Isab Angeles (b. 1969) is a self-taught visual artist based in Quezon City, known for her distinct approach to acrylic painting on canvas. Rooted in a deep connection to nature, her works explore organic abstraction through stylized forms, fluid gestures, and intuitive compositions.
Drawing inspiration from the landscapes and delicate florals around her, Angeles creates immersive visual experiences that blur the lines between the real and the imagined. Working with a uniquely crafted palette—often mixed by hand—she uses soft gradients, metallic pigments, and iridescent hues to create paintings that shimmer with quiet motion. Her technique combines fine lines and layered textures, allowing light and shadow to dance across the canvas. The resulting works feel both deliberate and instinctive, inviting viewers into a world where perception and memory
gently collide.
Angeles’ art is shaped by a philosophy that sees nature as a universal truth—beyond politics, religion, or physical form. Her paintings are deeply emotional explorations of birth, growth, and transformation. Forms often appear and disappear within her compositions, shifting between figuration and abstraction. Trees, leaves, hills, and other natural elements are reimagined through free-flowing linework and rhythmic movement, emphasizing essence over exactness. In her practice, the abstract meets the familiar: each work is complete only when it evokes something tangible, yet remains open to interpretation. By favoring movement over precision, Angeles creates space for emotional resonance with the fundamental rhythms of life.
