A Peek at Art in the Park

I was able to go to the Art in the Park event at the Jaime Velasquez park in Salcedo Village, Makati City last  April 2 and was able to see various creative works done by established and young artists.

Art in the Park is an affordable art event that gathers a diverse group of galleries, art schools, independent art spaces, and collectives in one venue. It offers visitors paintings, photographs, sculpture and new media artwork that is priced at PHP50,000(around USD1,000) and below.

While I walked around, I saw a familiar face since the gallery owner where I used to buy paintings before was there. I talked with her and asked about the interesting paintings that I saw at their booth.

Below are some of the interesting  things I saw at the event:

"After the Storm" painting by Nelson Ricaaveria
 which was being sold at PHP27k

This quirky painting was being sold at
PHP46k

This is quite an interesting piece of art as the red apple
and red eye shadow tends to gain everyone's attention

A group  of paintings by the same artist shows a
consistent style and play on colors

This one is a  painting that communicates about
nationalism

This colorful painting mixed with wood looks like
the type of fun artwork that can be placed in a
casual restaurant

There were also pieces that was rendered using some upcycling.

This vintage 60's type chair has been changed to
become a groovy chair. It was being sold
at PHP8,500  by Resurrection  furniture

This one is entitled "Ano daw yan?" and is composed
of mixed wood pieces and a tape reel and was being
sold at PHP25k

The weather was quite hot and I was not able to ask the names of all the artwork that I spotted but I certainly enjoyed looking at the different styles of artists featured at the event.

These paintings have attitude and
easily captures one's attention

These musically inspired paintings are the types of artwork that can be placed
 on the wall of a home entertainment room or bar area

I also saw some work by an established Filipino artist named Emmanuel Nim who was self-taught. The gallery representative told me that the artist already had an exhibit in Singapore. 

His artwork displayed at the booth were more focused on women. The prices are good since these art pieces are bring sold at PHP8k each(less than USD200 each).

His painting of a joyful mother holding her child was interesting since the colors and texture of the painting makes it visually engaging.

Mother and Child painting by
Emmanuel Nim

It seems that the Art in the Park events are getting better every year. I also went to the event last year but this year I noticed that there are more interesting art pieces exhibited by the galleries. The event is also well attended as the traffic was quite heavy in the streets surrounding the park. 

I am happy that art events like this is becoming more popular and attracts a wider crowd composed of locals, creatives, students, people who come from different walks of life and foreigners who appreciate art. Looking forward to going to the next one. Cheers!