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...
Rosanna Roces was huge in the ‘90s. She was everywhere. Blessed with camera-ready looks as with curves to die for, Osang, as fans lovingly call her, commanded the box-office and for years. That she has superb acting chops was mere icing on the cake. But before you know it, everything came...
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 Bryan Guila, 25 years old, posted photos of his renovated bedroom on Instagram, a lot of his friends were impressed with the finished “product” – a bedroom that’s easy on the eyes, with white walls all around (except for an olive green wall, which serves as a backdrop for his WFH...
FYA! Maruja Panti is painting her name in international exhibits and competitions MULTI-FACETED Maruja Panti is a licensed civil engineer, a painter, and a tattoo artist In the middle of isolation, feminist artist Maruja Panti has blossomed even more, joining different art exhibits and competitions...
As we wait for the official list of nominees for the Order of the National Artist of the Philippines, let's get to know some of the Filipino designers the local fashion industry endorsed. Pitoy Moreno's terno (Photo from Pitoy's Facebook page) Being a master craftsman, having a keen eye to spot...
There was a time when it was not possible to claim such titles with just the click of an ‘update profile’ button Social media has democratized content creation. Gone are the days when the ability to create content and put it out for public consumption was limited to just institutions. Sure,...
Anime and art communities alike come together to mourn the loss of a talented animator On Monday, March 15, during the 2021 Tokyo Anime Award Festival, Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki announced that animator Yasuo Otsuka had passed on. Born in Japan’s Shimane prefecture on July 11, 1931,...
FYA! This 25-year-old artist from Bulacan understands how being at the right place to capture the right moment is crucial in snapping beautiful photos There is no shortage of young, up-and-coming talent in the local art scene. Most of the time, what many of these emerging artists need is a boost...
Survival. That is, perhaps, the theme of 2020 for most of us. The year that was and the year that people would rather forget. But part of survival is facing what has been and turning it into what could be—and this is a key difference between those who made the most of the past year and those who...
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...
GOT7’s Youngjae (left) and Mark (Instagram) After leaving JYP Entertainment, K-pop idol group GOT7’s Youngjae has found a new agency while Mark Tuan reached one million subscribers on YouTube. GOT7 members decided not to renew their exclusive contracts with JYP Entertainment after being in the...
