“Art must be an expression of love, or it is nothing.” — Marc Chagall
Introduction | Studio MelyRemy
This 2023-2026, the Philippines is hosting a historic global celebration of the 125th anniversary of the nation’s independence from Spanish colonization.
To commemorate and contribute to this historic global occasion, our creator & founder Analisa Leonor Balares, has embarked on an equally historic, groundbreaking project to complete and exhibit 125 paintings and works of art.
Each of Analisa’s paintings and artworks will be inspired by and benefit a specially selected non-profit organization (see the list on Humansphere Foundation’s Impact Areas) as well as benefit the Humansphere Foundation and the Womensphere Global Institute.
Analisa started drawing and painting as a five-year-old-girl in the Philippines. Before having any formal education in the arts, she was mentored by her artist cousin Flordelisa Balares, and was the youngest participant in art workshops and the artists collective led by national artist Fernando Sena, hailed as the Father of the Philippine Art Workshops. She has exhibited her paintings and art work in Canada and the Philippines, and now the United States.
Art for Humanity is an initiative and collective that Analisa created and founded at the Humansphere Foundation, meant to empower artists to make a difference in uplifting humanity and saving our planet through our art, our communities, and our collaborations.
“Why invest in creating art and building a community of artists who care about the world? The world we live in has spiraled into the darkest of times: The United Nations has signaled our planet is now in “Code Red” status. We have wars between Ukraine and Russia, and Israel and Hamas, that have upended global society. We see genocides in Sudan and Myanmar, extremist oppression of women in Iran and Afghanistan, a global refugee population numbering over 110 million displaced people - just among many issues plaguing our world. All this while our world is still healing from deaths and suffering brought on by covid. Art has always had power to unite us all across divides. We create art, bring together diverse artists, and build supportive communities - to give hope and inspiration, to lift up humanity and each other, to create light and provide illumination in the darkness.”