One With Nature

Richard Perez’ work is in a constant state of evolution. His works for “One with Nature” depict moments in time, instances in which a non-traditional media undergo a process of change. For Perez, these juxtapositions are a metaphor for the nature of identity, which can be made up of multiple, conflicting impulses and behaviors and is deeply rooted in personal relationships with the outside world.

The artist’s method of making consists of wrapping thread around nails which pinpoint the contours of the image to build up mesh-like forms. He builds up layers to detail the subjects and create depth to the image. The resulting works are both bold but fragile. While the forms in the depicted imagery are strong, they contrast with the delicacy in the materiality of the thread itself.

Richard Perez’ thread paintings depict the places where he finds a sense of belonging and beauty. When visiting these locales, a sense of peace, rest, and renewal encompasses his mind. Like growth in nature itself, Perez’ work takes significant time, energy, and labor to create. His process creates a sense of calm analogous to the quietness and beauty he experiences within these places.

Richard Perez is a visual artist hailing from Bicol. He is known for using different mediums such as pen and ink, pastel, watercolor, oil and acrylic and has recently specialized in mixed media using nails and thread as way of presenting subjects that create a unique form of art.

During his career, he was an in-house artist of Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bagac, Bataan for four (4) years. Perez then returned to Bicol where he paints in his studio in Naga, Camarines Sur and conducted several art tutorial and workshops specially during summer seasons. He has done commissioned 3D wall murals in Metro Manila, Bicol and recently in Agusan del Norte, Mindanao.

Perez has received several awards from both international and national competitions. He was a finalist in the 2012 GSIS National Art Competition and an honorable mention the following year, both for the non-representational category. He was also a finalist in the 2015 AAP (Art Association of the Philippines) National Painting Competition, a finalist in the 2016 Manila Bulletin Sketchfest, and was the 2015 Best in Mixed Media Awardee in "Tune of Art" International Art Festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Recently, he became a finalist for the 2019 GSIS National Art Competition mixed media category. Perez has participated in more than fifty (50) group shows in the Bicol region and twenty (20) group shows in Metro Manila.

“One with Nature” by Richard Perez will be on view simultaneously at Galleria Nicolas Glorietta and Ayala Malls Manila Bay from September 5 to 14, 2021. The Galleries are located at the 3/F Art Space, Glorietta 4, Ayala Center, Makati City and at 2/F, Filipino Village, Ayala Malls Manila Bay, Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, Parañaque, respectively. For inquiries, contact +632 86250273, +63 915 8890788, or email info@gallerianicolas.com; +63 917 6436282 or email gallerianicolasbayarea@gmail.com