philippines from the Archivo General de Indias with images of current day Seville, Spain. Seville was the capital of the Spanish Colonial Empire when the Philippines was first formed in the sixteenth century. The archived images that I use date back to as early as 1555 and represent the first visual imaginings of South East Asia by the West. The process of making these works combines mixed media techniques of painting, photography, digital manipulation and printing.
La Catedral. 2011. Giclée on canvas. 34 x 22 inches.
El Alcazar. 2011. Giclée on canvas. 34 x 22 inches.
For more information one can visit Propeller’s website or my Facebook Event page.
