Counting 1, 2, 3, and onward, what are the things you hope to achieve? How are you contemplating vivid dreams to a purposeful and empowered feat?
Retelling different fragments of nightmares turned into a beautiful panorama, and of dreams turned into a lifework is a battle cry, a rage of passion that doesn’t end. In a time and space that open rapidly like a paradox of emptiness, the light within living beings was engulfing like a dying star. Systems are polarizing and self-interests are scattering. People are indulged in the physical embodiment and worldly desire while losing the value of a pure feeling. And there are artists who illuminate human consciousness and magnify a rediscovered truth and freedom to those who are willing to confide.
Upon dreaming, the world gets wild and everything zooms in. Until we wake up, we realize a familiar and a new expression of our triumphs, dilemmas, and longings. And this layer of reality floats like a thick mirage and a concrete road— then nothing. A life that’s so close yet so far away. Mac Pascual interprets the weight of our tragedies and peculiarity as a revelation of individual beauty, not a daydream but an inspiration. The margin to the ordinary and creative thoughts is a struggle, which neglects one’s power and soul to art. New-age artists are trying to change this gray area to a painstakingly-glazed kaleidoscope.
Mac recognizes the pain and addresses this by continuously serving the deprived. She’s ought to carry the same lingering burden by encouraging her self and other independent artists, conveying these struggles into blends of colors, developing a vision for collective progress. Mac debuts an Art Exhibit for a Cause that unfolds a variety of art pieces, from her body of work and related artists, to seek help to the local community and to patrons in funding her study at Écoles d'Arts et de Culture, Paris, France. With less than enough earnings as a teacher and an artist, Mac puts her hard work into the use of serving others and supporting her advocacies. In the same way, she’s taking this opportunity to earnestly support her fellowmen in their creative pursuits, thus pushing forward the service of creating free and inclusive space for the arts in the Philippines.
It is as sharp and shining as a newfangled genius. With international learning, Mac aims to strengthen the foundation of local artists in transforming themselves and the society and to fight domineering institutions that capitalize on them, the treasures of Philippine fine art. This collaboration of sacrifice and support demonstrates a spirited commitment to promoting local artistry with no restrains— echoing the irony of every artist’s fight to its personal war.
No
medication can permanently eradicate one’s inner conflict, like washing the
face and body. With only colors, brush, a black canvas, and paper and pen as
tools, the artists and visionaries are—encapsulating our raison
d’être—enriching liberation. All reflections and the soul to art gifted to
concurrent moment reveals an eloquent story of our experience and our journey.
