This artist employs old and new techniques in her new exhibit, from embroidery and cyanotype printing to eco-printing and mordanting
Much of Geraldine Javier’s early works were in collage form, but it was with paintings that she established her reputation as an inventive artist. Her latest solo exhibition titled ‘A Tree is Not a Forest’ at Silverlens in Metro Manila is proof of this, with Javier utilising flora—experimenting with pigments from her natural surroundings for telling stories.
From November 18 to December 20, witness the symbiosis of organisms, the behaviours of animals, and the processes of nature showcased in five series: Portraits of Four Important Naturalists, What’s in a Name?, Life Cycle, Humans as Predators, and New Species in an Anthropocene Era.
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In the Portraits of Four Important Naturalists, Javier honours and expands the works of naturalists David Attenborough, Maria Sibylla Merian, Leonard Co, and Jane Goodall. Three of the portraits are paintings rendered in acrylic and encaustic canvases, while the fourth is a fabric work with embroidery, appliqué and eco-printing.
