Moving away from the nostalgia-tinged sepia paintings of his early career, Filipino artist Pedro Felix Garcia II now enters a world of vibrant colour, toys, and music, precipitated in no small part by the birth of his first child. His daughter has brought his household into a world of fancy – of the fables and fairy tales that are told, and the nursery rhymes or lullabies that are sung. Storybook illustrations have been a great source of inspiration for this series, as well as Pedro’s own childhood memories of Little Red Riding Hood and Alice in Wonderland. His re-imaginings of evergreen stories connect us to a familiar world that we once inhabited, bestowed with Pedro’s own air of mystery with its unknowable denizens and indecipherable text.

About the artist:

Pedro Felix Garcia II graduated from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in España, Manila with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, major in Painting in 2001. With prizes from a number of prestigious art competitions, such as the Nokia, Shell and AAP (Art Association of the Philippines) Art Awards, he has joined several group exhibitions and will hold his 11thsolo at Utterly Art. His works have been included in art fairs at Prague and the Netherlands, and he has recently completed his Master’s degree in Fine Arts at UST.

-Utterly Art

Image: © Pedro Felix Garcia ll
Courtesy of the artist and Utterly Art