Now these walls sing with the piano, violin, flute, and other instruments, including the conga and the kulintang Three wall murals by a trio of artists from the 2018 Thirteen Artist Awardees (TAA) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) have been reinterpreted into musical compositions by...
Chryss Jan Zonio Santos started attending art classes at five, studying drafting at 10, and painting at 12. At 14, he had his first solo exhibit. Now 20, he is recreating the world Chryss Jan Zonio Santos “Art helps you translate what’s in your mind and heart,” says young painter and sketch...
Learn the way of the brush Sumi-e artwork by Shozo Sato Sumi-e , a Japanese term that literally translates to black ink ( sumi ) and painting ( e ), is an art form that uses gradations of ink to capture the timeless beauty of the natural world. It is art done in monochrome known as the embodiment...
Reconstructing pride in 'Breaking Fast' Mo and Kal go out on a date Queerness is everywhere. Since June is pride month, we got to see a different perspective from the Arab Film and Media Institute when they brought the cast and crew of “ Breaking Fast” to talk about the “Gay-rab”...
Pinoy Armies are loving artist Raymond Guevarra's art work Raymond Guevarra's BTS Meal Robot (Photos from McDonald's Facebook page and the artist) A search on Twitter with the words McDo BTS Meal and you'll find a number of tweets celebrating the coming of the much-awaited fast food meal set,...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is now accepting entries for this year's ASEAN Philippines Digital Art Contest in time with the celebration of the ASEAN Month in August. (Photo from ASEAN Philippines Facebook) (Photo from ASEAN Philippines Facebook) "The NCCA calls on...
The OPM icon shares the story behind his latest song ‘Make Us Whole Again’ and his message to his great father Gary Valenciano Gary Valenciano, one of OPM's iconic artists, is no doctor but he has a prescription to help us with our daily struggles—music. "Healing can happen anytime when it...
Here are the things you need to know before visiting National Museum of the Philippines After the postponed reopening last March, the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) is welcoming Filipinos again starting today, June 19, 2021, on Dr. Jose Rizal's 160th birth anniversary. And this time, it's...
Ian's " Ever After" and Lara's "Water in varying moods" Miyamoto Musashi, a Japanese warrior and philosopher, once said, "Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life." That's still true in today's time. For many, stagnation is not part of their nature. While one may find stability and...
Netflix's 'Trese' has opened many conversations about the Philippine art scene, one of which is the dynamics between local voice actors and animation studios Filipino animated works (Clockwise) "RPG Metanoia" (2010), "Urduja" (2008), "Trese" (2021), and "Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story" (2020)...
Glaiza de Castro and Alexandra Trese When you are truly passionate about a thing, you just can't help but express your love for it—or the lack thereof. That goes the same for the highly-anticipated anime series "Trese." Over the weekend, Filipino fans celebrated the show's premiere on...
Tanya Yuson and Netflix's 'Trese' Meet Tanya Yuson, the executive producer and writer for the Netflix Original anime series, “Trese.” Tanya spent her college life at the University of Southern California under the Peter Stark Producing Program. From the descendant of World War II hero General...
