Bayani Ray Acala
Artist website:
bayanirayacala.ph.tc
Born on
April 25, 1975, in Pate Laguna,
Philippines, to Bayani Acala,a retired
teacher and Mrs. Aida B. Acala an
elementary school teacher, Bayani Ray
Acala was the third of five children.
In
1995, he was a finalist in the Shell
National Student Art Competition and won
3rd Prize in the On the Spot Painting
Contest at the Center for Campus
Ministry (UST).
In
1996, he graduated from the University
of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Fine
Arts, majoring in Advertising. He was
also a finalist in the Metrobank Annual
Painting Competition and became a
desktop Artist at Suara Design &
Communication.
He was
part of the Group Exhibition:
“Banhay-Kulay” in June 1998 at the UP
Vargas Museum. In 1999, he earned a 3rd
Prize in the Metrobank Annual Painting
Competition.
He has
been in several group exhibitions since
then, including the following: “Luna
(Earth Day 2000)” in April 2000 at
Quezon City Circle; “Summer” in April
2001 at Subic Bay; “Lunatech” (Digital
Art) in July 2001 at Mayrics, España,
Manila; “Sagitsit ng Lukob Haplos ng
Pinsel” in August 2001 at Galeria de las
Islas; “Unang Pahina (Digital Art) in
June 2002 at Café Communidades; “La
Musique” and “Madonna and Child” at
Galerie Joaquin in 2003; “Pour L’ Amour”
in February 2004 at Galerie Joaquin;
“Ballet” and “Classical Music” at the
Podium in 2003; “Harvest” in April 2004
at The Galerie Joaquin; “May Flower” in
May 2004 at The Galerie Joaquin;
“Flowers of May” in May 2004 at Kape
Quesada (Paete, Laguna); “Private
Limited” in December 2004 at Artesan
Gallery (Singapore); and “Laguna Arist ”
at Nineveh Artspace in 2007.
He was
a founding member of the Guevarra Group
of Artist in 2003 and had his first
major solo show the same year: “La
Pleine Lune” in October at Galerie
Joaquin. In 2004, he presented his
second solo exhibit, “Ligawan,” in at
Galerie Joaquin (The Podium). In 2003,
his solo exhibition, “Claro de Luna,”
was presented at Nineveh Artspace. His
most recent solo exhibits were last year
at Bliss Cafe, Baguio City and Nineveh
Artspace.
Acala
focuses on women as protagonist in these
well-delineated trysts and games of
seduction. His women, however, are
depicted as strong, independent-minded
creatures who have no qualms being
caught in these dalliances. In colorful,
Gaugainesque tableaux, he delineates
women as lusty, if libidinal,
earth-bound, nocturnal nymphs who
succeed in radiating a rare presence,
for both their vulnerability and
eroticism.
Acala
often stages his mise-en-scene in the
lush ambience of trysting places, the
protagonists occasionally indulging in
musical activities as a most welcome
diversion. His paintings have evolved in
time, as the artist wrests imminent
control on his subject, infusing new
perspectives and seriocomic touches in
the process. Thanks to the exposure and
the honing from Galerie Joaquin, Acala
is well on his way to becoming one of
the exciting emerging artists of his
generation.
Selected for the 2008 Beyond The Barrelman
Exhibition
The Seamstress
oil on
canvas
30 x 24
2007
$850
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Jack Stone "Suklot"
oil on canvas
24 x 30
2007
$850
Slumber
oil on canvas
40 x 30
2007
$1,000
To purchase any of
the jury-selected or non-selected artworks listed for sale, please contact Ray
In, exhibition sales coordinator, at (773)
419-4117 or
Sales@BeyondTheBarrelman.com. Items
marked "nfs' are not for sale.
non-selected
entries
Kikay Beads
oil on canvas
30 x 24
2007
$850
Return to
the FEATURED ARTISTS page
for a full list of artists included in the 2008
exhibition.
Return to
the GALLERY
for a catalog of artworks selected for the
2008 exhibition.
