Bilog by Big Gallery at Shangri-La Plaza

Bilog by Big Gallery at Shangri-La Plaza

First, let’s start with the geometric definition of a circle: “a simple shape of geometry that is the set of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the circle.” As such, the circle, as pure shape, conveys no emotion, but as a symbol, since time immemorial, the circle is a vessel for the richest and most emotive meanings: symbolizing the female, the sun, and infinity.

”Simple Things 002 (Pin Ball)” by Harvey Gaviola

In Renaissance Italy, the circular painting or sculpture was called a “tondo.” It is derived from the Italian rotondo, meaning round. It was often used as a relief for the Mother and Child, and hang on wall tombs. Even Michelangelo painted a circular painting of the Holy Family, surrounded by a golden frame designed by the master himself.

”Symphony of Seasons” by Louie Ignacio

In landscape, artists often used the circle to symbolize the sun or the moon. It gives the effect of “making the viewer part of the landscape.”

On view at the Big Gallery at Shangri-La Plaza is a show titled, in the vernacular, “Bilog.” Curated by noted artist Salvador “Buddy” Ching, it presents an array of circular works of identical size done by artists who work in a variety of pictorial perceptions. Whether figurative or abstract, the circular shape serves as an ideal vehicle for their visual reflections. “Bilog” initiates a series of annual exhibitions, that in the future, will come full circle in the art of these participating artists, with the circular shape becoming an enduring format expressive of their individual art.

”Sa Ibabaw ng Bilog na Mundo” by Jonathan

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