August 13 to September 14, 2009
West Gallery, 48 West Avenue, Quezon City
Jonathan Ching’s new exhibit, If It’s White and in a Bottle, It Must Be Milk, is a follow-up to his last show, Days of Thunder, as he continues to explore immortality, mortality, memory, and change.
This is my reaction to coming to terms with change…It is human nature to resist change – holding on to the comfort zone as long as possible, only to give in to change kicking and screaming…We seek to capture moments in our lives, preserving perfection although we know that it won’t last forever. Once captured, the experience, good or bad, will tarnish and fade over time, leaving only a faint memory…” Ching demonstrates this in his latest set of works. “If It’s White and in a Bottle, It Must Be Milk” is a series of four paintings featuring a student, a teacher, a princess, and a fool who all strive to grasp “what is forever” and the search for happiness ever after. “Everything is not always as it seems,” notes Ching. Then there’s “Gang of Four – Larry, Moe, Curly and Me,” a series of four paintings that seeks to depict four different selves, either as phases or co-existing within oneself.
West Gallery is at the Mary Santos ArtCade, #48 West Avenue, Quezon City. For inquiries, call 411-0336 or 411-9221, or check out the gallery’s Web site, http://www.westgallery.org
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Come to think of it, I guess all the paintings are sort a self portrait. Subject matter chosen, colors used, style and techniques used over the others – maybe these are composites or a snap of you at that particular time and circumstance. So I guess these are …”mini me’s”. Hehehe.
See you on opening night.
Tags: 2009, Quezon City, West Gallery
hi jon,
interesting works! i think the concept is pretty solid as always. was wondering if there would be a need to do one work to thread the images together beyond the title to give it a more solid footing visually as a whole? what the image is – i wouldn’t know though.
thanks and regards,
dindin