Spain and the Philippines are bound together in art through Carmen Brias’s comeback exhibit titled “In A New Light” showing at the Altro Mondo gallery in Greenbelt 5, Makati City on March 3. “In A New Light” will feature the Madrileña’s latest works in painting and sculpture, and focuses on the intimate relationship between the two countries from the artist’s unique perspective.
Brias was born in Manila and lived here until her teenage years before her family moved to Madrid, where her mother, distinguished portraitist and Presidential Medal of Merit for Art and Culture Awardee Betsy Westendorp founded a painting school.
“As an artist, my soul is Filipino. Most of the inspiration for my art comes from my childhood in Manila,” said Brias.
“Being close to nature and the animal world growing up, I became sensitive to nature’s vibrations, of what is “unseen”, as in The Little Prince, “What is essential is invisible to the eye.” I feel that the Philippines is placed strategically in a certain part of the world where energy vibrates in a different way; everything is always moving.”
