ART CIRCLE GALLERY
Remembering Pat Reyes
(1937 – 2017)
Join us as we remember and honor the life of Pat Reyes and his innumerable contributions to Philippine Art in this tribute exhibition.
July 15, 2017
4th Level, Art Plaza, Shangri-la EDSA, Mandaluyong City
In Memoriam: Pat Reyes
His Life
Pat Reyes was born in Sampaloc, Manila in 1937. He went on to pursue art degrees from the University of the East and the University of Santo Tomas; and sought mastery of his craft, dabbling in different artistic styles and media, from lettering, graphic design, and painting, to name a few.
His innate prowess and keen artistic eye did not go unnoticed; Pat was tapped by many private and local institutions: he was commissioned to paint the large murals for Solid Bank and was also part of the artists who did the iconic dioramas found in the Ayala Museum. Pat’s work was also prominently featured as part of group art exhibitions in Germany, Singapore, and USA. It was only a matter of time that his name would be immortalized in many art books and anthologies.
His Work
Born in a time of the turbulent war, Pat had seen its horrors and lived through them, and for all its darkness, his eyes chose to see beauty in life. His paintings are depictions of a simpler times, a happier time of remembrance – from quaint folk and urban markets, lush summer harvests, extolling themes of motherhood, unity, and community.
Heavily influenced by Anita Magsaysay-Ho’s elongated torsos and muted colors from Oscar Zalameda, his figurative abstractions hold crisp forms, lines, and solid colors. Later on, Pat would imbue his works with light, and this unique style of phosphorescence would later on become his personal artistic signature.
No public nor private collection is complete without Pat Reyes’ iconic obras.
His Swansong
To the very end, Pat Reyes wanted nothing more to give to the world, and with defiant strokes, he painted and persisted. Despite knowing this is the end of his life’s journey, he never stopped and forged on, staying true to his artistic calling and purpose.
As a way of paying our final respects, Art Circle Gallery is honored to host this posthumous art exhibition in his name, at his behest - one last hurrah for the artist behind the great art.
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