NSB: Why Resurrection? Does the exhibit have something to do with your personal experiences?

Resureccion because I had planned to open it on my birthday, March 29. Resureccion was supposed to be my name but because it was too long they decided to shorten it to “Recci”. My grandmother gave me that name because I was born on Black Saturday and I am also the first-born child.

I decided to pick the word as the theme of the group show because it is also a celebration of my rite of passage, as an artist, to dedicating my life to the visual arts. And I also think that the show’s theme is perfect these days because of the ongoing world economic crisis which affects all of us. The show is a visual discourse on the artists’ point of view and expression on the matters of hope within the struggles of life, be it a personal or a social concern.

NSB: Do you belong to a group of artist? What are your affiliations?

JMRCB: I don’t really have a permanent visual art group. Mostly I just hang out with some artist friends or some groups of artists and join them in sketching sessions. Before, I used to participate in nude sketching sessions in Makati. My only permanent group today is my 3D animation team, which meets every Saturday to practice and learn new techniques in animation. We’ve been meeting since 2006 and we still don’t have a name for our group. Sometimes we just call ourselves Nova Jet because we don’t have any budget for full-blown projects.(Bulatlat.com)

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