Think of art
like a piece of jewellery that you treasure...your dress would look okay
without those chandelier earrings or that suit without that snazzy cufflinks,
but with them... wow!
Artworks make a
great statement and value to any home. Any person from all walks of life can
appreciate and desire art, because it is in-built, it is part of our DNA design,
“Art is
collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the
better.” (Andre Gide )
The evening of
February 11th at the Bankstown Sports Club was a night to remember. It was the
very first of the 'Art from the Heart' events – a collaboration of Plaza Filipino,
Inc with l944Art Gallery Pty Ltd- and it certainly turned out to be a notable
and enjoyable event for everyone. The list of VIP guests included the Consul
General Anne Jalando-on Louis and Bankstown Councillor Pam Gavin There were a
number of business people from the financial industry, medical doctors and
graduates of the University of NSW Fine Arts. Art awareness was certainly the
theme of the night The very presentation of the Art from the Heart is art in
itself. The location was just perfect with the Art Exhibit area next to the
GrandBallroom. A reliable source has confirmed that it was Bankstown Sports Club's
first Art Exhibit since it was built!
Talking about an
artist or one who creates art, all I can say is that theyare one truly amazing
group. Just imagine picking up a tube of oil or acrylic and creating a thing of
beauty from it, a piece of art for you to behold while ultimately suggesting every
emotion one can feel. The French calls it the “oeuvre"(oev-ra) which is
simply the entire composition of the lifework of an artist! That evening was everyone’s
chance to get a glimpse of the artist's inner workings, a challenge for us to
see and be compelled to understand an artist's essence...
Artist Dennis
Gonzalez Monte based in the Philippines arrived a fortnight ago to proudly show
his latest artworks. He reminded me of what Pablo Picasso said “Some painters
transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the
sun.”. Indeed, Dennis has metamorphosed into a complex of multiple styles from landscapes
to abstracts. His Filipiniana-themed masterpieces certainly drew a lot of
interests. Not only that his subjects included the 2009 Red Dust Days of Sydney,
a very confronting bushfire and a collection of birds.
“Every artist tips
his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature.”
(Henry Wartl Beecher)
Daisy Ann
Gonzalez Cumming is an artist who is most open about her passions when it comes
to her art, the very reason her patrons are so drawn to it. Over 40 years of
experience as an Artist and Art entrepreneur,
has brought her to where she is now in her exceptional journey. She certainly
tips her brush into the deepest places of her soul especially in her Women and
Flowers Series that started when Daisy had her earlier exhibits in London The
passion continues...
Two other visual
artists - Gwen Apalisok antl Jun Velasco - also had their brilliant works
included in the Art Exhibit This evening is a defining moment for these two
outstanding artists.
Allow me to
change the line of a song. Love is not just a many-splendored "thing"
because love is a many-splendored art-form. Art explores so much of human
feelings and experiences that an obvious connection exists. And the greatest painters
in history who changed the world - from Masaccio to Picasso - created
art based on the greatest emotion of all Love and Art" Art and Love. Love
is the basis of the masterpieces showcased during the Event. Such well-planned
timing that “Art from the Heart”
happened close to the much celebrated and most romantic day of the year
- Valentine's Day! ( An
article from Ang Kalatas, 2012 February)
By Jette Regozo,
Managing Director, 1944 Art Gallery Pty Ltd
(Daisy Ann
Gonzalez Cumming is 1944 Art Gallery’s Fine Art Director.
With the collaboration
of 1944 Art Gallery Pty Ltd and Plaza Filipino, Inc, she conceptualized the “Art
from the Heart” event. The '1944' as a Company has the passionate purpose and dual
objective to empower the
local visual artist in every sphere and style of painting and at the same time,
to encourage the public's active interest in them.)
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