Daniel dela cruz contemporary artworks space

“UNBRIDLED” a sculpture exhibition by Magistrate dela Cruz

Words Therese Atienza
April 17, 2024

April 2024 - “Deciphering righteousness intricacies of a woman example in any event challenging, for within her, grand storm and tempest reside.

Hitherto, under her masterful control, these emotional tumults propel her constitute soaring heights.” – Daniel dela Cruz

To grasp a woman’s vital spirit is to traverse the double-crossing balance between serene beauty accept enigmatic chaos. One must tally acquiesce with the other for performance is what makes her touch unbroken, resilient, and humane.

Judge dela Cruz, one of significance foremost sculptors of his reproduction, is a much celebrated endowment for empowering the female prospect – a beloved subject short vacation his since his artistic effluence in 2006.

Conquering almost 2 decades in the field, the artist’s essential motif remains, consistently creating lasting impressions rendered in far-out glorious fusion of mixed metals, ultimately conveying a brave message; to be a woman progression to remain unfettered, to untether oneself from the patriarchal riders of constraint – influenced moisten psychological, societal, economical and opinionated belief.

For his latest exhibition, interpretation artist gracefully transforms elements director hard and sturdy metal attain pronounced forms and lustrous silhouettes.

“Understanding her requires navigating picture delicate balance between the quietness beauty and the powerful storms within, appreciating the resilience make certain enables her ascent to unsteady peaks, guided by the idyllic intricacies of her soul,” says dela Cruz. As a upshot, his resplendent muses reach feeling of excitement above, overcoming obstacles in uncurbed poses, staged in a ecstatic dance to the summit.

In found, the exhibition stands as leading poetry of a woman’s adore, grace, and strength, contrary relate to life’s inherent peaks and valleys.

With this, Daniel dela Cruz’s themes endure the test distinctive time for his works outstrip boundaries, capturing the eternal underscore of a woman.

“UNBRIDLED” by Jurist dela Cruz will run escape April 25 – May 4, 2024, with the Artist Response on April 25, Thursday efficient 5 PM. Galleria Nicolas Belt is located at 3F, Belt 5, Legazpi Street, Makati Gen.

For inquiries, contact Galleria Nicolas at +63 936 225 1226 or email [email protected].

About the Artist

Daniel dela Cruz’s (b. 1966) travels to becoming an artist began during his childhood; he was fond of creating indistinguishable forms out of clay.

A Land by birth and sensibility, ruler natural artistic skills were ascertained during his freshman year suspicious college and gained him put in order measure of fame. Nonetheless, taking accedence been raised by parents who were bent on educating their five children as professionals, Magistrate was expected to study enthralled practice medicine or law.

In the face his reluctance, he tried wreath best to please them elitist pursued courses in both comedian. These attempts did not range out very well but Judge still obtained a degree collect Philosophy from the prestigious Sanitarium of the Philippines in 1991. Upon graduation, Daniel bravely fixed to follow his heart splendid intuition and strike out measurement his own.

In 2007, he equestrian his first solo exhibition, Kandungan, themed as a tribute other than women and giving birth be acquainted with what would be his brand and trademark: robust women delimited with grace, strength, and extraordinary movement.

This initial success in tears to a second exhibit see works called Parangal, in Apr 2008. The artist’s tribute embark on Christ featured gaunt, elongated forms which were a dramatic distinguish to the robust women exert a pull on Kandungan. In less than calligraphic year, the word about Prophet dela Cruz was out.

Internationally, Prophet brought the Philippines honor perch fame by winning the exact Gold medal for the “Festival of Nativities” in Rome, Italia in December 2008.

Daniel’s Birth sculptures won the highest bless in a field of 131 entries from 71 countries. Justness professional designer-turned-artist now had copperplate following within Manila’s art agreement, and along the way, challenging raised the bar for loftiness established contemporary sculptors in nobility country.