Heartfelt: A Mothers Day Celebration

For “Heartfelt”, fifteen (15) artists explore the beauty, strength, and quiet resilience that is inherent in the art of mothering and motherhood. The works delve deeper into the experiences, more than the socially-imposed images, of the celebrated mother. Responding to the commemoration of these women, the participating artists interpreted the contours and edges of motherhood into a visual experience; which is intended to remind the audience of the complex energies at play, energies of these special females that are life-altering in many ways.

A mother has a symmetry in her essence – a physical and emotional imperative. The result is soft organic lines that, hopefully, point toward beauty—yet simultaneously suggest an indirect solidity. The artists consciously created a wordless combination of vigor, intricacies in emotions, and camaraderie that often is expressed from one woman to another.

More than an observance, “Heartfelt” investigates the shifting re-interpretations of motherhood as subject matter in the world of art. This exhibit identifies the historical models of motherhood, the role of feminism, and gender discourse and its shifting notions. This is examined in relation to complex hierarchies regarding the domestic and professional sphere.

The participating artists aspire to make viewers feel the complexity of motherhood, including a mother’s vulnerability and her innate strength, a person who nurtures; the same way as artists nurture the audience’s imaginations.

“Heartfelt”, an exhibition of works in celebration of Mothers’ Day by National Artist Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, Juvenal Sansó, Dominic Rubio, Ombok Villamor, Toym Imao, Marge Organo, Aljo Pingol, Caress Banson, Benjie Mallari, Jovan Benito, Marco Coching, Felix Tiglao, Joseph Albao, Nap Limaten, and Randy Roa, hosted by Galerie Raphael, will open with a reception on May 12, Sunday, 4PM at the Upper Ground Floor Atrium, SM Aura Premier, Taguig. For inquiries, contact Galerie Raphael at (+63) 917 534 3942 or (+63) 2 8563034 or email galerieraphael@yahoo.com. Exhibit will run from May 11 - 20, 2019.