The Lowbrow Art of Buhay Mendoza
H O M E
About the Artist
Buhay simply believes that while one doesn't always begin one's working life as an artist, one can nevertheless be born an artist. As in his case, it sometimes takes years of various jobs before one attains the possibility of dedicating life to art. As a youth, survival precluded even the thought of artistic inclination.
Buhay's work portrays the human experience, the same emotional complexities exist now as they did when man first painted a cave wall, something essential was being said about the nature of man. Buhay's technical accomplishment brings this idea to the audience even when the psychological aspects may remain latent to the viewer. The means whereby all of us adjudicate the world in which we live are intellectual and emotional. An Intellectual response is learned, whereas emotion is innate and Buhay's work is a vector of both characteristics, and through these it brings the honesty of life from his paintings.
Buhay is a resident Artist of Gallery Big.
Buhay's work portrays the human experience, the same emotional complexities exist now as they did when man first painted a cave wall, something essential was being said about the nature of man. Buhay's technical accomplishment brings this idea to the audience even when the psychological aspects may remain latent to the viewer. The means whereby all of us adjudicate the world in which we live are intellectual and emotional. An Intellectual response is learned, whereas emotion is innate and Buhay's work is a vector of both characteristics, and through these it brings the honesty of life from his paintings.
Buhay is a resident Artist of Gallery Big.
upcoming events and updates
DATE SHOW VENUE
2018
October 30, 2018 L I N A N G PHILIPPINE CENTER, NEW YORK CITY
2017
November 25, 2017 A L I V E MENDEZ BIG AND SMALL GALLERY
April 28, 2017 NEOPOPSURREAL DELUX 2 ROBERTO GALLERY, ALABANG MUNTINLUPA
2016
October 15 2016 NEOPOPSURREAL DELUX J STUDIO, MAKATI CITY
2015
February 25, 2015 4TH SOLO SHOW ART19B GALLERY, QUEZON CITY
2014
December 20, 2014 "CONTINUUM" GALLERY BIG, AYALA MUSEUM
December 15, 2014 "3RD SOLO SHOW : AGE OF INNOCENCE" AN BINH GALLERY, SAIGON VIETNAM
October 8, 2014 "THE ART OF STEAMPUNK" ART CIRCLE GALLERY
March 28, 2014 "ART BLAST" ART CENTER, SM MEGAMALL
February 15, 2014 "4TH BOWL INSTANT DOODLE" CEVIO GALLERY, PASIG CITY
February 15, 2014 "ART FOR ALL MANILA" BGC, TAGUIG CITY
2013
OCTOBER 9, 2013 "MANILA ART 2013" MANILA, PHILIPPINES
AUGUST 13, 2013 "BIOLOGO-2ND SOLO SHOW" GALLERY NINE, SM MEGAMALL, PASIG CITY
FEBRUARY 2013 "TRIBUTE TO BOTONG FRANCISCO" ALL SM BRANCHES IN THE PHILIPPINES
JANUARY 2013 "INSTANT DOODLES III" MYLAP GALLERY, PASIG CITY
JANUARY 2013 "TRIBUTE TO JOSE JOYA" GALLERY BIG, ROCKWELL TENT
2012
OCTOBER 2012 "MANILA ART 2012" SMX MALL OF ASIA, PASAY CITY
JULY 2012 "FOCUS ON THE ARTS" ROCKWELL, MAKATI CITY
MARCH 2012 "SO BE IT" ART CENTER, SM MEGA MALL
JANUARY 2012 "ENTER: YEAR OF THE DRAGON" GALLERY BIG, MAKATI CITY
2011
NOVEMBER 2011 "BE STILL ENTERPRISE CENTER, MAKATI CITY
JULY 9, 2011 "KNIFE AND BRUSH" KUSINA AMARILLO, PASIG CITY
MARCH 19, 2011 "EQUINOX, SPRINGTIME" (GROUP SHOW) QUANTUM CAFE, MAKATI CITY
MARCH 19, 2011 "DIVER-CITY" (GROUP SHOW) PASIG MUSEUM
FEBRUARY 11, 2011 "NOSTALGIA" (A 2 MAN SHOW w/ Julius Legaspi) RICCO RENZO GALLERY, MAKATI
JANUARY 28, 2011 "ART TO HEART " ART CENTER,SM MEGAMALL
2010
OCTOBER 17, 2010 "FASHION FOR ART" SHANGRI LA PLAZA MANILA
SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 "BIGLAAN" (A GROUP SHOW OF DIFFERENT ARTISTS) OUTER SPACE GALLERY, MAKATI
AUGUST 9, 2010 "SAYAW", BUHAY MENDOZA 1ST SOLO SHOW ENTERPRISE CENTER, MAKATI
JULY 22, 2010 "UNWANTED EVOLUTION, JEJEMON VS JEJEBUSTERS" CREATIONS CAFE, MALATE
JUNE 15, 2010 "ALAY KAY TATAY", FATHER'S DAY EXHIBIT CITYWALK 2, EASTWOOD LIBIS, Q.C.
JUNE12, 2010 "AMANG BAYAN", INDEPENDENCE DAY EXHIBIT SMCENTERPOINT & QUANTUM CAFE
DECEMBER, 2009 "ISANG DEKADA" PHIL. HEART CENTER, Q.C.
LATEST ARTWORKS
Alone
24 in x 18 in
Oil on canvas
2020
Jollibeempira
oil on canvas
20 x 16
2017
Hungry
watercolor
18 x 12
2017
Save the Mangroves
Oil on canvas
25.5 x 36
2013
Flower Vendor
Oil on canvas
20" x 24"
Jan 2013
Lost
oil on canvas
24 in by 18 in
2017
The Harbinger
Oil on Canvas
30 in by 30 in
2012
Nurse the Nature
oil on canvas
19" x 24"
2012
The Migration
Oil on Canvas
24 x 24
2018
24 x 24
2018
Silence Please
20 x 16
oil on canvas
Feb 2016
WINTER SOLSTICE
Oil on Canvas
13" x 25"
Jan 2012
THE CHOIR
13in x 25in
OIL ON CANVAS
2012
(SOLD)
LOVE KNOT
24 X 48
OIL ON CANVAS
2012
(Sold)
LOVE ABYSS
20 X 30
OIL ON CANVAS
2012
(SOLD)
WHO AM I
36 X 36
OIL ON CANVAS
2017
(SOLD)
36 X 36
OIL ON CANVAS
2017
(SOLD)
JALAPENO BUBBLY
24 X 24
OIL ON CANVAS
2011
(SOLD)
24 X 24
OIL ON CANVAS
2011
(SOLD)
I COME IN PEACE
30 X 30
Oil on Canvas
2015
(SOLD)
30 X 30
Oil on Canvas
2015
(SOLD)