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Metanoia

“Metanoia”, an exhibition by Carlos Esteban Trinidad

Text courtesy of Altro Mondo Arte Contemporanea
February 3, 2023

Altro Mondo Arte Contemporanea is proud to present Metanoia, a solo exhibition featuring the works of Carlos Esteban Trinidad at the Altro Mondo Creative Space gallery (1159 Chino Roces Ave. San Antonio Village, Makati City). The exhibition will run from 21 January to 18 February 2023.

Metanoia - (meta·noia) noun: a transformative change of heart especially: a spiritual conversion the journey of changing one's mind, a transformation.

Over the years, visual artist Carlos Esteban Trinidad has pivoted from different careers and preoccupations. From being a graphic designer and now a painter, and shifting away from figurative portraiture towards abstraction, Trinidad's creative journey has been marked by significant change.

Carlos Esteban Trinidad

His solo exhibition "Metanoia" encapsulates these transitions, touching down on his current preoccupation: abstraction. His fixation with this particular visual language was born out of a yearning to find the perfect tool for self expression.

Abstraction has given Trinidad the freedom to communicate the contents of his heart and soul. Each piece in the exhibit features bold lines rendered with vibrant color palettes. Each line overlaps with another, crisscrossing and colonizing the canvas, then blending into one another and appearing to jump out at the viewer.

It's through these distinct forms, lines, colors, textures, and patterns that Trinidad feels most comfortable baring his emotions, and divulging his innermost thoughts and feelings, creating landscapes upon which the beholder could walk into his intimate reality.

Metanoia will be on display at Altro Mondo Creative Space until February 18. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. For inquiries, please contact us on Facebook (@altromondoart) or Instagram (@altromondoart). You may also message us on Viber or WhatsApp at +63 9297090396.