WATCH: How to make Oriental art collage
MANILA, Philippines — Though a relatively unknown art, Oriental art collage has many applications and can therefore become a profitable career for many artists, said practitioner and freelance art educator and artist Ian de Jesus.
According to De Jesus, as opposed to a multimedia collage wherein one puts together different things through cut and paste, in Oriental art collage, one just draws different patterns and elements together like in a collage. It has been called “Oriental,” said De Jesus, because the art usually incorporates Oriental motifs and historical references such as archaeological findings.
For this back-to-school season, De Jesus invites people to try Oriental art collage as it can be used not only in making school projects, but also in professional creative industries like visual merchandising and fashion design.
De Jesus was among the artists featured in the recent SM Stationery Art Fest, which included workshops from other artists representing brands such as Pilot Pens, Faber-Castell, Sakura, Dong-A,Ifex, Frixion Pastel, Tokyo Finds, and Elmers. For the back-to-school season, these brands offer innovations such as eco-friendly and recyclable coloring tools, gel ink paintbrush pentel pens, calligraphy art sets, and highlighters with eraser.
Celebrating 60 years of creativity
It is a 60/60 event as two iconic brands, SM and Lego, celebrate their 60th anniversaries at Aura Premier. Facebook/Bricks Philippines
In this joint project, the Lego-inspired SM mosaic was unveiled at the Aura’s third floor. The mosaic is five-feet tall and made from 17, 736 pieces of bricks.
In celebration of Lego’s 60 years of bricks, the Creative Carnival concept was made and runs until May 31. Kids can build their own car at the City Station and test it on the ramp. Mini doll “Stephanie” invites kids to decorate her newly baked cupcakes at the Friends station. Kids can learn more about the brand’s history at the 60 Years station.
Janella Salvador ushers in back-to-school season
Janella Salvador (center). Facebook/Miniso Philippines
Kapamilya actress and singer Janella Salvador headlined the recent opening of Japanese retailer Miniso at SM Mall of Asia. The new store offers many back-to-school necessities like bags, purses, office and art supplies, gadget accessories, food and drink keepers, stationery, fashion accessories, Japanese makeup, and even home accents.
With headquarters in Tokyo in Japan, the brand was jointly founded by its Chief Designer Miyake Junya and young Chinese entrepreneur Jacky Ye with three core values: quality, idea and low price.
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