In an abstract work, the materials step forward and become a significant part of the work itself. Katrina Cuenca’s venture into metal sculpture, to be showcased in her latest exhibition “Where I End and You Begin”, is conscious of its own physical properties and of the space around it, eventually morphing into its own existence.
Abstract painting has a central role in Cuenca’s artistic practice. The sculptures serve as a complimenting dialogue as she works with the medium’s physical conditions in each piece.
Aiming to communicate the works’ tactile and spiritual quality, Cuenca works to create meanings that deal with gender history by juxtaposing her soft composition versus the density of the materials used.
Katrina Cuenca uses the power of metal to deconstruct and reconstruct ideas and concepts about the female psyche.She is interested in the possibilities and limitations, as well as the hierarchies one creates and passes on. With Cuenca’s abstract expression through sculpture, the intention is not to find a single universal form, but rather to seek to achieve a form that is constantly changing.
Cuenca (b. 1984) is a self-taught artist who has been painting since the 1990s.
Experimenting with figures, patterns, and textures, she continuously rediscovers and evolves her art based on life experiences. Katrina Cuenca has had multiple well-received solo exhibitions and participated in the longest-running visual arts fair in the Philippines, ManilART, in 2020.
“Where I End and You Begin”, premiering metal sculptures will run from June 25 to July 4 at Galerie Joaquin, Level 3 The Podium, ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City.
