IT’S not often that you get to meet and learn from renowned artists.
IT’S not often that you get to meet and learn from renowned artists. As a precursor to his exhibition for the Perth International Arts Festival, however, Alwin Reamillo will be hosting a free workshop teaching the basics of constructing a work of art.
The free workshop will be held this weekend and will explore Mr Reamillo’s use of crab shells to create art. He will walk participants through the preparation, how to glue and wire the shells before filling them with plaster, transferring the images and text, and then will take the workshop through the final stages of painting and sealing with varnish.
This type of medium is used in Mr Reamillo’s exhibition, beginning at the Fremantle Arts Centre on January 26. The exhibition, Semena Santa Cruxtations, is a vibrant and colourful exploration of the impact of capitalism on local cultures. From religious iconography to American pop culture, Mr Reamillo’s textured work uses strong metaphors to create poignancy.
He uses the crab shells as a metaphor for migration and they act as both canvas and storyteller. He also uses other mediums, which also act as symbols.
Mr Reamillo also is fond of using language to convey messages, with many artworks incorporating various messages for the viewer to decipher. If you pull apart the title to his exhibition you’ll find a similar play on words. Semena Santa represents holy week and crux, meaning cross, and cruxtation is the play on crustacean – a main part of the exhibition.
The Semena Santa Cruxtations exhibition began in Mr Raemillo’s birtplace, the Philippines, exhibiting in Manila this time last year. His exhibition then travelled to Hong Kong, Darwin and Melbourne, and wraps up in Perth on March 3.
For those who can’t attend the workshop but would really enjoy hearing how Mr Reamillo creates his art, he will be giving an artist’s talk at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Saturday March 2 at 3pm.
The three-day ‘crab workshop’ begins tomorrow at the Fremantle Arts Centre from 1pm-5pm and continues at the same time on Saturday and Sunday.
The free workshop will be held this weekend and will explore Mr Reamillo’s use of crab shells to create art. He will walk participants through the preparation, how to glue and wire the shells before filling them with plaster, transferring the images and text, and then will take the workshop through the final stages of painting and sealing with varnish.
This type of medium is used in Mr Reamillo’s exhibition, beginning at the Fremantle Arts Centre on January 26. The exhibition, Semena Santa Cruxtations, is a vibrant and colourful exploration of the impact of capitalism on local cultures. From religious iconography to American pop culture, Mr Reamillo’s textured work uses strong metaphors to create poignancy.
He uses the crab shells as a metaphor for migration and they act as both canvas and storyteller. He also uses other mediums, which also act as symbols.
Mr Reamillo also is fond of using language to convey messages, with many artworks incorporating various messages for the viewer to decipher. If you pull apart the title to his exhibition you’ll find a similar play on words. Semena Santa represents holy week and crux, meaning cross, and cruxtation is the play on crustacean – a main part of the exhibition.
The Semena Santa Cruxtations exhibition began in Mr Raemillo’s birtplace, the Philippines, exhibiting in Manila this time last year. His exhibition then travelled to Hong Kong, Darwin and Melbourne, and wraps up in Perth on March 3.
For those who can’t attend the workshop but would really enjoy hearing how Mr Reamillo creates his art, he will be giving an artist’s talk at the Fremantle Arts Centre on Saturday March 2 at 3pm.
The three-day ‘crab workshop’ begins tomorrow at the Fremantle Arts Centre from 1pm-5pm and continues at the same time on Saturday and Sunday.
