Viewing Jerson Samson's work is a delight to see with its slices of Filipinos lives.
In his latest exhibit title "Tawid Gutom" at Kaida Gallery, having opened on May 17 and on view until June 4, 2009, viewers are bound to be amused anew by his portrayals of Filipinos families confined within small spaces, including his triptych on streetfood, the faces of the men eating it ballooning out of the canvas. And all are rendered either in his somber blue or in his signature fiery colors. Colored in this manner, his largest work on the cross-bearing Christ with its impasto treatment, make itself seem to burst out of the canvas as confetti-ed madness and shapeshifting energy at once. This then viewing of Samson's current works has turned out to be, not mere morsels to ease away hunger pangs for a bit of art, but a delectable selection, and an easy feast for the eyes.
This is Samson's 9th exhibit and is a young (born in 1976) but multi-awarded painter. He majored in painting at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts. He is among the top five winners in the 1999 Phillip Morris Philippine Art Awards. His previous exhibit titled "Tayo" was also mounted at Kaida Gallery in 2008.
Kaida Gallery is at the 2nd Floor GFO Bldg., Kamuning Rd.,Quezon City
Tel. No. 414.4777 or email info@kaidagallery.com
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