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Araos and his ‘salumpuwit, atbp.’
by Ruben Defeo - July 24, 2006 - 12:00am
Quiet for quite awhile, Jerry Araos is back in mainstream exhibition circuit via "Salumpuwit, atbp." at the Lor Calma Gallery of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. The jolly show presents what he...
Parial’s paean to the
by Ruben Defeo - December 19, 2005 - 12:00am
The depiction of the Madonna and Child in the visual arts is a much-revered tradition for centuries now. From its initial appearance in the catacomb art of early Christians in the third century, it continues...
Carating comes full circle
by Ruben Defeo - November 14, 2005 - 12:00am
Lito Carating recently opened an exhibit at the Hiraya Art Gallery. Carating is back in full harness doing what he does best: large works in metallic acrylic on linen canvas. The exhibit follows his café show...
The legend of Emer in UP
by Ruben Defeo - July 18, 2005 - 12:00am
What do UP and Ireland have in common? The Irish have a legendary woman named Emer who possesses the six gifts of womanhood: Beauty, voice, speech, needlework, wisdom and chastity. At the home front, the University...
Winner’s portraits
by Ruben Defeo - July 4, 2005 - 12:00am
"Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter." – Oscar Wilde
A living art installation at the QMC
by Ruben Defeo - May 9, 2005 - 12:00am
The Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) remains Quezon City’s pride. The awesome landmark serves as the resting place of the remains of the late Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon, a staunch nationalist....
From big to small, from canvas to paper
by Ruben Defeo - April 25, 2005 - 12:00am
Art exhibits in alternative venues like cafés and swanky lobbies have now become serious engagements as they challenge artists to pursue concerns that further their art and craft. When they became popular...
Art conversation on exhibit
by Ruben Defeo - April 11, 2005 - 12:00am
The Walong Filipina program of the Liongoren Art Gallery has been on the road for 15 years now. And in the 14 art exhibits mounted thus far – the series being suspended in 1996 and 1997 due to operational reasons...
Isidro’s easy way with print
by Ruben Defeo - December 20, 2004 - 12:00am
In a situation where paintings lord it over in mainstream exhibition circuit, artists continue to challenge accepted norms and canons of art to equip their chosen art forms with forthright attraction, and chutzpah,...
Pacita Abad ponders the circle
by Ruben Defeo - September 13, 2004 - 12:00am
All roads led to the CCP last Sept. 9 when Pacita Abad opened her big exhibit, entitled Circles in my Mind, featuring close to a hundred works. The exhibit runs until Oct. 31. In a lunch meeting with exhibit organizers,...
Pinoy artists recall the Bangkok experience
by Ruben Defeo - August 18, 2004 - 12:00am
The Philippine delegation to the Asean Art Awards (AAA) 2004 consisted of five young artists with their prize winning works in oil, acrylic, collage and mixed media in a variety of support like stretched or relief...
Pinoy artists recall the Bangkok experience
by Ruben Defeo - August 16, 2004 - 12:00am
The Philippine delegation to the Asean Art Awards (AAA) 2004 consisted of five young artists with their prize winning works in oil, acrylic, collage and mixed media in a variety of support like stretched or relief...
Aguinaldo shines at the Asean Art Awards
by Ruben Defeo - August 9, 2004 - 12:00am
The Philippine contingent brought home a wonderful aguinaldo from Bangkok. By copping the coveted grand prize at the recently concluded Asean art awards, Leonardo L. Aguinaldo claimed the title of "Best Emerging...
Lindslee’s layered scapes
by Ruben Defeo - August 2, 2004 - 12:00am
It should not be hard for you to stop sometimes and look into the stains of walls, or ashes of a fire, or clouds, or mud or like places, in which… you may find really marvellous ideas.– Leonardo Da Vi...
José María Zaragoza: A forgotten architect
by Ruben Defeo - July 12, 2004 - 12:00am
One of the largest churches in the country is the Santo Domingo Church in Quezon City. A glowing architectural landmark along Quezon Ave., it is both traditional and modern. The church-tower-convento plan and the...
400 years of Our Lady of Piat
by Ruben Defeo - June 14, 2004 - 12:00am
All roads lead to Piat in Cagayan Valley for a date with history this month. This year, the province will celebrate the 400th year of the arrival of Our Lady of Piat from Macau to Cagayan. Already in place is an...
400 years of Our Lady of Piat
by Ruben Defeo - June 14, 2004 - 12:00am
All roads lead to Piat in Cagayan Valley for a date with history this month. This year, the province will celebrate the 400th year of the arrival of Our Lady of Piat from Macau to Cagayan. Already in place is an...
Drawing’s transforming power
by Ruben Defeo - May 31, 2004 - 12:00am
Drawing is a revelatory experience. It proceeds from an elemental and powerful inner life of the artist’s thought, nay feeling, and finds catharsis through the making of images.
Jose Maceda’s lifelong quest for traditional Filipino music
by Ruben Defeo - May 10, 2004 - 12:00am
There was certainly a European air about him. An ubiquitous figure on campus – usually in white polo shirt, khaki pants and sandals – José Monserrat Maceda was more than a university institution....
Happy birthday, Earth!
by Ruben Defeo - April 26, 2004 - 12:00am
Last Thurs-day, April 22, planet Earth celebrated its birthday. Thousands gathered at the commencement grounds at the back of Quezon Hall in UP Diliman to take part in the nationwide launch of earth rehabilitation,...
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