Welcome to the virtual gallery
About the project
Recycle Me - is the voice of the trash begging us to recycle it. Dumaguete art project Recycle Me were launched by Pinspired Philippines to promote local recycling and inspire more people go green. The project includes: exhibition of 11 Dumaguete city artists on recycled plastic canvases at the Flying Fish Hostel; art market with free to download poster Zero Waste Alternatives to spread more awareness to local people about types of waste and eco friendly alternatives, videos from Plastic Warrior Dumaguete how local people can reduce their waste and help to make the city cleaner.
Local artists used recycled plastic canvases for their artworks, which were created from recycled plastic sheets made by PRP4IWI and KURE in Tagbilaran city. Plastic waste collected in every barangay were shredded and using heat press machine converted into plastic sheets. They were shipped to Dumaguete city and here at GATXS gallery we turned them into canvases. Each artwork is unique and promotes zero waste living in Dumaguete city. Proceeds from selling artworks will support Plastic Warrior Dumaguete and local environmental programs.
Artists and their artworks
Ways to minimize waste
by Kat Banay
About the artist:
Kat is graphic designer and event photographer in Dumaguete City; also an enthusiast of Modern Calligraphy and watercolor painting.
"Less pollution, local producers, makers, creators grow and are recognized for hard work and innovation; encourages people to be more innovative, creative and resourceful; waste is minimized and it helps preserve whatever life and nature we have left."
— by Kat Banay.
Material used:
Recycle plastic canvas, acrylic paint, acryl-gouache paint, paint pen.
About the artwork:
The illustration features ways and objects we can use to minimize producing waste every day. All the elements are arranged to form the alphabet ‘R’ which represents the words that represent zero-waste living: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot, Repair, Refuse.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P4200
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
Thank you for supporting local art!
Lights, Art and Nature
by Kevin Alex C. Piñero “Sir Kevz”
About the artist:
A graduate of Bachelor of Fine Arts at Foundation University. Currently working as a full time Arts and Design instructor at Foundation Preparatory Academy Senior High school Department and a part time Fine Art instructor at Foundation University. He specialized in traditional art like oil painting, acrylic painting, portraiture, etc. Most of his artwork reflects on his journey as an art educator and a former campus missionary. He likes to create art that deals with youth, life journey and beauty.
Material used:
Acrylic on recycled canvas
About the artwork:
This artwork showcases the treasure and the beauty of Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental in general. The beautiful evening lights, the creative visual and performance artists and the breathtaking nature of the island.
"Recycling will help artist to be more creative with their craft through exploring new mediums and techniques. And also it helps the artist to be a good steward to our nature because most of the mediums or materials of the artists used came from nature, may it be paper, paint or soil." — by Kevin Alex C. Piñero.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P7500
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
The Felines‘ Recycling Work at Home
by Sarah Jean Ruales
About the artist:
Dumaguete based artist, Sarah Jean Ruales, is honing her skills in painting and design by studying Fine Arts at Foundation University at the same time working as a freelance artist. Her commissioned projects were portraits, wall murals, and 3D art, and she prefers to paint with oils, acrylics, and watercolor but among all those oil suits her treatments well. Her perfectionism yet adventurous character once lead her work at an event designing company in her city which she worked as artist-apprentice of the main designers.
Material used:
Acrylic paint on recycled plastic canvas.
About the artwork:
This piece is meant to invite everyone especially the new generations in making products from recycled materials that we have at home. It begun with the idea of recycling — which is best during our home quarantine season. With those all-time lazy, favorite pets, we work as one creating new recycled products, shoving away laziness, and saving our future environment.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P8000
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
Sweating Out the Sweaters
by Spontak
Wrinkled beyond disbelief
sphynx too cheeky
it grieved amongst friends
over thimbles, crochet needles,
sharp pins once punctured their paws
as they learned to stitch sweaters
sweating out their claws
because they wanted to be clothed —
armor in fleece,
security in ribbons,
stitched by a meowed quip
but with cat-sized scissors.
In My Bubble
by Hersley Casero
About the artist:
I am a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Dumaguete City, Philippines. I am currently an Artist-in-Residence of Foundation University. Being born and raised in Dumaguete, the city has shaped my perspective as a visual artist and is the stage for many of my paintings and photographs. Over the years, I have explored and experimented with a wide spectrum of materials, subjects and concepts. I enjoy collaborating with others through projects like “Ha?: The Laughing Boy Project” which advocates for the freedom of self-expression through art.
Material used:
Acrylic paint on recycled plastic canvas.
About the artwork:
This work is a commentary on the Covid-19 pandemic, and how we have each tried to find our own little piece of serenity and calm amidst all the chaos. Many of us have turned to the arts as a form of catharsis and comfort: music, poetry, film or art. Some of us have turned to nature. Some have turned to friends and others have embraced the solitude.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P8500
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
Softer Than Bottled Kiss
by Spontak
Ship in a bottle
boy in a glass
coral in full throttle
growing at last
we’re stuck inside
to creep past our own eyes,
introspect to dissect lies
we swallowed willingly
from the jar,
promised serenity when son,
all you really needed was
banjo and a soul,
clouds, misted sunshine
mixed in an empty bowl.
Space is where you are,
floating in celestial thought,
a burst of matter
wrought to find calm in
perceived chaos to hear
a chord, a cooing
softer than bottled kiss —
look how the birds
stay on your cork
just to listen.
The Migrant
by Toulla Mavromati
About the artist:
I am a documentary filmmaker and digital content manager for Hersley Casero and Takeshi Maruyama. After completing my degree in ‘Philosophy with Communications & Society’ in 2015, I went on to co-direct the feature-length documentary film ‘El Peso de la Manta’ in Barcelona, Spain. A fellow filmmaker and I then took our skills on the road and spent 10 months traveling Southeast Asia, creating the ‘Finding Amity’ project in which we provided documentary-style video content to 10 different good cause organisations across 4 different countries in order to support them with digitally marketing their noteworthy work within their communities. I have since been settled in the Philippines where I work creating and curating the digital platforms of Foundation University’s two Resident Artists. I am an avid advocate for human and animal rights and the conservation of the environment, and I am passionate about the power of media and the arts to educate and inspire real positive social change.
Material used:
Recycle plastic canvas, recycled denim.
About the artwork:
This work shows one of the Philippines’ most majestic gentle giants: the whale shark. The piece is made entirely from denim sourced from a local ukay ukay store. Much like the whale shark, second-hand clothing has a migratory life. The resilient material that makes up this artwork may have been passed around, squeezed into, sat on and hung out to dry by many on its journey so far… but now my hope for the rest of its days, is that it is quietly admired from a distance.
"I’m in awe of our wonderful environmental advocates and organisations here in Dumaguete. We have so many incredible people doing incredible and creative work towards a better community and ultimately a better planet." — Toulla Mavromati.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P6000
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
Whale Shark Thought
by Spontak
They focused on my size,
my golden eyes, my might
of mouth to grin above
a swell of fish I won’t eat.
They only saw me floating,
exposed fin out of sea.
I can’t hear the gasp of fishermen
retreat —
I have no ears, you see.
He paddles, ladled in
denim colored by water,
coated in vapor, seagull feathers,
cloth that didn’t fit.
I only wanted them to see
my gems, shimmering skin
that I have,
too dazzling in the sun.
I remain sunk below.
I want to know what I sound like.
My Own Eww
by Alma Zosan and Alfred Warren Alcoran
Material used:
Mixed media on recycled plastic canvas.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P8000
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
About the artwork:
This work is a representation of the reality we are in today when it comes to consumption of our necessities and the things we consider as such.
Most of these things bring harm more than good but we justify it because of our towering narcissism. It all goes down to a classic saying, "before you criticize other's mess, you clean up yours”.
I Don’t Need
by Spontak
My own ew
towers into me
greed for pretty lips —
polished nails, caressed
by softly painted drips
of your fingertips —
I breathe for things
I don’t need.
I exhale unnecessity
in golden rings
admist the blackened
blue of blued
dissatisfaction in my grin
grimaced into teeth bared
without smile, without
sound of remorse, redemption, re —
again, anything again but ew —
my pleasure.
It’s all I need.
The moon eater
by Alexander Jusay Jr.
About the artist:
Born in Leyte and grew up in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Alex is working mostly in digital art. Mostly concentrated on fantasy art style he is developing his own unique vision on Philippine mythology and history.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P5000
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
Material used:
Acrylic paint on recycled plastic canvas.
About the artwork:
The bakunawa is a Filipino folklore creature that was known to have eaten moons, after being defeated, it went hiding and is waiting for the opportunity to strike back but with human advancements, there might be no more chance for the bakunawa to ever feast again.
Left of Lunar Phases
by Spontak
I felt the moon
eater watching the sliver
wane into eclipse
but my apogee
was no pedigree of
a perigee henceforth.
The serpent slipped behind
my right eye to see
left of lunar phases,
past orbiting oligarchs
of dampening gravity
to consume its only
obstinate orb:
assumption.
Duality of the Heart and Mind
by Cil Flores
About the artist:
Cil is an artist/illustrator from Dumaguete City, Philippines, who mainly does digital art and traditional art on paper, focusing more on incorporating different techniques to produce detailed illustrations and artworks.
"Artists are viewed as role models, and they impact people's lives through their art. Promoting recycling through art is one of the ways to motivate and inspire people to do their part in saving the environment."
— by Cil Flores.
Material used:
Canvas made from recycled plastic, acrylic paint, pen markers.
About the artwork:
The artwork portrays "dualism" or the contrast between the heart and mind, specifically in times when we have to make decisions. Some people would go for the "logical" side and follow what their mind dictates them to do, but others would rather drop everything, take risks, and follow what their heart decides.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P5000
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
Cut My Ventricles
by Spontak
He cut my mind
from my heart
noodles splayed carmine
vessels bust blood —
Follow the arrow
of my obsessions,
lost observations
mistaken into passion.
Follow the point
to my ventricle of vice,
to my ventricle of virtue
where no surgeon can
lacerate my inflictions —
I want surgery
on my circulatory
bloody roadmap gone awry
gone to die
gone without turning left
turning right
at duality’s lobed fork in the road.
Devoured
by Calvin Larena
Material used:
Plastic bags. Acrylic paint. Graphite and charcoal powder.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P4500
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
About the artwork:
A brief illustration how animals (not only marine creatures) suffers from the so called “comfort living” humans - the most intelligent entity suffer.
"It is important for us - human beings to promote recycling hence we are not only creature - who lives on the planet. And such, in the end, everything will turned back to us. In my personal opinion, it is important since from being individual, start to become a team. A team has more power and so on. It is not just local artist, it is important for everybody to become a leader to be aware how these plastic shits are destroying our lovely mother earth." — by Calvin Larena.
Coral Garden
by Angelo Delos Santos
About the artist:
Angelo Delos Santos is a local artist in Dumaguete City who specializes in drawing marine life such as turtles, octopus, fish, and corals in pen and ink. One of the famous artists that inspired him is Kirby Rosales. He started to study at Fine Arts in Foundation University Dumaguete City. However, he decided self-study would be the best way to develop the art style he wanted to achieve. One of his most recent projects is a mural in the Dumaguete Marketplace. He has also done coastal cleanups and recycled plastic into artworks. He advocates the protection of the environment through his art. His intention is to raise awareness of society for the need to protect the environment and marine life.
Material used:
Acrylic paint on recycled plastic canvas.
About the artwork:
The painting represents the beauty of local underwater world and how fragile it can be if we will not take care of our environment.
"I combine sea creatures, corals and seagrass in my artworks because it is my way of showing people that in order to protect marine lives, we also need to protect their habitat. I chose pen and ink to express the beauty of wildlife in black and white." — by Angelo Delos Santos.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P8000
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
Catfish Rapture
by Spontak
She sat on a cliff
its green cascading
into waterfall, never
to be autumnal, colored —
opinionated by the stingrays
gliding over leaves,
squirts exposed awaiting
to spritz her glasses.
Then she’ll see spotted
eel catfish descending past
the eclipse, its rapture
of tangled gills still
pulsing the course through
bamboo and its forest,
its thick density too weightless
for her glasses to see.
The Refillery
by Jane
About the artist:
Jane is a graphic designer/illustrator from Russia. She has very colorful and childish style for her art as she has a big experience in toy industry and packaging.
Contact with the artist:
This artwork is for sale: P4500
Proceeds will support environmental programs by Plastic Warrior Dumaguete.
Material used:
Acrylic paint on recycled plastic canvas.
About the artwork:
"I believe that zero waste shopping habits are one of the most important things everyone should do in order to live eco friendly lifestyle. Refillery is the shop where you can bring your bottle or bag and refill it with grocery needed and where you can also buy some package free items. I love this great and clear concept." — by Jane.
Free printable poster
As a part of Recycle Me project and local green promotional program Pinspired Philippines and Plastic Warrior Dumaguete created free printable poster with zero waste alternatives and types of plastic waste.
You can download it now for free and print for yourself at print shop or with your own printer.
Pinspired also create the whole collection of Go Green product, which you can check in online shop.
