Artist Meet and Greet: "Enchanting Realms" by Ella Hipolito

“Enchanted Realms” by Ella Hipolito at Galerie Raphael Robinsons Magnolia ☁️

Artist Meet and Greet on December 12, Friday, 4:00 PM.

Artist Ella Hipolito marks the end of 2025 with an exhibition that honors a year of artistic growth and resonates with the gentle whimsy and festive magic that define this time of year. From her two-man show “Avian Visions: When Whimsy Meets Realism” to her participation in Mocaf 2025’s sculpture group exhibition, “Anima,” as well as her involvement in various gallery group shows, Hipolito truly has much to celebrate. Each milestone has broadened and refined her visual language, inviting viewers deeper into her world of tender narratives, playfulness, and carefully layered emotions.

For “Enchanting Realms,” Hipolito sets her signature flock against the quiet cheer of candy-colored skies. Her tiny, round-bodied creatures with embroidered wings, stitched patterns, and playful personalities flutter with candy crowns, floral garlands, and lollipops, confections and sweets. Their lively forms gather, clustering in playful swarms that feel like festivals suspended in midair. These scenes are almost like portals: destinations the birds aspire to reach, or perhaps memories they return to. Each painting becomes a doorway, a soft opening into a universe shaped by delight, wonder, and the secret architecture of childhood dreams.

Yet beneath their sweetness, these works carry a deeper resonance. The flocks, with their varied moods and gestures, become metaphors for community. They remind us of both gatherings and people we cherish, long for, and make us feel part of something larger. And although the birds move together, they still remain expressive as individuals, and retain what makes each of them unique. Her birds, in all their playful forms, remind us of the version of ourselves who once believed in candy-colored worlds and sky-bound dreams.

Enchanting Realms is, at its core, is a celebration of imagination’s ability for positivity. By building a sanctuary through her paintings and sculptures, her birds become emissaries of joy and hope. With this, she invites viewers to not merely look, but to believe again in small miracles and remember the magic that once lived effortlessly in us.

“Enchanting Realms” by Ella Hipolito will be on view from November 30 to December 14. Galerie Raphael Robinsons Magnolia is located at 📍 Unit 311 Level 3, Robinsons Magnolia Aurora Blvd, corner Doña Hemady St. New Manila, Quezon City. For inquiries, contact +63 917 582 2115 or email Z2FsZXJpZXJhcGhhZWxyb2JtYWcgfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ==.

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