Raul Jorolan

Art Trek, a month long visual arts event in Singapore celebrates its 12th edition this year. In partnership with the embassy of the Philippines, Momentous Arts presents Beauty & Youth, a group exhibition of 6 contemporary Filipino artists: Gino Bueza, Beejay Esber, Stephen Taneo, Jan Calleja, Pete Jimenez and Raul Jorolan.

Does Beauty & Youth have a correlation? Many would say Yes in the natural state of things. Ancient philosophers determined that a work of art could be studied & judged on the basis of its beauty, like the Greek marble sculptures, lifelike and beautiful, and the hyper realistic paintings of Italian masters in the Renaissance period. We can also say aesthetics are normally studied as specific to a period & place. In the modern era so much of what artist made had little to do with beauty in any conventional sense. Modernists were likely to find beauty in ideas, as in form, and often avoided conventions that appealed to the eye in order to address topics that are not very pretty.

Pete Jimenez, ‘Little Fellas’, Iron, size variable approx 4-6 inches

All artists work in a world of values and conventions to which they respond. In the context of these 5 contemporary artists, their works are a response to the changing social conditions that shaped their thinking and processes. The notion of Beauty & Youth is imbued with personal experiences, yet subjugated and subverted with a youthful rebellion. The artists see beauty in personality and character, not in symmetry. Powered by raw energy in execution, they make works that display a youthful spirit and individualism. Their works seek to reflect the self and the changing times we live in. Uninhibited, it is a mixture of qualities, defiance and investigation into materials and processes that mark their work; revising, reiterating and pushing the boundaries of their artistic practice.

This exhibition is supported by the embassy of Philippines and Great World City.

Venue: Great World City Mall
#02-07 (next to Imperial Treasure Cuisine)
No 1, Kim Seng Promenade
Singapore 237994

Hours: Mon – Fri 11am – 7pm
Sat & Sun, 11am – 6pm

When: 26 Sep - 9 Oct 2018,

By: Momentous Arts