Biography
Honed as a neo-vaudeville performer when he was a teenager, Joemarie Sanclaria Chua has transformed himself into a full-fledged visual artist due to many factors: the urgency of a scene to be unfolded before his eyes, the passion for putting the right emotions into the scene and the excitement to present the scene in spectacular colors.
The 29-year old artist uses his mother’s maiden name Sanclaria as a tribute to her endless support for his artistry. He will soon change his artist name to Joemarie Sanclaria. His middle name also gives him a sense of mystery: his fascination for the concealed stories of his lineage and his eagerness to see the places where he should have spent a healthy childhood to grow up as an average young man. While he's thankful for how he was treated as a child, the depth and character of his works have always reflected both bitter and sweet childhood memories. Art has become his therapy.
Using watercolor as his primary medium, he has developed the unique style of spattered glitters as a form of broken colors. The effect is a shimmering array of colors on the subject to produce a harmonious play of light. As a dancer, he loves passionate movements which he also demonstrates in his strokes. The glow of colors and the play of shadows and lights on his subjects reveal the vibrancy of a passionate artist. He has always been an ardent follower of Impressionism, and he started executing his art inspired by several famous Filipino impressionists. But as he improves his own style, Joemarie drifts away from the traditional impressionism to concentrate on developing his new form.
Joemarie Sanclaria is a member of the International Watercolor Society. He is affiliated with Transwing® Art Gallery as an exhibiting artist. His works have been in exhibitions in and outside of the Gallery since January 2016.
