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t o f a F i l i p i n o - A m e r i
c a
n A r t i s t
Weng
Gavino
A d v e n t u r e s i n I n t a g l i o- M u r
a l- A r t
Perlas
ng Silanganan Fiestas, or
Pearl of the
Orient Festivals,
a
15-panel,
2-dimensional scultpture, 5 X
37.5 feet
at
the Filipino
Community Center of Seattle
Click
picture to see
"Full View of Community Center"
The Mural
in a Pamana III Book (YouTube video "Rodgrigo's Adagio" audio)
The Mural
Book Chapters (Downloadable chapter pages amd poster)
FCS
Gallery Exhibits (2011 clips on FaceBook)
What is
Intaglio-Mural-Art (I-M-Art)
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· The Prophet · 30X30" Aluminum Painting · ...Click picture to view 12k jpeg · ...Artist adaptation of the frontispiece of The Prophet [by Kahlil Gibran] |
Intaglio-Mural-Art is a staining process discovered in the
Philippines in
the middle of the 20th century, which transforms metal sheets into
massive and
moving textures of bronze, brass, copper, silver and gold. This
"creative
violence" of chemicals rippling through sheets used for metal
tooling/painting,
particularly staining aluminum relief, evolved into what is now hailed
as a
uniquely impressionistic Filipino Art Medium with classical potential
and
modern art realism.
After his apprenticeship with
this medium,
Weng immigrated to the United States in late 1977. In less than a
year of
introducing I-M-Art to the Pacific Northwest, he negotiated a
successful first
exhibit at the Seattle
First National Bank in 1978. It attracted quite an interest that no
less
than the Seattle Times' Tom Stockley featured Weng and his exhibition
in the
Times Sunday Magazine for its Christmas issue that year. Business and
private
commissions occupied most of the artist's art projects to-date, except
in 1979
when he entered and won lst Place in the Seattle Urban League 3rd
Annual Art
Competition for the 10-foot "Threshold
of a Dream" and, in 1984 when he produced the first unveiling of
the
37.5 foot mural "Perlas ng Silanganan" (Pearl of the Orient
Festivals) for the Filipino Community Center in Seattle. In another of
the rare
occasions when he entered art competitions, he won another 1st Place
award in
the 1991 Boeing Employees Good Neighbor Fund Art Show. It is no wonder
that
when the WingLuke
Museum
featured 10 select contemporary artists for its "P.I (Made In America):
Filipino American Artists in the Pacific Northwest" in 1998, he was
among
them with his "Sari-Kaalaman" (Mandala of Self-Knowledge).
And in preparation for the new
Millennium, the
Seattle Center Artworks Project has selected him along with 36 other
artists
from their respective ethnic communities in the larger Seattle area to
exhibit
their artworks and proposals during the multi-cultural,
turn-of-the-century
celebrations after Christmas 1999 and throughout the year 2000.
His most
recent work in 2002 is a virtual gift to former Philippine President
Cory
Aquino---a rendition of the Pacific NorthWest Thunderbird.
I-M-Art is one, and
possibly the definitive, expression of his
Personal
Creativity and his conviction in its Source.
As a believer that anyone can develop one's unique
creative
potential, he promotes the attitude to pursue Personal Creativity by
seeking
the serene beauty of a prayerful life because it allows the power of
the
Creator to flow and manifest into all aspects of one’s life. With many a meditation tool and technique to
plan life’s fullness in beauty and joy, framing one’s vision or mission
to make
everything a part of living and not just of oneself, one can grow in
lovingness
and master our inherent creativity with simple yet effective
affirmations such
as:
To transcend
making a living and to flourish in designing a
life.
Self-mastery through the spiritual disciplines of both
Western and Eastern traditions (the Jesuit and the Taoist) has helped
evolve
Weng into his multi-faceted creative life — artist-muralist,
singer-composer,
business-information technology consultant, and a friend.
Copyright
© 2005 A Better Way
to (See)
God,
Seattle WA, USA
Last
updated: August 7, 2016 by
the Artiste A Priori [email
weng@gavino.com]