Chati Coronel

Bio

Chati Coronel (b. 1970, Manila, Philippines; lives and works in Toronto, Canada) arrived at painting by way of a degree in Architecture from The University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines in 1991, establishing a distinguished practice that spans three decades. Coronel is known for her multi-layered paintings that employ a process she refers to as ‘Figurative Spatialism,’ in which she paints layers of abstract movement in raw strokes and contains them in a color space that forms the silhouette of a human figure.

Influenced by the principles of philosopher Rudolf Steiner and architect Louis Khan, as well as by the forms and traditions of poetry, children’s fables, and Tibetan Buddhist thought, Coronel draws on these seemingly disparate sources, convergent within her artistic practice, to delve deep into her subjects. She masterfully uncovers the essence of each subject, considering its origins and fundamental nature. Armed with this intimate understanding, Coronel reshapes and molds the subject into a futuristic tapestry of mythos, all through the medium of her art. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and art fairs in Los Angeles, Manila, Florence, Singapore, Seoul, and Hong Kong.

Chati Coronel (b. 1970, Manila, Philippines; lives and works in Toronto, Canada) arrived at painting by way of a degree in Architecture from The University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines in 1991, establishing a distinguished practice that spans three decades. Coronel is known for her multi-layered paintings that employ a process she refers to as ‘Figurative Spatialism,’ in which she paints layers of abstract movement in raw strokes and contains them in a color space that forms the silhouette of a human figure.

Influenced by the principles of philosopher Rudolf Steiner and architect Louis Khan, as well as by the forms and traditions of poetry, children’s fables, and Tibetan Buddhist thought, Coronel draws on these seemingly disparate sources, convergent within her artistic practice, to delve deep into her subjects. She masterfully uncovers the essence of each subject, considering its origins and fundamental nature. Armed with this intimate understanding, Coronel reshapes and molds the subject into a futuristic tapestry of mythos, all through the medium of her art. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and art fairs in Los Angeles, Manila, Florence, Singapore, Seoul, and Hong Kong.

Inner Constellation: 7:30PM
2021
8779
1
acrylic on canvas
84h x 60w in • 213.36h x 152.40w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Hard Sky Soft Glisten
2021
8781
1
acrylic on canvas
36h x 48w in • 91.44h x 121.92w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Mercury/Hermes: Wilful Devotion
2021
8780
1
acrylic on canvas
60h x 48w in • 152.40h x 121.92w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Sun/Apollo: True Light
2020
7125
1
acrylic on canvas
60h x 84w in • 152.40h x 213.36w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Shero
2020
7022
1
acrylic on canvas
48h x 36w in • 121.92h x 91.44w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
BE THE: Free 0103
2020
7021
1
linocut prints on acid-free paper
30h x 22w in • 76.20h x 55.88w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
SPI_CC087
Details
Elbow
2013
634
1
acrylic on canvas
60h x 96w in • 152.40h x 243.84w cm (diptych),
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
The Knitters
2010
631
1
acrylic on canvas
60h x 108w in • 152.4h x 274.32w cm (diptych)
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
A Kiss is Also a Map
2014
635
1
acrylic on canvas
47.99h x 60w in • 121.90h x 152.40w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Yes, Skin Acrobat: Something Good is Happening Here (And Somewhere Else)
2011
633
1
acrylic and leather on wood
72h x 48w in • 182.88h x 121.92w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Vanilla
2012
632
1
acrylic on canvas
72h x 48w in • 182.88h x 121.92w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Your Bones Remember the Feeling of Having Wings
2015
641
1
acrylic on paper
22 x 15 in • 55.9 x 38.1 cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Intertwined Islands
2016
637
1
acrylic on canvas
60h x 84w in • 152.40h x 213.36w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Leda and the Swan
2017
643
1
acrylic on canvas
72h x 120w in • 182.88h x 304.8w cm (diptych)
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Dripping Divine
2016
636
1
acrylic on canvas
84h x 60w in • 213.36h x 152.40w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Radiant Matter
2018
639
1
acrylic on canvas
64h x 80w in • 162.56h x 203.20w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Green Victory
2016
642
1
acrylic on canvas
72h x 60w in • 182.88h x 152.40w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Future Resplendent,
2018
640
1
acrylic on canvas
84h x 60w in • 213.36h x 152.40w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Yesses Give Birth to Yesses
2017
644
1
acrylic on canvas
72h x 120w in • 182.88h x 304.80w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details
Prometheus
2020
638
1
acrylic on canvas
60h x 84w in • 152.40h x 213.36w cm
-1
0.00
PHP
0
Details

Selected Exhibitions

Selected Videos

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
R2FpbiBhY2Nlc3MgdG8gZXhjbHVzaXZlIGdhbGxlcnkgaW5mb3JtYXRpb24sIGxhdGVzdCBleGhpYml0aW9ucywgPGJyIC8+CmFuZCBhcnRpc3QgdXBkYXRlcyBieSBzaWduaW5nIHVwIGZvciBvdXIgbmV3c2xldHRlciBiZWxvdy4=