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‘He has a purpose for what He gives us. It is important that we use it to give Him glory. Burying a potential or hiding a talent is synonymous to becoming evil.’
Kuh Ledesma wears many hats. She came in the room, dressed down, in what she does not often let others see her in. This time around, instead of singing in front of a camera or entertaining her legions of fans, she talks to a canvas, unmasking the other side of her personality: the artist. “Over the years I found out that it is not good for us to bury our talents,” says Kuh. “He has a purpose for what He gives us. God gives some people more talents and gifts. It is important that we use it to give Him the glory.”
For her, burying a potential or hiding a talent is synonymous to becoming evil, a verse from the Bible that she swears by. While in high school, Kuh painted almost every day but when she went to Bacolod for college, her focus shifted. That was about 40 years ago. She might have briefly run away from her first love, but now she’s running toward it. She’s now on her second one-woman exhibit, dubbed “The Beauty of Purpose,” which will be on display tomorrow, April 8, at Whitespace.
“My reason for painting has become clear to me. The purpose of my exhibit this year is to raise enough funds to produce a movie on healing. The title of the movie is Hilom. It is my hope that this film will expose the perils of believing in albularyos (faith healers) and to believe in the power of God’s word and the power of prayer and the Bible.”
God acts as her muse. For her, painting is an opportunity to talk about the Bible. The sacred Scripture evokes the same calmness and modesty in her strokes, showing the softness and fluidity of her lines, dots, and curves.
One of her acrylic paintings on display, The Vine and the Branches, is composed of gold lines and curves that caress the black canvas. It looks simple, yet speaks volume. Her imposing artworks of vines, branches, and cellos represent her music career and devotion. Her collection demonstrates the elegance of black and gold and how they lend drama and meaning to each painting. It also translates how well she is connected to the Bible, her talents, and herself.
”We are to give God glory in all we do and show Him the beauty of purpose. The thing of beauty is a joy forever,” she says.
Whitespace is located at 2314 Chino Roces Ave., formerly Pasong Tamo Extension, Brgy. Magallanes, Makati City
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