DESTINATION: ART Arsenio "Nick" J. Lizaso, CCP president and NCCA chairman Last Nov. 24, 2018 B.C. (before Covid-19), I was sitting with ordinary Dabawenyos at the RMC Gymas we were being regaled with another enchanting evening of music by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of...
FYA! Instead of taking criticism as a call to change, Ian kept doing what he liked, until his unique art style was born There is a certain kind of appeal that comes with dark, mysterious art. Some even say that artists are, in general, mysterious. While all artists put this inner sense of mystery...
FYA! This award-winning illustrator is in a league of his own in the world of digital art It has been a while since we featured an artist whose canvas isn’t your usual. Digital art, after all, is a very valid form of art. And while there are many who dabble in this contemporary medium, very few...
FYA! From being disgusted by beehives, this young artist turned her fear into a fascination for bees, which has led her to developing her art Fear, as one iconic Jedi master once put it, leads to anger. But in the case of Angono-born artist Pabsie Martus , her fear led her to discovering her art....
FYA! Get to know this 28-year-old artist who, 10 years since he first started to pursue painting seriously, has since had 27 exhibits How many exhibits can a good artist have over a nine-year period? If the artist is like Joel Chavez , the answer is 27. That's right. This 28-year-old artist, who...
DESTINATION ART Arsenio “Nick” J. Lizaso , NCCA chairman and CCP resident The province of Capiz can be found at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan to the north, Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south. Capiz is synonymous with its trademark product, the...
Rubio celebrates a golden milestone by staying true to his love for everything Filipino By Dexter R. Matilla Even when he was joining art competitions as a student, Dominic Rubio already knew the feeling of a sold out show. He may not always win first prize but he almost always ends up going home...
Framing the beauty of nature and the East ‘Beyond the Yonder’ Text by Grace Ng Nature has been a vehicle of artists throughout the ages to express themselves and has become the impetus of Abe Orobia and Rowin Obrero ’s works for “Beyond the Yonder.” The landscape genre investigates a...
A tapestry portraying a conflict among a family in Iloilo has emerged as the grand prize winner of the 25th Philippine Art Awards. Melvin Guirhem ’s fabric art Failed Reconciliation may have been a personal story of pain, but mirrors the pain of many Filipino families. “It’s a...
'Sanso: Selections' For Juvenal Sanso ’s 91st birthday, Art Lounge Manila presents a selection of 24 of the artist's oeuvre. Rendered in acrylic on paper, this selection of Sanso's works features the peaceful contemplation of a landscape or a flower; owning a moment of respite and...
ManilArt 2020 has an online component, but nothing beats an onsite experience of art It felt great to visit an actual, physical exhibit again. Sure, during the pandemic I had been able to visit more than a couple of galleries here and there, thanks to personal invites and very carefully...
The fashion bible marks its entry into the trendy social media platform with a sneak peek into Met Museum ’s latest exhibition “About Time: Fashion and Duration,” happening now until Feb. 7, 2021. Through Hamish Bowles, Vogue ’s international editor-at-large, we are instantly transported...
