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Written by Rikki Jimemez
March 17, 20009
Filipina painter Maria Pureza Escaño stages her first international exhibit at the Ico Gallery in Tribeca, New York. The exhibit is ongoing until March 28. Escaño was invited to participate in the realism and figurative group show New Motions of the Figure, which also features the works of international artists Blake Ward (Canada), John Boe Paulsen (US), Kevin McKrell (US), Ned Martin (US), Nelly Drell (Estonia) and Jean Dorch (US). New Motions of the Figure is curated by Skylor Brummans.
Located at 27 North Moore Street at the upscale area of Tribeca, New York, Ico Gallery, a music and art gallery, was founded by artist Dalia Chako, her husband David and their son Skylor Brummans. From its beginnings in 2004, this gallery has become one of the most popular art spaces in New York catering to the discriminating taste of international art connoisseurs and critics. Escaño is the first Filipina who was invited to show her works there. self-taught artist, Escaño’s was born in Sariaya, Quezon, a town from which she sources the birth of her creative soul with its dreamy and colorful vistas and its rich culture of Fil-American-Hispanic infusions.
Gaining recognition in the Philippine art scene for her masterful renditions in various media, Escaño’s work has been ranked along with the great American impressionists, and her themes, universal in essence, are considered a bold deviation from the common impression of what is Filipino art. Her profile in Art Slant New York is currently one of the most popular sites in this network.
When asked about what inspires her work, she answers, "Art is my answer to that need inside my soul to reproduce what I see with my heart’s eye, that need to hold something raw and use it to celebrate the richness of life and whatever moves my soul in God’s good earth."
Incidentally, Escaño will be exhibiting in another show at the same New York gallery this May. Collide, a group exhibition of surreal works, will run from May 5 to 29, and will showcase the works of Escaño, Tedd Barr, Susane Adame, Colin Kilian, Annie Fraser, Marina Reiter, Michael Schmotzer and Davor Vukovic.Escaño’s works can be viewed at her web site puchetteescano.weebly.com. ( BusinessMirror)
Written by Rikki Jimemez
March 17, 20009
Filipina painter Maria Pureza Escaño stages her first international exhibit at the Ico Gallery in Tribeca, New York. The exhibit is ongoing until March 28. Escaño was invited to participate in the realism and figurative group show New Motions of the Figure, which also features the works of international artists Blake Ward (Canada), John Boe Paulsen (US), Kevin McKrell (US), Ned Martin (US), Nelly Drell (Estonia) and Jean Dorch (US). New Motions of the Figure is curated by Skylor Brummans.
Located at 27 North Moore Street at the upscale area of Tribeca, New York, Ico Gallery, a music and art gallery, was founded by artist Dalia Chako, her husband David and their son Skylor Brummans. From its beginnings in 2004, this gallery has become one of the most popular art spaces in New York catering to the discriminating taste of international art connoisseurs and critics. Escaño is the first Filipina who was invited to show her works there. self-taught artist, Escaño’s was born in Sariaya, Quezon, a town from which she sources the birth of her creative soul with its dreamy and colorful vistas and its rich culture of Fil-American-Hispanic infusions.
Gaining recognition in the Philippine art scene for her masterful renditions in various media, Escaño’s work has been ranked along with the great American impressionists, and her themes, universal in essence, are considered a bold deviation from the common impression of what is Filipino art. Her profile in Art Slant New York is currently one of the most popular sites in this network.
When asked about what inspires her work, she answers, "Art is my answer to that need inside my soul to reproduce what I see with my heart’s eye, that need to hold something raw and use it to celebrate the richness of life and whatever moves my soul in God’s good earth."
Incidentally, Escaño will be exhibiting in another show at the same New York gallery this May. Collide, a group exhibition of surreal works, will run from May 5 to 29, and will showcase the works of Escaño, Tedd Barr, Susane Adame, Colin Kilian, Annie Fraser, Marina Reiter, Michael Schmotzer and Davor Vukovic.Escaño’s works can be viewed at her web site puchetteescano.weebly.com. ( BusinessMirror)