{"id":1537,"date":"2018-01-04T01:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/?p=1537"},"modified":"2018-01-04T20:31:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T12:31:59","slug":"first-solo-exhibit-girl-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/first-solo-exhibit-girl-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"My first solo exhibit &#8211; &#8220;Girl Jam&#8221; at Pablo Gallery BGC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/invitation-girl-jam-cynthia-bauzon-arre-exhibit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1538\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/invitation-girl-jam-cynthia-bauzon-arre-exhibit.jpg\" alt=\"Girl Jam exhibit Cynthia Bauzon Arre Pablo Gallery\" width=\"700\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/invitation-girl-jam-cynthia-bauzon-arre-exhibit.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/invitation-girl-jam-cynthia-bauzon-arre-exhibit-143x150.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/invitation-girl-jam-cynthia-bauzon-arre-exhibit-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year! I know this is late but I wanted to tell you a bit about my first solo exhibit, &#8220;Girl Jam&#8221; which is still on display at Pablo Galleries Fort but only until Saturday, January 6. If you were to tell my 18-year-old Fine Arts student self that I will be having my own show some years &#8212; okay, decades &#8212; later, I wouldn&#8217;t have been able to believe it because back then I wasn&#8217;t really serious about pursuing painting. I mean, I drew and painted a lot for school but my heart was bent on working in the advertising industry. Which was exactly what happened, but I digress&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, when I started revisiting watercolors, I posted these practice sketches on Instagram &#8212;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/4WzYxMNrhT\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/4WzYxMNrhT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-06-25T14:57:25+00:00\">Jun 25, 2015 at 7:57am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A friend from the music scene days, Indi, wrote me privately to say that she would love to see me paint local female musicians. I loved the idea but I wasn&#8217;t confident enough at the time so I said to her (and apparently to the Universe?), &#8220;maybe someday.&#8221; I forgot about it but somehow I got obsessed with drawing portraits and capturing accurate likenesses, as you will see if you scroll down to around 2-3 years ago on my IG.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BH4k1cTBfcE\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BH4k1cTBfcE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-07-15T13:35:21+00:00\">Jul 15, 2016 at 6:35am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Drawing and painting everyday I really did improve. By late 2016, when I had already been selling art prints online for a year I was trying to think of what series to draw next and then I remembered that conversation with Indi. So I asked a female musician friend, Myrene of Sandwich, if I could paint her and she said yes which was awesome. &lt;3 When I had lunch with my friends, writer Chinggay Labrador &amp; artist Christina Dy, I mentioned that I was going to make a postcard series starring female musicians but then CDy said, &#8220;postcards? Why not have an exhibit instead?&#8221; I was surprised because it was an idea playing in my head too but I guess I needed a boost from someone else? She encouraged me to contact a gallery then &amp; there. Pablo was top of mind since I had already taken part in two group shows at their Cubao X gallery years ago and I also remember promising the owners, Yo &amp; Osie that I will have my first ever show with them. So when I texted them, it was an instant yes and my show was almost immediately scheduled! No turning back anymore.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BWKUhMbBlIG\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BWKUhMbBlIG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-07-05T10:18:37+00:00\">Jul 5, 2017 at 3:18am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That was in December 2016. I had, roughly, a year to prepare but I still had to figure out what style to do and what materials to use. I practiced with different mediums and decided to use Turner Acryl Gouache since the bright opaque colors suited the look I had in mind. I purchased my initial Acryl Gouache set from <a href=\"http:\/\/artwhale.ph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArtWhale<\/a> 2 or so years ago but they were almost used up so I decided to buy big tubes of White, Perm. Red, Perm. Yellow, and Ultramarine Blue plus a couple of small tubes of Burnt Umber. All the colors I used are mixes of those colors. (Btw All the canvases were purchased from ArtWhale as well. They were a great big help to me. &lt;3)<\/p>\n<p>Once I had the look figured out it was time to decide on my muses. I made a list but I also asked my friends Buddy &amp; Raymund (formerly of the Eheads) for suggestions on who else to draw  &#8212; particularly from the younger set &#8212;  since I wasn&#8217;t that immersed in the local scene anymore. After finalizing my list I finally got to work. This was in July 2017.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZ0kdURnO27\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BZ0kdURnO27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-10-04T09:40:11+00:00\">Oct 4, 2017 at 2:40am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I have to be honest, I was thrilled to be working on a personal passion project but there were also times when I would cry out of frustration &#038; exhaustion. Sometimes I felt like giving up, but it was the thought of making my family &#038; also Arnold proud that pushed me to go on. In the end I decided to just let go because I know that I gave it my all. <\/p>\n<p>Since the show is still up I would like to invite you to check out the paintings in person over at <a href=\"http:\/\/pablogalleries.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pablo Gallery<\/a>, South of Market Residences, 11th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, which is just a couple of blocks away from BHS and Serendra. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>But if you can&#8217;t make it, you can view <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/arncyn\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">my IG<\/a> for a few photos plus more backstories. Also, here&#8217;s a quick peek via this Twitter thread. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Truth is I\u2019m the kilig one when all these talented lovely ladies said yes when I asked if I could paint them for my exhibit.?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i01lH8OiBV\">https:\/\/t.co\/i01lH8OiBV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arncyn\/status\/932268575619825664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year! I know this is late but I wanted to tell you a bit about my first solo exhibit, &#8220;Girl Jam&#8221; which is still on display at Pablo Galleries Fort but only until Saturday, January 6. 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