In a world teetering on the edge of darkness, visual artist and Manila Bulletin photographer Pinggot Zulueta offers a glimpse into the abyss with his new exhibit, “Obskvra.” Through 10 powerful ink works, he confronts the harsh realities of our time, urging the viewer to confront darkness not...
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...
Resty Tica explores persistence and resolve in his latest exhibit ‘Fresh Start’
Layout design by PINGGOT ZULUETA
Resty Tica
New beginnings are the gift of every new year, a chance to reinvent oneself, create new habits, and leave things that hold one down in the past and move on. That...
Pepe Mendoza reveals his emotions in ‘Hinuha ng Karanasan’
Layout design by Pinggot Zulueta
It’s all in the eyes. When you look at Pepe Mendoza’s sculptures made of metals, carbon, and lead in his just concluded exhibit “Hinuha ng Karanaan,” the eyes will do the talking. In a...
An in depth look into the art exhibition ‘A la Sombra de la Colonia, A Meditation on 1521 and Beyond’
By Jose Tence Ruiz
Purgatoryo de Masaje, oil on canvas, by Jose Tence Ruiz, 2021
It would seem salutary to suggest that we are woke, professing cognizance of an entire half millennium...
Christmas this year is a mixed bag of sad and joyful, no thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. It has made us realize the most essential things in life, as well as changed us irrevocably. How we are spending the holidays now will reflect the lessons we have learned throughout this difficult but blessed...
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...
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...
