Pictures from "Burnt Rice" group art show Hilo, Hawaii

Here are some pictures from Epekto's art group show currently showing at Wailoa Center, Hilo, HI.


             Exhibit:      January 6 - 26

            Location:     Wailoa Center  
                               200 Piopio Street
                               Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Wailoa Center

Michael Sacramento

Marcius Noceda

Maria Fatima Urbi

Rea Lynn deGuzman (left)  -  Paolo C. Mejia (right)

Carla Katalina

Mel Vera Cruz

Kim Artache, Mel Vera Cruz, Michael Sacramento, Justin Pastores, Pam Ybanez

Mel Vera Cruz

"Burnt Rice" by EPEKTO Arts Project

Opening Reception:   January 13, 2017, 5-7PM
             Artist Talk:   January 14, 2017, 11-12PM

                 Exhibit:    January 6 - 26

              Location:     Wailoa Center  
                                 200 Piopio Street
                                 Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Statement:

While living in the US, our heritage stems from the Philippines; and many of us continue to hold a strong bond to our customs & culture. "Burnt Rice" explores these customs through the form of a spiritual connection to both plants and animals. Flora and fauna can symbolize a type of 'grounding' of energies. Rice holds a special link to both our culture as Filipinos as it is a staple to our diet and the plant itself is commonly seen throughout the archipelago of the Philippines. This plant is so directly linked to our being, as it provides physical sustenance, nourishes our soul, and continues our connection to our heritage. This will be Epekto Art Project's first out of state exhibit.


Exhibiting Artists:

• Kimberley Arteche
• Lexygius Calip
• Carla Catalina
• Paul Escolar
• Rea de Guzman
• Jonel Carlo Jugueta
• Janna Añonuevo Langholz
• Topher Maka
• Mona Marcos
• Paolo Mejia
• Marcius Noceda
• Justin Pastores
• Carlo Ricafort
• Phil Sabado
• Michael Sacramento
• Juvana Soliven
• Aljon Tacata
• Maria Fatima Urbi
• Mel Vera Cruz
• Renee Visaya
• Pamela Ybanez

Panaligan Residence Project

Here are pictures of a residence that we have been working with. We have transformed an empty front room with a contemporary style. It has a minimal, clean and light feeling that opens up the environment. We added a hint of red accent with a selected crystal chandelier to break the homogeneity of an achromatic palette. This project was a fun one.

  
If you have any interior decor needs just send us a message...
 

"Impromptu" by EPEKTO Art Projects

 

The Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design, and studio-FAB cordially invites everyone to attend our group art show entitled "Impromptu" by EPEKTO Art Projects.

EPEKTO Art Projects is a local Filipino-American arts group based in the Bay Area, California. The group was formed in 2011.

We have invited EPEKTO Art Projects to show at our collaborative space on Telegraph Avenue, Oakland this June. The group will be showcasing their members' dynamic and artistic creativity through their selected medium. "Impromptu" was developed to (in)formally introduce this locally based Filipino-American group and to share their skillful talents to the community. Their diverse collective engenders their prolific and persistent pursuit of creativity and camaraderie through showcasing, sharing and informing art in a non-verbal visual expression. Come pass by our collaborative space this June, meet and greet the artists at the reception, learn about their art making and see their awesome artwork.

art show:  JUNE 1 - JUNE 27

 

location:

studio-FAB
2525 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, Ca 94612

www.paolomejia.com

participating artists:

• Carlo Ricafort
• Jose Johann Bitancor
• Kimberly Arteche
• Leon Saperstein
• Lexygius Calip
• Michael Sacramento
• Mel Vera Cruz
• Melanie Sangalang
• Pamela Ybanez
• Paolo Mejia
• Rea Lynn de Guzman
• Willy Baet

"Remnants" pictures

Here are some pictures from "Remnants" by Rea Lynn de Guzman now showcasing at Jack London Square Realty.

art show:  MAY 17 – JULY 25

location:

Jack London Square Realty (Annex)
311 Oak St., Suite 116
(between 3rd and Madison)
Oakland, Ca 94607

                       www.paolomejia.com

“Remnants” by Rea Lynne de Guzman

Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design cordially invites everyone to “Remnants,” an upcoming solo art show at our Oakland Annex facility in Jack London Square. Featured works by San Francisco-based artist Rea Lynn de Guzman, whose work explores psychological and socio-political themes surrounding liminal identity, cultural assimilation, and the Filipino/a diaspora, tempered by her experience as a Filipina immigrant living in the United States.

In this series of work, de Guzman references the iconography of “Maria Clara” (a mestiza character from Jose Rizal’s novel “Noli me Tangere” and metonym for a traditional dress woven from piña fiber and organza). Influenced by Spanish colonization, “Maria Clara” embodies Philippine ideals of female beauty equated with light skin, accompanied by stereotypes of chastity and demureness. Through the process of repetitive layering and a palette evoking skin tones, de Guzman utilizes the tactility of specific materials such as image transfers on synthetic organza to extract and repudiate these imposed ideals and stereotypes—material remnants intertwined with cultural legacies. Her work exemplifies complexity and historicity of the Filipino Culture.

Come pass by our annex facility in Jack London Square area and see our guest artist for the the months of May through July.

art show:  MAY 17 – JULY 25

location:

Jack London Square Realty (Annex)
311 Oak St., Suite 116
(between 3rd and Madison)
Oakland, Ca 94607

www.paolomejia.com

Bill Jackson mini show

Pass by our space in North Beach/Telegraph Hill, San Francisco and see Bill Jackson's mini solo show. His experimental photography captures color, composition and movement. Come pass by and see his show. Bill's mini solo show will be up until April 26.

            location:

  

                          Paolo Mejia Fine Arts and Design

                          Fine Arts | Custom Picture Framing | Design

                          1317 Grant Ave.

                          San Francisco, Ca 94133

                          www.paolomejia.com

Art/picture installation services

As part of our gallery functions we offer art/picture hanging services.

Here's our recent picture installation we did for someone's home. 

If you or someone you know needs professional art installation and picture hanging , then do not hesitate to contact us at paolomejia@hotmail.com or message us here.

 

"Inked" group art show closing

Here are some pictures from our closing reception. Thank you to everyone that passed by.

"Inked" group art show pictures

Here are few pictures from our current group art show showcasing in a facility in Oakland.

art show:  March 14 - April 4
closing:    April 1 (fri), 6 - 9pm

Guest Artists:

+ Ann Simms
+ Ashwin Narayanan
+ Crystal Kamoroff
+ Mel Vera Cruz
+ Paolo C. Mejia
+ Suchitra Sharma

location:

studio-FAB (annex)
2525 Telegraph Ave.
(Across from 25th street)
Oakland, Ca 94607

www.paolomejia.com