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Bonayog and Floirendo Build Home Worlds at One Workshop Gallery

Visual artists Malyn Bonayog and Oscar Floirendo present their visions of "Home Worlds" at One Workshop Gallery beginning May 28, 2009. Featuring Bonayog's richly detailed oil on canvas pieces and Floriendo's smooth and subtle mixed media compositions, "Home Worlds" takes viewers on a journey into the both artists' memories and musings on the vital significance of home, family and the environment.

"Home is where the heart is," quotes Bonayog, "trite as it sounds, this has taken on a heightened meaning for me through the years, because this is where life begins, values are instilled, and history is made and revisited." That Bonayog feels strongly about this concept can be seen in her depictions of old houses as a recurring theme in her work, as well as her emphasis on children and heritage. 

Moving from home to the world beyond, Floirendo's work focuses on the surrounding environment: "As an artist, one should have a sense of awareness of his environment and experiences." Stressing the importance of visualising these experiences with skill, conceptualisation and innovation, Floirendo says that for him, capturing these moments is an evolving process.
     
 

Malyn Bonayog is an artist from Nueva Ecija with Painting diplomas from the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines. Active on the local gallery circuit, Bonayog's exhibition credits include participation in numerous group exhibitions of note in Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasay, Quezon City and Bataan, and shows under the auspices of the UP Artists' Circle. Her work has made the semi-finals in the prestigious Metrobank Art and Design for Excellence in 2007 and 2008, the finals in the 2008 Faber-Castell Sining Art Competition, and was a Jurors' Choice during the 2006 Art Association of the Philippines Annual Art Competition. 

Oscar Floirendo hails from Cagayan de Oro and has also received his Painting degree from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. He has mounted solo exhibitions at the SM Megamall and in Cagayan de Oro City, as well as contributed to several group exhibitions in Iligan, Cagayan de Oro, Alabang, Manila, Mandaluyong and Quezon City at venues such as the Cultural Center of the Philippines, SM Megamall, Shangri-la Plaza, the Philamlife Building, the Goethe Institute Manila and Alliance Francaise. Floirendo's awards include a silver Juror's Choice medal and finalist honours from the 2008 and 2007  Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards, and the 2008 Gawad Sarimbar Award from the Oro Arts Guild. He is affiliated with the Oro Arts Guild and the Redlambago Arts Collective.

“Home Worlds” by Malyn Bonayog and Oscar Floirendo runs until June 12, 2009 at the One Workshop Gallery, Ground Floor 2241 La Fuerza Plaza II, Don Chino Roces Ave. corner Sabio St., Makati City. Gallery hours are from 10am to 7pm daily except Sundays. For inquiries, call or fax 819-2074, e-mail one_worshop@yahoo.com

 
 
 
 

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