Thursday, July 26, 2012
After an unexpected delay in the schedule of the opening of the exhibit, Jomike Tejido, opened his second Robotars exhibit last night at the Vinyl On Vinyl
gallery in Makati. There's certainly a sense of fun and wonder when you
come in through the doors and its hard to feel otherwise with the
whimsical idea of a gallery full of creative ways to dress up a stylized
vinyl tarsier. The exhibits are set up on black painted pedestals of
different heights and while most of the pieces stand solo allowing
themselves to be viewed on the basis of the artists' interpretation. A
few of them include a tableau (diorama) or, in the case of one piece, included a blown-up custom-made colored comic page to accompany his piece.
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The place was already packed when we arrived at the place which was also brightly lit. Guests were milling around the area glancing up around every now and then to see who else has arrived in between close scrutiny of their favorite statue.
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| Posted on one wall were pictures of contributions by vinyl artists from Singapore and Rome, Italy |
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| On the opposite side was a contest encouraging attendees to come up with their own designs for a Robotar figure |
The creative way the artists played with their statues was so outstanding I really had a hard time picking out a favorite. These are some of the Robotars on exhibit that caught my eye:
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"After the Feast" by Nico & Dino Lopez (left) and "Nipsy" by Nemo Aguila
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"Ordineri" by Rev(?) (left) and "Rocketar" by Lino "Vectorizta" Reyes
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"Bitukatar" by Yas Doctor (left) and "Sugar Rush" by Jaime Bauza(?)
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"Mister Woof" by Knockout(?) (left) and Untitled by Jood
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"Ms. Matched" by Tin G. and "Kabukimono" by Glenda Abad (left) "Roboccini" by Jem Basilio and "My Pet Gangstah" by Abigail Montana
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"Reborn" by John Eugene A. Avila (left) and "Bulleft Punk" by Juanito "Quiccs" Maiquez
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Title and artist unknown (left) and "Tar Dynasty" by Fran Alvarez
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"Zombietar" by Mac P. Volante (left) and "Pollen" by Abi Dayacap
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"Skullodance" by Ariel Santillan (left) and "Dotty" by Jonathan Rañola
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"Think Doodle" by Lee Salvador (left) "Nikkita" by Mark Ruste and Untitled by Macoy
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Jomike penciling to get the ball rolling (left); Jomike, Anjo, and Quiccs
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Anjo putting in some details (left) and a finished shot of his work
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Jomike's Robotar wearing Quicc's trademark robo-helmet (left) and the finished painting
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Overhead shot of the gallery with the event winding down (left) Robotar blind boxes available at the venue
Last shot of the exhibit
Labels: art, awesome, events, exhibit, makati city, merchandise, vinyl on vinyl
@ 1:29 PM ---> 
