Angelo Magno

One by One, a group exhibition at the Ayala Museum, Makati City, Philippines, Dec. 2003

"One by One"
A group exhibition--- -ooo---

Ayala Museum, December 2003 ----0000------

Faces, Phases, Feelings
by Angelo Magno ------000000-------

I write poetry and playwrights as a means of expression. Both are influenced by my experiences in theater and creative writing during my undergraduate course. Drawing and writing have their similarities . Drawing is the closest artistic process I can associate to writing I have been using oil pastels and pencils as coloring mediums every time I wanted to draw or just doodle when dealing with my artist block. We use pencil and paper in both conventional writing and drawing. I also paint with acrylic and oil but I am more comfortable in drawing because it is the fastest way I can express an idea visually. I would like to relate my work to the process of playwriting. In playwriting we create characters. We command what the characters do, we resolve their problems. We create their lives, the world they live in. Just like making a character sketch, I would be drawing multiple images of faces to cover up a specific area or site. Each face would stand for a certain character. Filling up a specific site with drawings of faces would create an overwhelming experience for the viewer. I would like to show the congestions happening in the metro during our present time. The myths of modernity and urban life as compared to a masquerade. They would represent individuals which are not classified by gender but as emotional beings in this drama of life. The challenge in my study is to create a consistent style in my drawings to fill a specific environment order to create a different spatial experience.