Sam Penaso unveils "Untitled", his nth solo exhibition to date. In his recent works, Penaso continues his exploration of texture and form, with embossed letters and numbers that signify today’s text messaging overdrive and communication systems.  His colorful pieces present the jumbled text he likens to sensory overload cluttering our lives, with some letters even spilling out from the surface of his paintings into the ground. With his Neon Lights series, he draws inspiration from the city’s night views and the bright lights of billboard advertisements, arcs cutting through the shadowed recesses of his pieces and punctuated by glowing flecks of neon paint.

Sam Penaso is a Boholano artist now based in Manila.  He has been a part of numerous painting exhibitions both local and abroad, such as the Asian International Art Exhibition in Indonesia, Philippines-Thailand Artist Exchange Residency in Bangkok, the Korea-Manila Fine Art Biennale in Seoul and Young Art Philippines in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany.  A Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate from the Technological University of the Philippines, Penaso also took courses in sculpture in the Philippine Women’s University.  He has won various art competitions, most notable of which is a third prize placing in the Metrobank Painting Competition in 2001.

Kaida Contemporary Gallery exhibits Untitled from December 12 to 30.  Artists’ reception opens at five thirty in the afternoon on the first day.  For more details, please contact +639279297129 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Kaida Contemporary Gallery is located at 36 Scout Santiago St. corner Scout de Guia, Diliman, Quezon City

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