Visual artist Michael Delmo presents his view of the world in his latest exhibit ‘Magdaragilon’ In our modern world, silence has become a luxury. Everywhere we go, noise inevitably follows. The sound of the wind passing through trees is overshadowed by loud horns. Back then, we wake up to bird...
Not all stories are in books, many of them are in Renato Balute’s art Throughout his career, Malabon-based artist Renato Balute has consistently helped reimagine social and cultural issues through his works. His recent exhibit “The Stories We Live By” at the Arte Bettina’s Curatorial...
Artist Rum Corvera pays tribute to the women who have shaped him Many types of women filled Rum Corvera’s just-concluded solo exhibition “XOXO, Tiya” at the Village Art Gallery. Growing up, the artist was surrounded by strong beautiful women who served as the inspiration for his latest...
The artist unearths his unexhibited works in ‘Out of the Woods’ Golden Sunset, Acrylic and Metal Sphere on Canvas, 2022 For multi-media visual artist RossCapili, there is a right time for everything. When the world was put to a stop due to lockdown two years ago, his paintbrush kept going. Two...
Anthony’s Wonderland Like a page in a fairytale book, Anthony Palo’s Cruising Through the Clouds and Angels on Patrol take us back to wonderland. His whimsical and colorful pieces are part of the group exhibit “Parts and Parcels” at the Arra Bettina Gallery. HAPPY TOY MAKER Anthony Palo “...
Kim’s art is talking back CONCRETE BED, Cement, wooden mannequin, wood shaving, wooden box frame, 2921 Everything has a beginning. Every beginning has an ending. And after every ending is another beginning. Kim Hamilton Sulit’s pieces, which were included in the group exhibition entitled...
Inter-imperialist conflict Pete Jimenez’s ongoing show at the Ateneo Gallery has a straightforward message. The title, “Islands for Sale,” pretty much screams: West Philippine Sea (or South China Sea). Still, Jimenez, known for creating gargantuan sculptures from resurrected junkshop finds,...
The Flower Eater OPEN UP InRepair, oil on canvas, 2019 Froilan Calayag’s artworks are always filled with his created characters and creatures. It is almost as if his works are illustrations of scenes drawn from fantasy books. Interesting, however, how Froilan does not see himself as a...
ARTIST AT WORK: She paints the light at end of the tunnel HOPEFUL ARTIST Meneline Wong Through an influence of a friend in 2017, Dr. Meneline Wong, a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist, started to enter the art scene. “I was a doctor first before anything else,” she says. “I’ve always...
When a ’90s kid looks at artist Darel Javier ’s paintings, they will be reminded of a certain Disney movie and the times they would cut out colorful letters from glossy magazines and paste them onto paper, forming different words. What seems to be pop art is a reflection of Javier, the feelings...
ARTIST AT WORK: Herbert Pajarito creates miracles in his masterpiece Inside his 30-square meter studio, Herbert Pajarito’s favorite item is the Bible—God’s novel on how in the beginning, when He created the world, He was always in the details—up to the very last days of our lives. This,...
ARTIST AT WORK Cid Reyes “The virus made me do it,” Cid Reyes jokingly says when asked about what sparked the idea behind his ongoing show, “Rhumba: Geometry in Motion,” at the Galerya Amalia. “But seriously, the long pandemic lockdown, the sudden shutdown of the reality we are all used...
