What Have I Done? by Roberto Sanchez

INVICTUS

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

William Ernest Henley (1849–1903).

The exhibit is entitled “What Have I Done” and showcases a compilation of mini portraits that in turn, serves as synergy for the centerpiece on display, a 6 x 10 foot mural entitled “In My Mind’s Eye”. The highlight of the event is a live stop action photo presentation depicting Danger bringing this Titanic creation to life on canvass.

Initial reactions for this main body of work have been quite diverse. On one end, the piece depicts what goes on in a person’s mind- mixed emotions, memories, passion, creativity and the “darker side” as it all interacts within one’s psyche. A portal is injected to illustrate the “light” at the end of the tunnel - reality. Others feel that this work is more of an awakening similar to after a person’s drunken stupor, a hangover  of sorts with vague, yet bold and somewhat convoluted memories of a previous overdone revelry. This is the “crash”, the time when a person is going straight back down to Earth.

At the show, you can provide your own take. You decide.

This collage is testament to the continued growth of Danger Sanchez as an artist. To quote Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith almost three decades past –“In my mind’s eye, one little boy, one little man. Funny how, time flies….”

Opening Show: I AM DON JUAN by Roberto Sanchez

Cheers to everyone who came last Saturday night for Roberto Sanchez's show, I AM DON JUAN. For those who missed it, you can still drop by until September 27, Saturday to see his works. We'll also be having a closing party this Saturday night, so join us for drinks, music and of course, art :) See you there!

I AM DON JUAN by Danger and Roberto Sanchez

I AM DON JUAN

by Danger and Robert Sanchez

There is a raw and unabashed chaos that lives in every man; a monster hidden from plain sight. A duality of sorts, behind every calm exterior is a brewing storm, in every smile lies an adulterated spirit, and underneath the thin layer of skin and bones lies a story untold and a life unseen.

In I AM DON JUAN, masks are stripped, layers are peeled, and true natures are revealed.  With bold strokes and brazen emotions, Danger and Robert Sanchez dives head first and cuts through a sea of barriers and unearths the inner demons of the everyman. Paying tribute to the legendary Spanish womanizer, they dismantle deception and awaken the beast that sleeps in the human abyss.

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Rob Sanchez is a DJ and a businessman, as well as a self taught artist. Though Sanchez has always been interested in art from a young age, after college he pursued his interest in music istead and would later become a DJ, selling records while he managed an audio systems enterprise. It was through a business partnership with an art gallery that his creative instincts were triggered once again.

Sanchez works are primarily expressionistic, dramatic portraits replete with distorted, thick lines and incongruous forming gnarly surfaces of painted faces. This artist duly approaches his paintings with a process that aims to capture the essence of his subjects.

In his return to art, he recalls painting one of the gallery’s visiting artist who called his work “disturbing”, an affirmation which Sanchez took positively. In no time, his paintings gained a steady demand from his friends and people from his immediate social circle have been asking him to do their portraits or of somebody else. Now earning good response from audience, he stridently confronts his talents with finessing reassurance that went dormant for many years.

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Catch Danger and Roberto Sanchez's exhibit 'I AM DON JUAN' this Saturday, September 20 at 8pm at our new location: 2nd floor, Warehouse 2, Chino Roces Avenue, Makati

See you there!