BAGUIO CITY – A painting recognizing the life of an Overseas Filipino Worker in France was donated to the Philippine Embassy in Paris by Filipino artist Myse Salonga. FILIPINO artist Myse Salonga (left) donates a painting entitled ‘Marianne’ to Philippine Ambassador to France Junever...
Former vice president Leni Robredo’s fundraising effort, dedicated to finance programs under her non-governmental organization “Angat Buhay,” brought in over P1 million during its launch on July 1. Robredo, in a Facebook post on Friday night, gave an update on the initiative after the NGO...
LANDSCAPE Gemma Cruz Araneta “The Lord gazes at the Philippine Islands:” In Spanish, “El Señor mira (contempla) a las islas Filipinas” is a satirically humorous piece, translated into English by Dr. Encarnacion Alzona in 1957 and included in “Rizal’s Prose” published by the Rizal...
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo’s Angat Buhay NGO (non-government organization) is all set to launch, with hopes of uniting her supporters and volunteers and showcasing a two-day street and art festival. (Image from VP Leni Robredo’s Facebook page) The launch of Angat Buhay NGO, the...
Rene Bituin presents his abstract and surreal worlds Event Horizon 1-2, Acrylic on Canvas, 2014 Dealing with the everyday feeling of claustrophobic monotony, that is how Filipino visual artist Rene Bituin would describe his pandemic life, no different from how others are going through it. Burned...
Carlo S. Tanseco’s second exhibit shows the many faces of Jose Rizal as a reflection of who we are as a people RIZALISTA Artist Carlo S. Tanseco in his Siargao Studio. Behind him are the matchstick detail portions (unassembled) of his Matchbox paintings for the ALIAS ELIAS exhibit After his...
Jessica Alabia’s art reflects her happiness and humility Artworks by a woman with down syndrome are now getting attention on social media. Many netizens are impressed with how the 35-year-old Jessica Dolorsino Alabia from Valladolid, Negros Occidental draws lines and shapes and combines colors in...
ATHENS, Greece -- Two paintings by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian that were stolen from the National Gallery in Athens in 2012 have been recovered by Greek police, officials announced here Tuesday. Picasso's "Head of a Woman" and Mondrian's "Stammer Windmill" were stolen on Jan. 9, 2012 along with...
Filipina artist Ela Andal paints a childish throwback in her latest works As much as we hate to say it, we never really part with the childish things when we grow up. Stacking Legos, though still fun, is now a way for us to meditate or channel our creative side. Learning how to eat certain...
By S.C. Fojas As Katrina Cuenca put one last finishing touch on her painting, the background music also came to an end, and after a few hours, she once again created a masterpiece. Katrina Cuenca “Music is very important in my artistic process. I always have music blasting while I am...
