On July 12, 2008 at 6 in the afternoon, Habi Home Interiors Gallery, with its charming interior and intimate ambiance, proudly opens its door to the public as paintings in various media grace its vibrant-hued four walls.  Artists AARON BAUTISTA, RODEL FIDELIS, KATRINA PALLON, and MARNELLI PUYOT collaborate in a group exhibit entitled “In The Absence of a Common Ground.”

In this open-themed exhibit, the artists were given the freedom to indulge in his/her chosen subject and/or theme with a very distinct feeling and experience resonating from each collaborating artist’s collection.  Thus, in “In the Absence of a Common Ground,” one is treated to four unique voices communicated through the different perspectives of each collection.  It can, therefore, be said that this is not just a single exhibit but four simultaneous exhibits in unison.

AARON BAUTISTA is a professional painter and art teacher from Angono.  Working mostly with mixed media on canvas, he has established a style in abstractionism which currently comprises his body of works.  Aside from being a member of Angono Ateliers and Neo Angono Artists Collective Inc., as well as being part of numerous group exhibits, Bautista has had a total of 7 one-man shows to date.  Mounting a collection of his colourful canvasses, he once again adorns the walls of Habi Gallery with his vibrant palette of colors and lines, and layers of undulating paint.  With his easily perceivable forms, daringly-manipulated spaces, and exuberant play of colours that seemingly burst out of his stretched canvasses, Bautista, yet again, displays and allows the beholder to appreciate the non-objectivity of his brilliant abstractionism.

RODEL FIDELIS’ foray with the visual arts started out by being an assistant to master painter Mario Parial.  Keen in learning more about composition, lines, and color, Fidelis juggled his thoughts from making perfect stretchers and priming canvasses to working on actual paint – doing collages.  He also learned the fine art of framing.  After his stint with Parial, Fidelis moved on to work for the Heritage Gallery.  To date, Fidelis remains to be a framer by trade to many contemporary as well as up-and-coming artists.  In this exhibit, Fidelis showcases a series of mystical landscapes in oil on canvas.

KATRINA PALLON is a visual artist working with the medium of paint, photography, and masks.  She also works as a freelance graphic designer and writer, participates in spoken word events, and sings for an independent rock band.  Highly influenced by the intricacies of French art nouveau, Asian textile prints and patterns, Venetian masks, flora, circuses, and carnivals, Pallon’s artistic works attest to her love for elaborate designs and her knack for romanticizing even the simplest of subjects.  Her works are mostly about women, of dark and melancholic, sometimes mystical figures and tales, of the fleeting beauty of things, of masks and mystery  – oftentimes using warm, vivid tones to translate these images into paintings and/or photographs. In “In The Absence of a Common Ground,” Pallon fuses ornate Pan-Asian motifs, exquisite blooms, and female figures to present a collection of images and stories of women in acrylics, ink, and water colour.

MARNELLI NACION PUYOT once heard from a friend that humans choose to lead one of the two kinds of life: a life of meaning, constantly obsessing on the future and masturbating on the past, and; a life of happiness, which is concerned only with the present. Since then, she has asked herself everyday which life she would choose if ever the time for that should come. She is always conscious of the fact, perhaps even only on the personal level, that, rather intuitively, objects can be beautiful without having to have meaning, this quality itself is reason for their beauty. Ironically with this guiding principle her works explore ideas behind the nature of existence, and the capacity of the human intellect to hegemonize the world and everything contained in it.  Marnelli is a 3rd year Art History Major at the UP College of Fine Arts.  She is 21 years old and this is a first for her to exhibit her works. She also plays the oboe.

“In The Absence of a Common Ground” is scheduled to run until August 4, 2008.  In between the opening and closing dates, one may opt to visit Habi Gallery at any day of the week as it is open daily from 12 noon to 8 in the evening.  Habi Home Interiors Gallery is located at Unit C-235 Serendra, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines.  For inquiries and more information, you may call (632) 909.7050 or email artepinas@gmail.com.

I am trying to desseminate the deadline info for ART40  to 125 artists and I do not have everyones phone numbers.  Submission is BEFORE JULY 10. 

To those who know the following :

Ajero, Joel
Alcazaren, Juan
Anading, Poklong
Bacolor, Felix
Baen Santos, Felix
Bandoy, Argie
Barredo, Gabby
Barrioquinto, Andres
Cacnio, Michael
Cordero, Louie
Datuin, Joe
De la Cruz, Bembol
De la Cruz, Rolly
Dreo, Norman
Drilon, Rock
Enriquez, Francesca
Garcia, Mark Andy
Garcia, Pedro
Gepte, Noy
LINDSLEE
Ma, Wilson
Manalo, Neil
Montinola, Jason
Obemio, Roel
Oliviera, Jason
Padilla, Vincent
Pama, Noel
Paras, Lynyrd
Parial, Mario
Parial, Mikel
Roslin, Elmer
Roxas, Roxas
Sena, Fernando
SOLER
Valles, Roma
Velasco, Lydia
Veneracion, Roy
Vicaldo, Jun
Villaruel, Alvin
WELBART
Young, Janice
Yu, MM
Zamora, Cristopher

Please inform them

Drop off points are at Art Informal in Greenhills, Boston Gallery in Cubao and Pinto Gallery at Antipolo.

Start:	Jul 1, '08 10:00p
End:	Jul 10, '08
Location:	Greenhills, Makati, Cubao, Antipolo

To all those included in the Art40 lineup, please submit your work in the following galleries BEFORE July 10 (maawa tayo sa ating curator na si kagalang galang na Ruel Caasi) :

Art Informal, Greenhills
Blanc Space, Makati
TinAw Art Gallery, Makati
Boston Gallery, Cubao
Pinto Gallery, Antipolo

Start:	Jul 20, '08 3:00p
End:	Aug 20, '08
Location:	Pinto Art Gallery, No. 1 Sierra Madre , Grandheights, Antipolo city

This July, Babao is mixing all these elements of passion, art, friendship and investments into a palette of noble enterprise.

He has parlayed his connections into donating paintings for a fundraising auction where all proceeds will go into building an entire village for Gawad Kalinga in Bagong Silang, Caloocan.

Gawad Kalinga is a movement for nation-building that aims to transform poverty stricken areas with the goal of building 700,000 homes in seven years (2003-2010).

He has upped the ante and decided to sponsor an entire village. “We’ll be building 25-30 houses and we’ll be calling it Art 40 Village,” he says.

The number 40 holds sentimental value. “I’m turning 40 this year and this is actually my birthday project.”

After the houses are built, Babao plans to invite all the involved artists to paint murals on the façades of the house to inject public art into the community.

By Walter Ang
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:23:00 06/23/2008

Start:	May 15, '08 6:00p
End:	Jun 4, '08
Location:	Habi Gallery (Unit C-235 Serendra, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila)

You are cordially invited to:
SSENSES
A Group Painting Exhibition

Featuring the works of:
Benedict Abigan
Aaron Bautista
Buds Convocar
Ediefer Gutierrez
Derrick Makutay
Piaget Martelino
J. Crisanto Martinez
Kin Misa
Katrina Pallon
Dick Jose Santos
Erman Santos
Kristine Sioco
Deo Villoria

The exhibit will be held at Habi Gallery (Serendra, Fort Bonifacio Global City). Opening cocktails will be on the 15th of May (Thursday) at 6PM. It will run until the 4th of June.

For inquiries, you may contact (+632)909.7050
Visit http://ssenses.multiply.com.