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...
Actor, singer, model, content creator, and businessman Richard Yap is now officially a Kapuso! This after Yap signed his management contract with GMA Artist Center (GMAAC) today, December 16. Present during the contract signing were GMA Senior Vice President for Entertainment Group...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Kim Soo-hyun, TWICE, GOT7, NCT and Monsta X (Twitter, Instagram) Singers TWICE, NCT, BTS, GOT7, Monsta X and Im Young-woong, and actors Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Jung-jae emerged as the grand prize winners at the 2020 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) held on Nov. 28 in South...
FYA! Ira Almeda makes a name for herself as an artist, one brush stroke at a time On our search for youth artists around the Philippines, we bumped into Ira Almeda . She is a young, talented painter who surely is someone to look out for, as she makes her name in the local art scene as well as all...
FYA! Fringe visual artist Adam Red taps into something otherworldly to explore the edges of his craft, expanding the borders of art itself By Redge Tolentino Identity-wise, people are verbs, not nouns. In which case Adam Red reads, paints, sculpts, dances, and vogues. “I also collaborate with...
Making art accessible, Ayala Museum's exhibit is available anytime and anywhere Screenshot of Arturo Luz: First Light Not too long ago, only those in and around Metro Manila could take advantage of the experiences the Ayala Museum has to offer. With the launch of their first virtual gallery...
BTS including Suga at their AMAs performance (Twitter/AMAs) K-pop powerhouse BTS won two awards at the 2020 American Music Awards (AMAs) held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 22 (Nov. 23 in the Philippines). BTS bagged the Favorite Social Artist award, beating EXO, NCT 127, Billie...
FYA! TG Villanueva is an artist you should be paying attention to right now It’s been a while but we’re resurrecting this segment where Manila Bulletin Lifestyle Arts + Culture features local young artists on the rise. For our comeback piece, we turn our gaze to an artist who describes himself...
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...
ARTIST AT WORK: The recent works of Isidro and Lebajo What does it mean to be iconic? In the field of visual arts, some might say it means having a prolific career that spans over 50 years, having numerous awards and recognitions under your belt, being known for a distinct style, mounting hundreds...
K-pop boy groups BTS, EXO and NCT 127 bagged nominations at the 2020 American Music Awards (AMAs), which will be held live at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on ABC on Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. EST (Nov. 23, 8 a.m. in the Philippines). The three K-pop groups are vying for the Favorite Social Artist award...
