"...in the constant rain..." Exhibit by Ambie Abaño

                                                                                                                                                        

In attending an exhibit, I always wonder what it's like to be the artist and how they manage to create such an extraordinary work of art. I've always wanted to be like one of them and create my own masterpiece. I guess, dreams can come true through going to exhibits and pretending to myself that I'm the artist. Well, it's not the end yet. Anybody can be an artist in their own artistic way.

"...in the constant rain..." Ambie Abaño, the artist, ìn her search to understanding the 'self,' explore into the essence of of the 'Self,' detached from the context of time. In this exhibition, she tackles the subject with a body of works in large format engraved wood, exploration woodcut prints and installation. "'Self' is constant. 'Self' transcends time."

Reflexive Nature of Consciousness
(Ambie's past, present and future Self)
2019
engraved wood
182.88 x 114.30 x 7.62 cm / 77.05 x 45.03 x 3.00 in
Php 360,000 each

Conversations
2019
woodcut on handmade paper mounted on canvas
195.58 x 109.22 x 7.62 cm / 77.06 x 43.03 x 3.00 in
Php 218,000

Timeless
2019
engraved narra wood with copper nails and clock
46.99 x 45.72 x 10.16 cm / 18.51 x 18.01 x 4.00 in
Php 108,000

Fibonacci
2019
engraved narra wood with metal, stone and clock
75.56 x 26.03 x 16.51 cm / 29.77 x 10.26 x6.50 in
Php 98,000

Metamorphosis
2019
engraved narra wood with metal, stone and clock
78.11 x 43.18 x 19.69 cm / 30.78 x 17.01 x 7.76 in
Php 98,000

Existence
2019
engraved narra wood with clock and pendulum
77.47 x 32.39 x 5.08 cm / 30.52 x  12.76 x 2.00 in
Php 88,000

Infinity
2019
engraved narra wood with stone and clock
32.02 x 26.04 x 8.26 cm / 12.62 x 10.26 x 3.25 in
Php 88,000

the constant rain
2019
handmade paper mounted on clock
76.20 in diameter x 7.62 cm / 30.02 x 30.02 x 3.00 in
Php 34,000

Achievements and Awards:

• 1986 - She started painting and exhibiting
• 1987 - Grand Prize in the Painting Category of the Art Association of the Philippines Open Art Competition
• 1998 - Started to create prints at the workshop of the Philippine Association of Printmakers in CCP Complex where she continues to work, conduct workshops and actively participate in printmaking projects
• 2006 - Her explorative print won the Grand Prize in the Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards
• 2017 - Her woodcut was among the 'Winning Works'at the Hila-Takayama International Woodblock Prints Triennale in Japan
• 2011 - The first recipient of the Alliance Francaise de Manille - Philippine Artist Residency Program. She went on a three-month artist residency at the Cité Internationale des arts in Paris while also attending printmaking workshop at la Taille Douce
• 2012 - As grantee of the Asian Cultural Council, she spent a six-moth artist residency in New York – at the International Studio and Curatorial Program for three months and attended workshops at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop

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