About the Artwork/s
“The Terminator” is a term used in figure drawing, it refers to the line where the light ends and the shadow begins in a form. The past year has been the hardest year of my life, there was never a time where I’ve been pushed past my threshold over and over, than last year. As 2022 was reaching its end point, I found myself contemplating my history and who I am as a person, a member of my family, as a friend, partner, and most importantly as an artist. When my emotions eclipse logical thought, I tend to pick up a brush and gather my colors around me, wanting to paint my emotions and irrational thoughts away. Art is my most trusted method for peace and solitude, it’s something that I will never take for granted and I’m so grateful for it. “The terminator” is symbolic, bidding farewell to the past and moving ahead.
About the Artist
Bea Aspiras (b. 1993) is a painter based in Quezon City. She studied painting at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, OCAD University in Toronto, and Langara College in Vancouver.
Seeking to encapsulate the highs and lows of daily life while staying true to the spontaneity of her intuition while creating, it was during her time in Canada when she discovered her affinity for abstract expressionism. Completely falling in love with its raw artistic process.
Because of her sincerity for introspection and eagerness to learn, she paints to explore the individual subjectivity of human perception, sensibilities, and emotions. Bea takes inspiration from the stories she accumulates from her unending pursuit to connect with people through art.
