Splice, his wall-bound pieces and sculptures have matured Sam Penaso as an artist, as he maximizes the limits of steel by sheer creativity often eschewing the element of this cold alloy to limitless possibilities.
Crafted from the ores of the earth, stainless steel is better appreciated as public art as it can be welded, machined, bent and finished with many different surface effects to boot.
Penaso dwells into steel like second nature because of its hands-on malleability and durability. A mere look at it revs up the imagination in him to wonders even amazing himself to heavens.
In seeing himself in Splice, Penaso sees other people’s reflection as well when his artworks are displayed in Art Lounge. Making us all one, equal, and the same.
While with Garden in the Sky, Herbert Pajarito treated his viewers to a panoply of works inspired by a lucid dream of the artist, one where he visits a paradise of peace and tranquility replete with flowers, all manner of fantastical plants, and amazing animals, hidden somewhere in the vastness of space.
A noticeable addition to his usual technique is the rainbow hued bars which make the works even more colorful and vibrant. They also create movement in the already dynamic works of the artist, giving an impression of energetic fun.
Splice and Garden In The Sky runs from October 23 – 31 at Art Lounge Manila in The Podium in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong.
