SORE Artworks

Here are the 12 digital prints on my exhibit.

1. Sex Will Keep Us Together (Triptych, 4 x 8 ft., printed on canvas)
2. Funeral (15.5 x 9.5 inches on paper)
3. Sadnest (11.6 x 16.5 inches on paper)
4. Hopeful Eyes, sketch
5. Hopeful Eyes (15 x 15 inches on canvas)
6. Dancing with A Ghost (21 x 21 inches on canvas)
7. Kismet (16 x 16 inches on canvas)
8. Love Dazed (15 x 15 inches on canvas)
9. Samuk (11.6 x 16.5 inches on paper)
10. Space (11.6 x 16.5 inches on paper)
11. Child Play (11.6 x 16.5 inches on paper)
12. Love Me (11 x 8 inches on canvas)

All prints are for sale. Email me if you're interested: lucille.umali@gmail.com

** I have two other artworks on blue pencil. Will post it later.

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My Artist Statement

I would like to tell a story. My story on finding romance, giving in to earthly pleasures, losing romance and finding my way to self-worth again. It's a familiar story. Most people have experienced it. But this one is my personal statement. This is my canvas of LOVE, LUST and LOSS in my own digital palette.

All the colors I combined represent a collection of emotions for every chapter of the story. The bold and weak strokes show the bliss and misery outlined during that fruitful phase.

Hope is a recurring element in most of my pieces. A flower always blooms somewhere. People, events, and even songs are part of the creative process as I weave the story of my artworks, making the whole process a new experience altogether.

As I challenge myself to convey my message in digital form, I also wish to challenge everyone, especially women in this field to be bold, dare to express your innermost feelings!

SORE Opening night

Friday, October 23 2009 at the Outpost Restaurant

SORE is my first one-woman exhibit. I had mixed feelings about the opening night but it felt more like it's my wedding day (sans the groom). I was very excited and yet anxious at the same time. But for sure I was very prepared to open the door and show my artworks to everyone.

It was overwhelming to see a lot of people who came and greeted me. It felt good hearing sincere "congratulations" from my friends, family and even from strangers. I must've married the perfect man! Hahaha! But really, it was a genuine feeling of success. An accomplishment for myself.

with college budies pawpaw, toting & jyl

SORE was just not a success for myself, there were people who voluntarily made it happen for me. My deepest gratitude to the following people: Ian Zafra, for the program and the getting me through the early stages of preparation until everything was realised. Nonon Yee for curating my exhibit and teaching me a lot of stuff about doing an art exhibit not to mention framing all my artworks. Apiong Bagares for willingly offering his time as my lighting director and electrician at the same time. Kei Valmoria for writing those stuff i couldn't write for myself. Insoy Ninal for the free PR placement in Sunstar cebu. David Harris of BITE magazine for allowing me to show my boobs (SORE poster) on his magazine hahaha! John Paul Pabrua for putting my designs into the tees. Charo Lyn Roncenvalles for the lovely journals and made me feel like i just published a book. hehe Jude Gitamondoc for a unique experience on my creative endeavor. The Outpost restaurant for the cool venue. To my family who's support is unmatchable. And to all my friends and ex lovers(eherrrm) who became part of the whole creative process of SORE.

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SORE runs until November 8, 2009.

LET'S DO A COLORING PROJECT

COLOR THEM FOR ME!!!

Hi guys! SA'KU BAGS and I thought i'd collaborate with YOU on my opening day for my exhibit (tomorrow OCT23). I filled one panel of plywood with my outlined drawings. I'd love for you guys to finish this panel for me.

it'd be better if you add more elements on the panel. there will be colored pens, brushes and other coloring stuff. if you want, you can bring your own coloring stuff as well.

SA'KU will then turn this into pouches after the exhibit. If you participated on the panel, then i'd be proud to have collaborated with you and find them in SA'KU BAGS!

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P.S.

all NIPPLES are reserved to MR. APIONG BAGARES. hehehehehe

Love Daze

What did you do when you were under that spell? When everything was as sweet as candy, as high as the sky and as endless as the sea? When nothing was as bitter as ampalaya or as sour as datu puti, how was that?

You're probably just smiling right now because it felt forever and stupid. But so real.

Dancing With A Ghost

And now the lyrics is out. I have yet to hear the whole song, but i will have to wait on the opening day of my exhibit. For now, i'm good with the lyrics. It is exactly how i envisioned the artwork. The lyrics gave justice to my artwork. I love it.

DANCING WITH A GHOST

(music and lyrics by Jude Gitamondoc, September 24, 2009)

You belong to me

In the empty halls of my mind

In a place where no space or time exists

There you are mine...

Long before the party began

You looked my way and you took my hand

You held me strong and we started to dance

To a song only we could hear

Only we could know...

You're my guest and I'm your host

In my head, I'm dancing with a ghost

Long after all the bills have been paid

Long after all the songs have been played

You held me close and our two bodies swayed

To a beat only we could share

Only we could know...

You belong to me

In the empty halls of my mind

Long after the crowd has left me behind

Here I am, dancing still...

While the voices in my head propose a toast

To the fool who's dancing with a ghost

Here I am, I'm dancing with a ghost.

Copyright © MasterWorks 2009

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Jude, it helped that you got depressed with the song. That's the whole idea. hehehe

Holding On

Sketch, pencil on paper

Yes, that is the whole idea of this piece. At one point in our lives we lived and tried to stay in that dead moment in our life. Trying to hold on.

Here's a peek on Dancing With A Ghost. Jude Gitamondoc will finish this piece with his song. With the master's composition, i'm sure this will be a unique collaboration.

Final render on photoshop. This is just one part of the whole image. Don't wanna spoil the fun!

Just a lil peek

This one's just a little glimpse of what if finished last week. So much work to be done for my exhibit. Wish me luck!

SORE | My Solo Exhibit

This is it!

SORE - the graphic memoirs of romantic lust, a love

that was lost, hurt and the reclaiming of pride and self worth.

Lucille "RUSTY" Umali's first one-woman exhibit

Venue: The Outpost, Veteran's Drive Lahug, Cebu City

Date: October 23, 2009, Friday | no details on the opening yet

More details to come in the coming weeks. :)

Stay tuned! hehehe