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The Birth
of Venus
Autism Society
of the Phil ippines
Baguio Chapter
who wi l l rece ive
5% of every sa le
F O R T H E B E N E F I T O F
A L E C K M A R A M A G A R R A D A Z A & M I C A C A B I L D O
2 0 O c t o b e r 1 7 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 3
B l i s s C a f e , H o t e l E l i z a b e t h , B a g u i o C i t y
D I G I T A L C A T A L O G
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Other than Here
D e t a i l f r o m
T h e B i r t h o f V e n u s
S a n d r o B o t t i c e l l i
E X H I B I T I O N N O T E B Y J A I M E O S C A R S A L A Z A R
I t may we l l be the i con ic r ep resen ta t i on by
t h e I t a l i a n a r t i s t S a n d r o B o t t i c e l l i t h a t
sp r ings mos t sw i f t l y t o m ind when one seeks
t o i m a g i n e t h e m y t h o l o g i c a l e v e n t o f t h e
b i r th o f V enus : hav ing r ecen t l y r i s en f r om t he
sea foam as a fu l l y g rown woman , the god -
dess s tands po i sed upon the edge o f an
enormous sca l l op she l l , he r f l u t t e r ing ha i rand so f t hands d raped ac ross he r uncove red
body , as a pa i r o f i n te r tw ined w inds gen t l y
s tee r he r t oward the sho re , where an a t ten -
dan t , s eeming ly caugh t i n a dance , p repa res
to d ress he r i n a deco ra ted r obe .
Much l i ke the doma ins o f l ove and beau ty
ove r wh ich the t i t u la r d i v in i t y ho ld s sway ,
th i s R ena is sance pa in t ing r o i l s w i th t ens ions
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D e t a i l f r o mT h e B i r t h o f V e n u s
S a n d r o B o t t i c e l l i
and con t r ad ic t i ons : i t i s cu r i ous l y f l a t and
l inea r ; t he f i gu res , each a r r ayed in imp roba-
b l e w a y s , a l l a p p e a r t o f l o a t , a t o n c e c o r p o -
rea l and e the rea l ; and the sensua l spec tac le
o f V enus s naked fo rm i s m i t i ga ted no t so
much by he r pose , wh ich i s a conven t iona l
one underp inned by the no t i on o f modes ty , i f
no t shame, bu t b y the d i s tance in he r ga ze :
s h e l o o k s o u t o f t h e c a n v a s n o t i n o r d e r t o
mee t the eyes o f t he v iewer , bu t t o cons ide r
a l i m i n a l e l s e w h e r e .
I t i s such e l sewheres each a nascen t ,
i n d e t e r m i n a t e d e s t i n a t i o n ; a f l u i d , e p h e m e r a l
s i t e o f p o s s i b i l i t y ; a s i g h / t h a t h o l d s t h e
w o r l d i n p l a c e [1 ]
t h a t A l e c k M a r a m a g -A r r ada z a a nd M i c a C a b i ldo a t t e m p t t o
ges tu re t oward , f l y t o , and map ou t w i th the i r
r espec t i v e wor ks on paper , wh ich , i n th i s
exh ib i t i on , he ld i n the mon th o f t he i r b i r th ,
f i nd them rum ina t ing , f r om d is t i n c t
pe r spec t i v es , on tha t f o r ce wh ich d r i v es
the i r l i v es , l oves , and l abo r s : des i r e .
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C h i r o m a n c y C u r r y
A l e c k M a r a m a g
A r r a d a z a
Maramag-Ar radaza , u s ing wa te rco lo r and
organ ic f o rms , dep ic t s s cenes f r om da i l y
l i f e and g l impses o f phys ica l and psych ic
s p a c e s t o m e d i t a t e u p o n t h e d o m e s t i c a t i o n
o f des i r e . Th i s i n vo l ves , on the one hand ,
es tab l i sh ing o rde r and sa fe t y , f o r i t i s on l y
f r om a pos i t i on o f comfo r t , o f be long ing -
ness , however t empora r y , t ha t one mayassess the ex ten t o f he r r esou rces and
d e c i d e h o w b e s t t o a l l o c a t e t h e m s o a s t o
ga in wha t she l ongs fo r ; and , on the o the r
hand , b rush ing up aga ins t the s t r uc tu res
tha t t ame and con ta in inc lud ing the l im i t s
o f the chosen a r t i s t i c med ium, where wa te r
func t i ons as bo th a l l y and foe and
t ranscend ing them in the sp i r i t o f s e l f - ex -
pans ion , o f r ede f in ing he r sense o f p lace .
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Such cons tan t s t r ugg le i s b y no means an
abs t r ac t i on ; i ndeed , i t was though t , f e l t ,
a n d p e r f o r m e d a s p a r t o f t h e c r e a t i v e
p rocess tha t r esu l t ed in the p ieces in c luded
here : g i v en he r r o le as homema ker ,
M a r a m a g - A r ra d a z a h a d h a d t o s n e a k o u t t o
pa in t , ca r v ing ou t s l i v e r s and b locks o f
t i m e i n b e t w e e n v a r i o u s c h o r e s a n d d u r i n gper iods when the members o f he r f am i l y
h a d b e e n a s l e e p .
C a y e n n e , C a y e n n e
A l e c k M a r a m a g
A r r a d a z a
D e i m a t i c D i s p l a y
A l e c k M a r a m a g
A r r a d a z a
C l a m m e d U p
A l e c k M a r a m a g
A r r a d a z a
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B u l l e t
M i c a C a b i l d o
P r o p o r t i o n s o f t h e
H u m a n F a c e , A l b r e c h t D r e r
The absence o f hand- rendered e lemen ts
marks C ab i ldo s exp lo ra t i ons o f t he idea l -
i za t i on o f des i r e . He r h igh l y s t r uc tu red
co l l ages , cons i s t i ng en t i r e l y o f f ound
m a t e r i a l , c o n t a i n o b l i q u e r e f e r e n c e s t o h e r
ca ree r as a p ro fess iona l g raph ic des igne r
and a re in sp i r ed by the German th inke r
A lb r e ch t D re r, pa r t i cu l a r l y h i s s t ud y o n t hep ropor t i ons o f t he human face . I n add i t i on ,
t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s o f t y p e a n d i m a g e d r a w
e n e r g y f r o m t w o c o n t r a s t i n g f e m a l e c h a r a c -
te r s tha t a r e o f t en found in f i lm no i r : t he
i n g n u e a n d t h e f e m m e f a t a l e . W h i l e t h e y
a re endowed w i th the power t o l u r e and to
enchan t , even to seduce , each en jo ys a
pecu l i a r r e la t i onsh ip w i th mor ta l danger :
the ingnue i s s ta lked by i t , a lmos t as i f
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S e r i a l K i l l e r
M i c a C a b i l d o
P r e d a t o r : R e p t i l e
M i c a C a b i l d o
P r e d a t o r : F e l i n e
M i c a C a b i l d o
s h e h a s s u m m o n e d i t t o a t t e n d h e r l i k e a
shadow , whereas the femme fa ta le , as he r
ve r y des igna t i on sugges ts , possesses the
p o t e n t i a l t o w i e l d a n d i n f l i c t i t u p o n t h o s e
a round he r . The compos i t i ons , no tw i th -
s tand ing the i r apparen t r i g id i t y , engage in
s t y les o f p lay bo t h f ou l and fa i r , s l i d ing
a l o n g t h e c o n t i n u u m d e l i n e a t e d b y t h i s p a i ro f a r che types and po in t ing up the eve r -
p rox imate p resence o f dea th , whose o the r
n a m e i s p e r f e c t i o n .
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C o l d P a t c h o u l i A l e c k M a r a m a g
A r r a d a z a
R o s e w a t e r A l e c k M a r a m a g
A r r a d a z a
A l t hou gh t he wo rk s o f Ma ra ma g-A r r ada z a
and C ab i ldo a re ev iden t l y i n fo rmed by
au tob iog raph ica l t hemes , wha t i s conce ived
or b i r thed in th i s exh ib i t i on i s ne i the r a
sob s to r y no r a con f iden t i a l wh ispe r [2 ].
I n s tead , each a r t i s t b r ings toge the r and
p r o f f e r s l u d i c r e f l e c t i o n s a n d k e e n s p e c u l a -
t i o n s u p o n h e r r i c h a n d a c t i v e p r i v a t e
wor ld , c r ea t ing a v i v id and compe l l i ng
i t i ne ra r y o f he r s to r y so f a r : a s to r y tha t ,
l i ke B o t t i ce l l i s V enus , ex i s t s i n a con t inu -
i n g p r e s e n t i n t h a t s t a t e o f p e r p e t u a l
a r r i v a l t h a t c a n o n l y s t o k e d e s i r e .
The B i r th o f V enus runs f r om 20 Oc tobe r
2013 un t i l 17 November 2013 a t B l i s s C a f ,
Ho te l E l i zabe th , B agu io C i t y .
N o t e s
1 . J . N e i l C . G a r c i a , A l u n s i n a s R e t u r n , K a l u l u w a : N e w a n d S e l e c t e d P o e m s ,
M a n i l a : U n i v e r s i t y o f S a n t o T o m a s P u b l i s h i n g H o u s e , 2 0 0 1 , p . 2 5 6 - 7 .
2 . L i n d a N o c h l i n ,
W h y H a v e T h e r e B e e n N o G r e a t W o m e n A r t i s t s ? , W o m e n , A r t , a n d P o w e r a n d O t h e r
E s s a y s , N e w Y o r k : H a r p e r a n d R o w , 1 9 8 8 , p . 1 4 5 - 7 8 .
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A l e c k a n d M i c a w e r e b o t h
a r t s t a f f e r s i n D L S U ' s o f c i a l
l i t e r a r y a n d a r t s p u b l i c a t i o n w h e n
t h e y m e t i n 2 0 0 2 . T h e y a l s o
d i s c o v e r e d t h e n t h a t t h e y s h a r e dt h e s a m e b i r t h d a y . A l e ck Ma ra ma g-A r ra da z a ( b .198 3 ) i s a
B agu io-based mothe r o f 2 . She g radua ted
w i t h a d e g r e e i n L i t e r a t u r e f r o m D e L a S a l l e
U n ive r s i t y i n 2006 . She was the Ed i t o r - in -
c h i e f o f M a l a t e L i t e r a r y F o l i o , D e L a S a l l e
U n i v e r s i t y' s o f f i c i a l l i t e r a r y a n d a r t s
pub l i ca t i on . She taugh t f o r a yea r a t S t .
Scho las t i ca ' s C o l l ege , Man i l a , t hen took he rM a s t e r a l s t u d i e s i n L i t e r a t u r e a t D e L a S a l l e
U n ive r s i t y where she a l so became pa r t - t ime
facu l t y f o r a yea r . She was a f e l l o w a t the
4 8 t h S i l l i m a n U n i v e r s i ty N a t i o n a l W r i t e r s
Workshop . She then wen t on to becoming a
p r i v a te tu to r t o k id s f r om Xav i e r , IC A , and
B r i t i s h Schoo l Man i l a . She had been teach ing
fo r 3 yea r s be fo re dec id ing to s top ,
A L E C K M A R A M A G A R R A D A Z A
The Artists
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I n v o l v e m e n t A l e c k M a r a m a g
A r r a d a z a
a lso d i s con t inu ing he r Mas te ra l s tud ies ,
in o rde r t o g i v e b i r t h t o he r second son . She
a n d h e r p a r t n e r d e c i d e d t o m i g r a t e t o B a g u i o
C i t y and ge t mar r i ed the re in 2011 , t o beg in
a l i f e t oge the r i n an env i r onmen t c lose r t o
each o the r and to na tu re . She now works
f r om home fo r a U S-ba sed company , a long -
s ide he r husband , t o be w i th the i r 2 - ye a r -o ldson who was ve r y r ecen t l y d iagnosed w i th
A SD . S he vo ws t o ma k e t im e t o w r i t e , pa i n t ,
and c rea te aga in . Th i s i s he r f i r s t exh ib i t i on .
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G o o d L i f e
M i c a C a b i l d o
Mica C ab i ldo ( b .1986 ) i s an i l l u s t r a to r ,
g raph ic des igne r , a r t i s t and a r t d i r ec to r
based in Met ro Man i l a . She s tud ied
A dve r t i s ing Ma na ge me n t i n De L a S a l l e
U n ive r s i t y , g r adua t ing in 2005 . She was pa r t
o f t he A r t Sec t i on o f DLSU s Ma la te L i t e r a r y
Fo l i o f o r mos t o f he r co l l ege yea r s , and he ld
the A r t Ed i t o r pos i t i on in 2004 . P ro fess iona l -l y t r a ined in the In te rna t i ona l T ypog raph ic
S ty le , she has been i l l u s t r a t ing and
des ign ing fo r p r in t and b rand ing fo r the pas t
7 yea r s . She has pa r t i c ipa ted in a r t i s t
r es idenc ies in Tagay tay and B agu io . I n 2012 ,
s h e w a s a c c e p t e d t o O x - B o w F a l l A r t i s t
R es idency in M ich igan and V e rmon t S tud io
C en te r i n Johnson , V e rmon t , w i th fu l l
M I C A C A B I L D O
The Artists
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F i r e s t a r t e r
M i c a C a b i l d o
S o f t S p o t
M i c a C a b i l d o
M o n u m e n t a l
M i c a C a b i l d o
scho la r sh ips , bu t was unab le t o a t t end bo th
a f te r hav ing been den ied a U .S . v i s a th ree
t imes . She has been accep ted to a 6 -mon th
v i sua l commun ica t i on r es idency in Akademie
Sch loss So l i t ude , S tu t tga r t , Ge rmany , t o
beg in on Oc tobe r 2014 . He r a r t p ro jec ts a re
re la t i ona l , c r a f t -based and des ign - re la ted .
Th is i s he r f i r s t exh ib i t i on o f works on pape r .
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Chiromancy Curry
PhP 3,800
Ar tw or k 9 in . x 10 in .; Fr am e 9. 7 in . x 11 .5 in
Cayenne, Cayenne
PhP 5,000
Ar tw or k 10 in . x 13 in .; Fr am e 11 in . x 14 .5 in
Deimatic Disp lay
PhP 5,000
Ar tw or k 10 in . x 14 in .; Fr am e 11 in . x 14 .5 in
Clammed Up
PhP 5,000
Ar tw or k 10 in . x 14 in .; Fr am e 11 in . x 14 .5 in
Cold Patchoul i
PhP 3,800
Ar tw or k 9 in . x 10 in .; Fr am e 11 in . x 14 .5 in
Rosewater
PhP 3,800
Ar tw or k 9 in . x 10 in .; Fr am e 17 .5 in . x 14 .5 in
Involvement
PhP 3,800
Ar tw or k 9 in . x 10 in .; Fr am e 17 .5 in . x 14 .5 in
Bul let
PhP 4,200
Ar tw or k 5 in . x 7 in .; Fr am e 8. 25 in . x 10 .2 5 in
Ser ial Ki l ler
PhP 4,200
Ar tw or k 5 in . x 7 in .; Fr am e 8. 25 in . x 10 .2 5 in
Predator : Rept i le
PhP 4,200
Ar tw or k 5 in . x 7 in .; Fr am e 8. 25 in . x 10 .2 5 in .
Predator : Fe l ine
PhP 4,200
Ar tw or k 5 in . x 7 in .; Fr am e 8. 25 in . x 10 .2 5 in
Good L i fe
PhP 4,200
Ar tw or k 5 in . x 7 in .; Fr am e 8. 25 in . x 10 .2 5 in
Firestar ter
PhP 4,200
Ar tw or k 5 in . x 7 in .; Fr am e 8. 25 in . x 10 .2 5 in
Soft Spot
PhP 4,200
Ar tw or k 5 in . x 7 in .; Fr am e 8. 25 in . x 10 .2 5 in
Monumental
PhP 4,200
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W A T E R C O L O R W O R K S O N P A P E R
B Y A L E C K M A R A M A G A R R A D A Z A
M I X E D M E D I A C O L L A G E S
B Y M I C A C A B I L D O
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P l e a s e w r i t e t o
b l i s s n b a g u i o @ y a h o o . c o m
w i t h B i r t h o f V e n u s
a s t h e s u b j e c t .
Inquiries & Reservations
Jim Ward & Shanti Isla
Jaime Oscar Salazar
Joeban Arradaza
Crimson Arradaza
Remy Enriquez
Miguel Hidalgo
Vincent Navarro
the Bliss Cafe staff
and
Autism Society
of the Phil ippines
Baguio Chapter
S P E C I A L T H A N K S T O
B l i s s C a f e i s l o c a t e d a t H o t e l E l i z a b e t h ,
G i b r a l t a r c o r . F e l i p e S t r e e t , B a g u i o C i t y .