Plantitos and Plantitas by artloungemanila

Plantitos y Plantitas

ON THE COVER Endless 34" x 22" Mixed Media

The pl t craze

that gripped the nation toward the middle of last year’s ECQ was a pleasant surprise for many of us. In the confines of our homes, we rediscovered our love for the natural world, particularly for plants; and with this “plant fever”, a new subspecies of passionate hobbyists emerged: the Plantitos and Plantitas. Suddenly, it was fashionable for people to grow plants, and even more so, to engage in the lucrative buying and selling that caught the imagination of the nation. Combining their expertise in the visual arts and the delicate art of plant husbandry in Plantitos y Plantitas, Art Lounge Manila and Arid and Aroids present a unique art-and-plant exhibition, where the gallery is not just a curated art gallery, but an indoor landscaped garden inside The Podium Mall! Presenting their works are painter-sculptor Tet Ureta Aligaen, multi-awarded botanical painter Dindon Cordova, painters Julie Gil, Anna de Leon, Kristine Lim, Inka Madera, Carlo Magno, Christian Mirang, Francis Nacion, Melissa Villaseñor and mixed media artist Melissa Yeung Yap. Each of them have their unique take on presenting botanical beauty inspired by the collectible plants brought by Arid and Aroids, namely, Philodendron Lelano Miyano, Philodendron SP Colombia, Pastazanum Green, Philodendron Joepii, the Philippines’ own Amydrium Zippelianum, and the ultra-coveted Philodendron Spiritus Sancti which is extinct in the wild and goes for more than a million pesos, a plant! This exhibition, though targeted at those who are already deep in either the collecting of artworks or the collecting of rare plants, presents a moment to ponder the unique relationships that intersect to create such a phenomenon. Many of the plants grow naturally in the tropical belt from South America to Southeast Asia. They spotlight issues of biodiversity, the threat of deforestation, extinction particularly in the case of Philodendron Spiritus Sancti, the workings of a vast capitalist global economy on one hand, and the stewardship of humanity on the other. In a world beset by problems from the gross abuse of nature, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change, an exhibition such as this allows for us to bask in the glory and beauty around us, and reexamine our role as the dominant species of this exquisite, intricately connected, but undoubtedly fragile world.

Anthurium Regal Shield

ON THE COVER: Hapyak Series 10

Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor & Origami

by Ricky Francisco Exhibit Curator

FAR LEFT: Ang Tagapagsaliksik (The Researcher) Dindon Cordova 48" x 36" Oil on Canvas

The A i s Presenting their works are painter-sculptor Tet Ureta Aligaen, multi-awarded botanical painter Dindon Cordova, painters Julie Gil, Anna de Leon, Kristine Lim, Inka Madera, Carlo Magno, Christian Mirang, Francis Nacion, Melissa Villaseñor, and mixed media artist Melissa Yeung Yap.

Each of them have their unique take on the presenting botanical beauty inspired by the collectible plants brought by Arid and Aroids, namely, Philodendron Lelano Miyano, Philodendron SP Colombia, Pastazanum Green, Philodendron Joepii, the Philippines’ own Amydrium Zippelianum, and the ultra-coveted Philodendron Spiritus Sancti which is extinct in the wild and goes for more than a million pesos, a plant!

Philodendron Leland Miyano

Colombia

FAR RIGHT: Joyeous Earth Carlo Magno 36" x 26" Acrylic on Canvas

DANCE IN THE RAIN WITH YOU 27" x 18" Mixed Media

Lush

Melissa Yeung Yap 24" x 24" T’nalak & Acrylic on Canvas

Monstera Adansonii Obliqua Peru

RIGHT: Hapyak Series 6 Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor & Origami

Hapyak Series 3 Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor & Origami

Philodendron sp. Napo Ecuador

Philodendron Heterocraspedon Colombia

Time Lost, Time Found Anna de Leon 36" x 48" Oil on Canvas

Artwork Title Medium Size

Anthurium #1

Tet Ureta Aligaen 40" x 30" Watercolor & Origami

Hapyak Series 9 Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor & Origami

Hapyak Series 3 Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor & Origami

Philodendron Spiritus-Sancti Espirito Santo, Brazil

Anthurium #2

Tet Ureta Aligaen 40" x 30" Watercolor & Origami

Philodendron Joepii

Eastern French Guiana

Pink Congea

Tet Ureta Aligaen 40" x 30" Watercolor & Origami

Anturium Angel Wings

You are my hinding Place, You preserve me from trouble, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Melissa Villaseñor 36" x 48" Oil on Canvas

Philodendron Esmeraldense "Long"

Resilience

Julie Gil 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

Philodendron Billiteae Variegata

King Anthurium (Anthurium Veitchii) Colombia

Harmony

Julie Gil 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

Bloom

Julie Gil 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

Thaumatophyllum Angela Indonesia

For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones, Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed the oﬀspring of the wicked will perish. Melissa Villaseñor 24" x 24" Oil on Canvas

Anthurium Tricolor

Guatemala, Brazil, Colombia

Philidendron Alatiundulatum Colombia

Gabi-Gabi

Tet Ureta Aligaen 17" x 12" Watercolor & Origami

Plantitas 2

Christian Mirang 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

Arid & Aroids

Melissa Yeung Yap 24" x 36" T’nalak & Acrylic on Wood & Canvas

Anthurium Lingua

Colombia

Purple Iris

Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 11" Watercolor & Origami

Thaumatophyllum Angela Indonesia

Interdependence Julie Gil 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

Plantitas 3

Christian Mirang 18" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas

AMPHITRITE 17" x 20" Mixed Media

Pastazanum Green Ecuador

Pretty Bunch (Right) Anna de Leon 12" x 12" Oil on Canvas

Pretty Bunch (Left) Anna de Leon 12" x 12" Oil on Canvas

Hapyak Series 4 Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor & Origami

Anthurium Salgarense Colombia

Cross My Heart Anna de Leon 24" x 24" Acrylic on Canvas

Lotus Leaf with Stand Tet Ureta Aligaen 67" x 19" x 17" Copper Sheet

Lotus Leaf with Pedestal Tet Ureta Aligaen 24" x 24" x 21" Copper Sheet

Philodendron Verrucosum

Anonymity

Julie Gil 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

Joyous Anticipation Inka Madera 72" x 48" Acrylic on Canvas

Peaceable Earth Carlo Magno 48" x 48" Acrylic on Canvas

Forest Trails IV

Carlo Magno 54" x 72" Mixed Media on Canvas

Big Fern

Tet Ureta Aligaen 55" x 15" Copper Sheet

Small Fern

Tet Ureta Aligaen 30" x 17" Copper Sheet

Philodendron Green Congo Variegated

Carribean

After Glow I

Anna de Leon 10.5" x 7" Watercolor on Paper

Hope

Julie Gil 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

After Glow II

Anna de Leon 10.5" x 7" Watercolor on Paper

Wild Plants

Francis Nacion 36" x 24" Oil on Canvas

Anthurium Jenmanii ‘Pearl’

Bitter Herbs of the Bible I Kristine Lim 12" x 12" (x3) Mixed Media on Canvas

Bitter Herbs of the Bible II Kristine Lim 12" x 12" (x3) Mixed Media on Canvas

Philodendron Esmeraldense (wide form) Ecuador

Leaving the 99

In Midheaven

Upward Falling

Finding the One

Kristine Lim Kristine Lim 15" Diameter 15" Diameter Mixed Media on Canvas Mixed Media on Canvas

Philodendron Esmeraldense

Monstera Adansonii Variegated Peru

Hapyak Series 12

Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor and Origami

Hapyak Series 17

Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor and Origami

Philodendron ‘Strawberry Shake’ Unknown

RIGHT: Plantitas 1 Christian Mirang 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

Hapyak Series 18

Hapyak Series

Hapyak Series 15

Hapyak Series 5

Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor and Origami

Hapyak Series 2

Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor and Origami

Hapyak Series 16

Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor and Origami

Philodendron Alantiundulatum Colombia

Hapyak Series

Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor and Origami

Philodendron Lelano Miyano Brazil

Plantitas 4

Christian Mirang 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

Hapyak Series 11

Tet Ureta Aligaen 12" x 9" Watercolor and Origami

Purpose

Julie Gil 30" x 22" Watercolor on Paper

Magnolia II

Anna de Leon 8.25" x 11.25" Watercolor on Paper

Psalm 62-5 Find Rest, Oh My Soul, In God Alone, My Hope Comes From Him Melissa Villaseñor 24" x 24" Oil on Canvas

Psalm 62-6 He Alone Is My Rock & Salvation, My Fortress, I Will Not Be Shaken Melissa Villaseñor 24" x 24" Oil on Canvas

Magnolia II

Anna de Leon 8.25" x 11.25" Watercolor on Paper

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