New York based Filipino artist Ernest Conception has been producing these fascinating works that combines combine cinematic landscape, anime, pop culture and Filipino kitsch references. His works usually a spontaneous reaction of contemporary artist to old classical art.
He was already an established large conceptual artist in Philippines when he moved to NY in 2002. He explored illustrations and paintings out of frustration from not having a big space to work on. Since then he exhibited at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, d.u.m.b.o. arts center, Asian American Arts Centre, The Contemporary Museum in Hawaii, The Queens Museum of NY, The Krannert Museum in Illinois, Exit Art, Pulse Art Fair in Miami and numerous galleries in the Philippines.
Ants In My Tanks enamel on canvas, 12 x 12 in. 2012
Baby's Parade acrylic and ink on canvas, 18 x 24 in. 2010 NFS
The Battering of Battery Park oil and ink on canvas, 60 x 60 in. 2009 SOLD
BRB Christ enamel on canvas, 48 x 72 in. 2012
Deluge of the Druids enamel and oil on canvas, 48 x 72 in. 2013
Divine Conqueror enamel and oil on canvas, 48 x 72 in. 2013 SOLD
Farewell My Friend (its been fun) acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 in. 2011 SOLD
Fog 24x34 in., oil on canvas, 201
PUSO at DAGA (Heart and Rat) enamel on canvas, 48 x 72 in. 2012
Invasion of Ona #1990, 2010
M.O.M. acrylic on canvas, 9 x 12 in. 2011
Two Cleod (of the Clan MacLeod) enamel on canvas, 48 x 72 in. 2009 SOLD
Pajama Party acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 in. 2011 SOLD
Punk Zombies & Landscape acrylic and ink/enamel on canvas, 12 x 14 in. 2011
Senorita 30x30 in., oil on canvas, 2012
Smoky Boots 24x32 in., oil on canvas, 2013
ERNEST CONCEPTION
He was already an established large conceptual artist in Philippines when he moved to NY in 2002. He explored illustrations and paintings out of frustration from not having a big space to work on. Since then he exhibited at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, d.u.m.b.o. arts center, Asian American Arts Centre, The Contemporary Museum in Hawaii, The Queens Museum of NY, The Krannert Museum in Illinois, Exit Art, Pulse Art Fair in Miami and numerous galleries in the Philippines.
Ants In My Tanks enamel on canvas, 12 x 12 in. 2012
Priests vs. Praying Mantids Trilogy, ink on paper, 44 x 30 in. each, 2012 SOLD
The Death of the Gilmore Girl (and the birth of Ona), ink, graphite, colored pencil on paper, 72 x 144 in. 2006
ERNEST CONCEPTION
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