Social Graces by Default
In Paolo Vinluan's "Social Graces by Default," opening on Dec. 11 at Finale Art File (Warehouse 17, La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Pasong Tamo, Makati City), the artist explores the the superficial masks we present to the public and the tenuous human relations that charge civilized society. Throwing an oblique take on what we consider vital in our social pursuits, the artist crowds his canvas with animal figures, Pop-Art references and surreal strokes, finished off with advertising-like typography that delivers irony with a punch. Dark with satire and crouching in a critical stance, the works disrupt our notion of what it means to function and perform in the world at large.