Patricia Eustaquio
Death to the Major, Viva Minor
Opening reception on October 16
Thursday, 6PM
RSVP 8160044

A highly anticipated exhibition in a much-awaited space: the Silverlens Gallery
Group is proud to open their second gallery, SLab (Silverlens Lab), with visual
artist Patricia “Patty” Eustaquio. Opening on October 16,Thursday, 6 pm, the new
gallery is connected via bridge to Silverlens.

Death to the Major, Viva Minor is Patricia Eustaquio's first solo show in four
years. In that time, she made headway as a sought-after designer making
sculptural art worn as clothing. She continued to paint and sculpt for various
group shows in that time, and her pieces were consistently sold out whether here
in Manila or in Kuala Lumpur, but is only now making a firm return to her
primary medium at SLab.

A Magna Cum Laude graduate of the UP Fine Arts Program, Eustaquio's paintings
and sculptures are commentary to J.S. Bach's piano exercise The Well Tempered
Clavier . There are pianos made of leather and lace, a ceramic violin with an
anatomic heart, and birds--odes to music in silence. Her shaped canvases of
floral silhouettes filled with feathers are fine examples and color and
technique in the tradition of the Dutch masters. Eustaquio's thought processes
in creating her pieces are as well honed as her technique, making her an
exciting contemporary artist.

Death to the Major, Viva Minor by Patricia Eustaquio runs from October 16 to
November 22, 2008 at SLab. Eustaquio will be having an artist talk and film
screening on November 15, Saturday, from 3-5pm.
Visit SLab at 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City. Silverlens Gallery will
be showing Isa Lorenzo, 003: The Moro Negatives simultaneously. For more
information, call 8160044/09052650873, email manage@... or visit
www.silverlensphoto.com / slab.silverlensphoto.com

Mariano Ching at 20SQUARE

Accompanying Eustaquio’s show will be an exhibit of new works by SLab
represented artist, Mariano Ching. Ching will be the first to exhibit at
20SQUARE, the smaller gallery for artists, curatorial projects, and collectors /
artists consignments.


His work can be viewed until November 8.

A Monbusho Japanese Grant scholar, Mariano Ching paints and draws macabre
portrayals of alternate worlds, most often found solely in the inner recesses of
a genius’ imagination. His eye for the surreal and images of childhood monsters
and dreamlike characters are original and exude a quiet excellence alluding to
maturity. He has shown work in various spaces in Manila, Japan, Malaysia,
Singapore and France and in 2006, was awarded the highly coveted Cultural Center
of the Philippines Thirteen Artists Award.




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