Philippine Contemporary Art Exhibit Opens in Hong Kong  

02 August 2006

An exciting exhibition, featuring the works of 10 young emerging artists from the Philippines, opened in Hong Kong on 2 August 2006

The exhibition, entitled "Metropolitan Mapping," is presented by the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong with the venue sponsored by the Leisure and Cultural Service Department. The exhibition has been organized in cooperation with Osage Art Foundation, with the support from Osage Contemporary Art Space and Finale Art File.

In this exhibition, 10 young Filipino artists build up a mental "map" of Metro Manila so that audiences in Hong Kong can come to a deeper and better understanding of the Philippines.

This exhibition showcases the vitality and creative diversity of contemporary Filipino artists. The exhibition features the works of Poklang Anading, Argie Bandoy, Annie Cabigting, Bea Camacho, Lena Cobangbang, Louie Cordero, Jayson Oliveria, Gary Ross Pastrana, Alvin Villaruel and MM Yu.

The exhibition continues until Saturday, 12 August 2006, at the Exhibition Gallery, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong.

Cultural mapping is gaining recognition as a vital tool in identifying the world's tangible and intangible cultural assets. Cultural mapping can help us understand a country's art, history, tradition and cultures.

Artists play an important role in identifying and articulating aspects of contemporary culture. The artist's eye capture not just the superficial and self-evident, but those things which have aesthetic resonance. Each artist responds to and represents his ideas or feelings about a place in a uniquely different way.