Tubô Cebu Art Fair 2024:
ASCEND
as·cend /əˈsend/
A SENSE OF RISING, CLIMBING, AND REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
Tubô encourages the art community to center their ideas, work, and engagement around the theme.
In the world of visual arts, "ascend" takes flight in many ways. It embodies an artist's determined aspiration- a sculptor meticulously chiseling a vision into concrete form, a painter wielding a busy brush like a cartographer charting new creative territories. To ascend is to be circumspect of the world around and be ready for any impending changes. This ascent signifies a strong devotion and commitment to art and its making - a journey of mastering techniques, refining a voice, innovating new processes and ultimately reaching the summit of artistic expression.
More than anything else, this "ascend" represents the rise of Bisaya Art itself. This year’s Tubo, we exhort participating artists to explore new methods, materialities and concepts. We encourage experimentation, the use of new media and technology in their creative processes. With Tubo’s community of steadfast artists and supportive patrons, we long to see Bisaya Art ascend to find a meaningful place in the vast and ever-evolving landscape of Philippine contemporary art. Only the brave of heart and resolute of minds can make the ascent to greatness. This, we constantly aspire for everyone in Tubo. Together, we ascend and welcome new artistic horizons.
— Prof. Jay Nathan Jore, Fair Curator —
