#Thaumaturgy Art Exhibit @ A Space Manila

By: Ralph T. Sy Siong Kiao – contributor & correspondent @thenewralphism

 Last 25th of May, Thursday, evening, the launch of the Thaumaturgy Art Exhibit was held at Aspace Manila (https://aspacemanila.com/) at Legazpi Street (right across Greenbelt 5), Makati City.

#ThaumaturgyExhibit featured paintings from two budding artists: Guada Tagalog (fb.com/inklingsart) and Mico Dionisio.



The Thaumaturgy Art Exhibit events page at the Aspace website can be accessed thru: https://aspacemanila.com/events/exhibit-thaumaturgy-may-2017 .


Exhibit-watchers were served cocktails and drinks to enhance their experience at the exhibit.

Today On-line mingled with the guests that night and learned that Guada Tagalog’s art works fall under Surrealism. Merriam-Webster defines that as: “a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.” A talk with several people however uncovers the understanding that these surrealist paintings are like expressions of dreams, that weird, irrational state. Most noteable among these surrealist works is a painting called Depth by Guada Tagalog. The painting shows planets, a man falling into the void & a light source perhaps the sun. This Today On-line correspondent fondly recalls of his experience of astral dreaming wherein he did not want to wake up because it was too exhilirating. Such is exactly the source and inspiration of surrealism.

Guada Tagalog’s Healing Flame 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1 are also powerful imagery. Evoking in the viewer a message of energy.

Guada Tagalog is fond of using dark powerful colours.

Mico Dionisio, on the other hand, uses light colours in his artworks. An interview with him reveals that the artist meditates before he paints or creates.

Asked on what the meaning of his artworks are: he responds with: the meaning of these artworks actually depends on the receiver – they may not have meaning themselves.

The interviews reveal that: these artworks try to heal the viewer --- and Mico Dionisio clarifies that he’s at first trying to heal himself.

Mico Dionisio’s favourite artwork, as he reveals to Today On-line, is his “Healing Flames of Shambala”. Which portrays an “etheric space”. While the flames are for healing.