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An article written by Amanda Lago of GMA Network News

Marius Black could not have asked for a better date to open his first solo exhibit — not only was June 6 his birthday, it was also the date of that rare and romantic phenomenon that is the Transit of Venus, the twice-a-century passage of Venus across the sun.

For any artist, the Transit of Venus is incredibly auspicious, a more mystical, extraordinary kind of 4/20. Venus after all is the ultimate muse — though technically, she's a goddess. Venus is a renaissance institution, starring in many masterpieces and inspiring countless artists for the past centuries. Against her, Marius Black did not stand a chance — which is all the better for him.

"This one is a lucky one," Black said, tilting his head toward the arguable scene-stealer, his take on the Botticelli classic "The Birth of Venus," placed in the prime spot at the cozy Kanto Artist Run Space at The Collective in Makati.

Marius Black and his take on the Botticelli classic "The Birth of Venus."

Lucky, because while he loved to paint female nudes, he was never very good at doing faces. And yet the face that stared down from within the 4' x 7' canvas was flawless and beautiful — even fiercely so.

The painting bears the title "The Rebirth of Venus," and from afar looks almost exactly like the renaissance original. But this time around, Venus isn't trying to cover herself up, nor does she have a slightly melancholy look to her deadpan face.

Black's Venus is a brazen deity, unapologetic and fierce with arms held open, hiding nothing, and eyes staring straight into the viewer's soul.

"I wanted to serenade Venus," he said, explaining that the painting was his tribute to the once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon, as well as to Venus herself.

Black also said that he felt the painting's message was timely, since after all, the Transit of Venus is also associated with enlightenment. "In the Philippines, nudes are pretty controversial," he said. "I thought it was time for Venus to show her body, to stop hiding."

Alongside "Rebirth," Black's collection also includes three other equally stunning works — two of which he finished just last May, and one, "Opening and Closing Wounds," completed over four years ago.

"Opening and Closing Wounds" and "Forget Me Not" both feature elephant-headed human bodies, an unintentional reference to the Hindu god Ganesh, who is, incidentally, the Lord of Beginnings.

The former is rather more brooding and passionate, featuring elephant heads twined together at the trunks with skinless bodies made of sinew and skeleton. The latter is more peaceful and pensive — an elephant-headed female nude with angel-wings, sitting cross-legged in meditation within what appears to be a colorful cloud of illumination. As if to reinforce its title, photos of this piece were printed out and left for guests to take home.

Black's "Forget Me Not" is peaceful and pensive.

The fourth painting, literally smack dab in the center of the room, is a departure from the others in that it doesn't feature bodies or faces. At first glance, it looks like a tripped-up version of the Transit of Venus — a tiny gold dot slightly off-center on a white round space that extends into colorful fringes, like the rays of a colorful sun.

But Black shared that when he completed the painting (which, due to an exhausted paint supply turned out to be something entirely different from what he had originally planned to paint), it looked more like a nuclear explosion, which is why he called it "The Beautiful Explosion of an Atomic Bomb." He was quick to add though, "I don't want to advocate nuclear weapons or anything like that."

What he does want to advocate is art — particularly, accessible art. The exhibit itself was more inclusive than exclusive. There was a refreshing unpretentiousness, a homemade quality about the way the paintings were displayed. Black set up the place himself, with help from his family and fellow artists from Spidersilk Productions and Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School.

There were no barriers or "Please don't touch" signs. Guests were, in fact, allowed to touch the paintings, as long as they didn't ruin them.

According to Black, "I wanted to have a different approach to painting. If you touch the painting, you can feel the strokes, you can feel the way I painted the stroke, and maybe you can think that, hey, painting isn't so hard pala."

When asked about his next exhibit, Black shared that he wants it to be something different. This current show is already a departure from his style, which is dark and more focused on musculature and anatomy. He wants the next one to be different still.

When will it be? He doesn't know yet. This one will last until June 16 so there's no rush, though hopefully we won't have to wait until the next Transit of Venus to see Marius Black strike again. —KG/TJD, GMA News

www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/…

Thank you Amanda, and thanks to everyone who supported the show!
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Dear Onyx

I don't really know how to tell you this, but I Dislike you. I think I realized it When you put cuffs on me At the Hare Krishna graduation and I saw you Ignore My best friend. I'm sure you're High enough to understand That there is no solution to this. I'm returning Your tame stone to you, but I'll keep Your suicide note as a memory. You should also know that I Told my psychiatrist about To ruin the second world war.

Go burn,
-Luci ULrich-
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Dark greetings.

the seventh Black Party is now at hand..

No Entertainment just a lot of..
people talking about art + heavy music playing + dine for free + drink hard til you die + breathe smoke

+what+ the annual +Black Party+

+when+ June 8, 2008 (sunday) + 11am - 6am (monday)

+where+ 2467 Tindalo St. Blumentritt  Sta. Cruz Manila

+who+ UST / CFAD studnets, Gintong SuSi Members, High School classmates, eTelecare Workmates, Drinking buddies, Painters, Comic book artists, deviantart artists, black metal dudes, friends and yes even enemies. (everybody's welcome)

+why+ dunno

+rules+

+strictly wear black. black top is a must. if you arrive not wearing black, you'll have to change at the front door from a reserved line of black shirts just so you may enter.+

+overnighters bring extra black clothes..+

+bring your camera. document anything you see there, it's not a problem. we sure do love photos. forget the gifts just bring your camera and usb ports.

+if you don't know how to get to our house, just ride the LRT 1 get off at BLumentritt station, and then when you get there, hail a tricycle and tell the tricycle driver: "tindalo cavite" then just find the green (sad to say) roof / gate with the address 2467 on Tindalo street, you'll notice also a satellite dish on that house. ring the doorbell+

+contests+

+beer drinking contest+
+wasabe eating contest+


+if i don't know who the hell i am you and you still want to come, just send me a message if you're coming+

+notes+

+yes, it's actually June 8-9, 2008. that means we plan on not sleeping and just be drinking until the sun shines a new.

+arrive whatever time you want+

+rain or shine it's gonna happen. but just in case, bring an umbrella+

+there aren't any bands playing, although if you would like to bring some instruments, there are a lot of music inclined people coming+


+here's a map on where to go if you are to ride LRT 1 (sorry about the sketch on this one) www.geocities.com/imknownasthe…


+if you have any suggestions on the black party, just spill 'em out here.

+or contact me at this number 09063127514

for more info visit

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+BLack Party VI+

June 30, 2007 + 6:00 pm

Luci's house + 2467 Tindalo St. Blumintritt Manila

no entertainment + just alot of free food + beer

+ strictly wear black +

overnighters are advised to bring extra black

anyone is invited + notify me first if you are coming

+for people who don't know how to get to our house, or for those who wants to arrive a bit earlier, or if you have questions, just message me through here or txt me through 09063127514+

+guests arriving that are not in black won't be able to enter the event, however we have alot of black clothes for you to wear if you still come in a different color+

+if you don't know how to get to our house, just ride the LRT 1 get off at BLumintritt station, and then when you get there, take a tricycle and tell the tricycle driver: "tindalo cavite" then just find the green (sad to say) roof with the address 2467 on Tindalo street, you'll notice also a satellite dish on that house. ring the doorbell+

+mutiply+calendar+ knownastheunknown.multiply.com…

+ eat + drink + sleep + wear black +

s.Bless.




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+XIII Suicides Daily Update+

April 6, 2007 – Suicide I – Adolf Hitler www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 7, 2007 – Suicide II – Benigno Aquino Jr. www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 8, 2007 – Suicide III  - Claudius Nero www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 9, 2007 – Suicide IV  - Cleopatra www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 10, 2007 – Suicide V  - Pontius Pilate www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 11, 2007 – Suicide VI  -  Sigmund Freud www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 12, 2007 – Suicide VII  - Judas Iscariot www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 13, 2007 – Suicide VIII  - Vincent Van Gogh www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 14, 2007 – Suicide IX  - Salvador Dali www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 15, 2007 – Suicide X  - Jackson Pollock www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 16, 2007 – Suicide XI  - Kurt Cobain www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 17, 2007 – Suicide XII  - Sen no Rikyu www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 18, 2007 – Suicide XIII  - YOU www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…


++ HINDI SILA NAKAPAGHINTAY ++
The XIII SuicideS all in all - www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…

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The Aftermath Thesis Exhibition Opening Photos of the XIII SuicideS – knownastheunknown.multiply.com…

The XIII Suicides Canvas Making Documentary - knownastheunknown.multiply.com…


Exhibited at the Beato Angelico Gallery UST Espana Manila + February 28 – March 10, 2007

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XIII Days of Suicide

Dark Greetings,

It's been a while since I posted anything here on Deviant Art, it's because I was busier than ever with our thesis, the AFTERMATH exhibit, our college fair well video, The Gintong SuSi Art Organization, a lot of house parties, our graduation, and other personal matters.  

But now, I'm back.

And I've got a lot of artworks to share; photos, videos, pencil art, oil paintings. but most of all, I of course, would want to share with you first the oil paintings. This is one oil painting that really had me in a sort of black hole that I had to seriously put all my time and energy to finish. Oh wait, did I say one oil painting? Make it Thirteen.

This is my thesis painting, the only painting I can really call my masterpiece. Well, before I unveil the thirteen oil paintings, I should at least tell you what my thesis topic and title is all about.

Thesis Topic: Suicide

Thesis Title:
"Feast of Their Flesh:
Thirteen Prominent People Who
Had Tendencies Committing Suicide Through
The Artist's Rendition
On A Series of Oil Painting Panels"

It's basically about Thirteen prominent people who had tendencies committing suicide. Hence there are Thirteen oil paintings, and every canvas has the size of 6ft. and 10 inches with a total of 6ft. and 130 inches if connected together. It's pretty weak when viewed in singles, but within each painting lies objects and elements that emphasizes the individual that is in the painting. All the subjects in the painting are painted in the style of Masochism, the style I often used that has the skin of the subject ripped off. in other words, Skinned. Some objects in a painting maybe seen overlapping to the next painting, may be it a pen, whip, book, paper, gun or even one of the subject's body part. This that not mean that the object that overlapped has no meaning entering another painting territory, it is the exact opposite. The objects will also possess a different meaning once it overlaps and is connected to the story of the individual dominating the 6ft x 10 inches painting. In this way it can all in all be viewed as a whole with all its meanings and all its difference.

This entry is entitled XIII Days of Suicide, that is because for everyday starting today, I will unveil only one painting of the thesis, In this way, viewers can focus on the paintings one at a time. And on the last day, the most important part of the painting is unveiled, it will be on the 18th of APRIL 2007. may there be instances that I might not be able to upload a piece of work, it will be uploaded the next day with two paintings unveiled that day, and so on and so forth if it continues to be out of schedule, but the final unveiling will not be missed on the 18th.

There are a lot of pictures on the internet especially on my Friendster account of the whole painting, however, it is not explained there, it would be best if viewers would wait so that the meaning and the symbolisms are explained well.

This thesis took me about one month to finish making the canvases and the primer, and two months to finish the paintings. and it was exhibited at the Beato Angelico Gallery at The College of Fine Arts and Design at the university of Santo Tomas on February 28th 2007 up to March 10, 2007. The Exhibit title is; THE AFTERMATH. A thesis exhibition of the Fine Arts Painting Students of UST batch 2007.

And now on with the paintings.


+XIII Suicides Daily Update+

April 6, 2007 – Suicide I – Adolf Hitler www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 7, 2007 – Suicide II – Benigno Aquino Jr. www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 8, 2007 – Suicide III  - Claudius Nero www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 9, 2007 – Suicide IV  - Cleopatra www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 10, 2007 – Suicide V  - Pontius Pilate www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 11, 2007 – Suicide VI  -  Sigmund Freud www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 12, 2007 – Suicide VII  - Judas Iscariot www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 13, 2007 – Suicide VIII  - Vincent Van Gogh www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 14, 2007 – Suicide IX  - Salvador Dali www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 15, 2007 – Suicide X  - Jackson Pollock www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 16, 2007 – Suicide XI  - Kurt Cobain www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 17, 2007 – Suicide XII  - Sen no Rikyu www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…
April 18, 2007 – Suicide XIII  - YOU www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…


++ HINDI SILA NAKAPAGHINTAY ++
The XIII SuicideS all in all - www.deviantart.com/deviation/5…

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The Aftermath Thesis Exhibition Opening Photos of the XIII SuicideS – knownastheunknown.multiply.com…

The XIII Suicides Canvas Making Documentary - knownastheunknown.multiply.com…


Exhibited at the Beato Angelico Gallery UST Espana Manila + February 28 – March 10, 2007

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To everyone who died, not only by suicide, but also for those who died in an accident, murdered or in their sleep, the book I write exists for you and all of what you did before your apparent death.

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+ i am one with +

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