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RESURRECT
"Imagination and creativity is the energy of true expression with unique ritualistic process of liberal ideas and a positive force of spiritual behavior" -Jethro Jocson
VERNISSAGE: Thursday, July 4, 6:30 PM, AFM Gallery
Alliance Française de Manille proudly presents the solo exhibition of the artist Jethro R. Jocson, “RESURRECT”!
Through this collection of 12 works on paper and 7 large oeuvres on canvas, Jocson aims to uplift the audience by reawakening curiosity that may have slumbered through the years, and invites their whims and imaginations to run free. Subjects are constructed through the lens of vibrant colors, textured spaces and origami-esque forms alongside some medieval characters that make their appearances
throughout the fairytale stories we grew up with. Some of the symbols found in the artworks, such as the party balloon, paper planes, and paper boats serve as catalysts for deeper interpretations by the viewers.
RESURRECT by Jethro R. Jocson acts as a portal to the past and a bridge to the present self and beyond. By utilizing whimsical and childlike elements that evoke memories of childhood, he invites the audience to reexamine what possible new meanings or feelings they can derive from their unique and personal experiences.
The show runs until Wednesday, July 24.
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Can't make it to the vernissage? “Resurrect” runs until Wednesday, July 24 at the AFM Gallery.
About the Artist
JETHRO JOCSON
Born on September 3, 1974 in Naic, Cavite, Jethro Jocson studied Bachelor of Arts Painting Major at Philippine Women's University to discover the visual language of art elements and creative thinking, using child-like objects, nostalgic motifs, vivid symbolical Images and random thoughts of personal life experiences. When he isn’t painting, Jocson works as a Painting Exhibition Designer and teaches art therapy every weekend for persons with disabilities.
His influences come from a wide range of artists from Heironymous Bosch, Gustave Dore, Felix Resurrecion Hidalgo, Rene Magritte, Gerard Richter, and Mark Rothko to the personal experience of living the simple and practical way of life, minimal surrealism emerged towards artistic development and identity. His creativity finds expression in producing varied art forms including paintings, sculpture, sound, film and performance art.