By TIMBERLY S. FUENTES
Currently based in Marikina City, Aristotle Reveral Ventures also known as Aris holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology major in Drafting from Northwest Samar State University. He is currently working as an advertising installation supervisor, artist-designer, and site photographer at MC Graphics Carranz International. Since 1995, he has been participating in group exhibitions and received numerous awards. Aris is the founder of the Eastern Visayas Young Visual Artists Association also known as BAGHID. He is also an active meber of the Antipolo Visual Arts Incorporation. He worked as a Senior High School teacher at the Calbayog Art and Design School of Eastern Visayas.
Aris's ouvre are comprised of cubism, abstract expressionism, and a combiation of both. He also delves in Philippine folk tradition by siually representing a wine tapper called Managuete. His piece entitled Mananguete features a smiling man who is holding a sanggot. The hat he is wearing protects him the scorching heat of the blasing sun as depicted in the upper left corner. Originating from Tolambungan, Lanao, Mananguete is a folk dance that demonstrated how men and women "work on tube of coconut wine (Barilea)." Mananguete connotes wine tapper hence the dance shows how a mananguete prepares his sanggot by sharpening it, cleans his container made of bamboo, climbs the coconut tree, extracts the sap, and lastly, tastes the tuba (Barilea).
Aris's ouvre are comprised of cubism, abstract expressionism, and a combiation of both. He also delves in Philippine folk tradition by siually representing a wine tapper called Managuete. His piece entitled Mananguete features a smiling man who is holding a sanggot. The hat he is wearing protects him the scorching heat of the blasing sun as depicted in the upper left corner. Originating from Tolambungan, Lanao, Mananguete is a folk dance that demonstrated how men and women "work on tube of coconut wine (Barilea)." Mananguete connotes wine tapper hence the dance shows how a mananguete prepares his sanggot by sharpening it, cleans his container made of bamboo, climbs the coconut tree, extracts the sap, and lastly, tastes the tuba (Barilea).
Like his cubist figure Mananguete, his Musikanta portrays a man singing while playing guitar. The flat brush seems to be his commonly used tool as also evident in his abstract expressionist pieces Shredded Life, Hurma #1, and Intersections which are dominated by vibrant and illuminating brushstrokes. His Hurma #1 depicts a potter at work. It celebrated the long traditon of pottery making in the Philippines as if not only points the viewers to the Philippines" rich heritage and culture but also builds up our nations identity.
Steampunk is another of Aris' inspirations. His Steampunk-Mother- and-Child features a mother and a child stylistically done in cubism. Steampunk elements can be seen such as the gear and gas masks. Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that depicts steam as the main source of energy. Here, a mother and child wear a gas mask as protection from smoke that most likely comming from their enemy. This scene serves as a springboard of linking sotries and events that transpired during the industrial age. Above else, this piece magnifies the intimated affection of family members in times of adversity.
Steampunk is another of Aris' inspirations. His Steampunk-Mother- and-Child features a mother and a child stylistically done in cubism. Steampunk elements can be seen such as the gear and gas masks. Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that depicts steam as the main source of energy. Here, a mother and child wear a gas mask as protection from smoke that most likely comming from their enemy. This scene serves as a springboard of linking sotries and events that transpired during the industrial age. Above else, this piece magnifies the intimated affection of family members in times of adversity.
Moreover, smoke-like forms and lines are motifs of his oevre which gives an eerie and mystic flare. The sun too is a motif of Aris' oeuvre. It is represented as a round golden ball with or without rays. It undeniable characterizes the hot weather present in the Philippines, especially during summer, and it also reminds us of the sun sewn on our Philippine national flag. Iridescent like the sun depicted in all of his works, Aris' oeuvre glows as ti adds color.
(CJ/jmm/TSF)
****References:
1. Visayan Flok Dance: Mananguete presented by Kyla Marie Barilea through Prezi link:
https://prezi.com/p/hxopo-gz7osq/mananguete-folk-dance/
(CJ/jmm/TSF)
****References:
1. Visayan Flok Dance: Mananguete presented by Kyla Marie Barilea through Prezi link:
https://prezi.com/p/hxopo-gz7osq/mananguete-folk-dance/
