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I, me, mine: Master of Fine Arts students express themselves in photos and mixed media
Denizens of the art scene would know Sining Kamalig—said to be the oldest running art gallery in the Philippines. It was first set up in 1972 at Shop6 in Pasay before transferring to Gateway Mall at Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City.
Those not...
Dolpee Alcantara’s stylized pointilism
Photos by Ferdinand G. Mendoza
In most communities, Saturdays are mostly spent lazing around or going out to malls and other entertainment joints. But in Angono, Rizal—hailed as the “Art Capital of the Philippines,” community residents take the time to appreciate art, in this...
Portrait of the National Artist as a musician
The pinnacle of artistic achievement in the Philippines is when you are named a National Artist. This is the reward given to the best and brightest of the nation’s artists—those who have truly given their lives to their art across decades and, in...
Reclaiming heroes: Toym Imao adds a twist of bitter to true, good and beautiful by Inday Espina-Varona
There is a boyish light in Toym Imao’s eyes as he talks of an age of innocence.
The tall, robust multi-media artist has been honing his craft and balancing the demands of a growing family and the passion for politics and social convulsions handed down...
Elmer Dumlao: A Filipino artist in the Royal Kingdom of Jordan
A posse of students, families, and couples crowded inside the SM Art Center gallery at the 5th floor of SM MegaMall in Ortigas, Pasig City.
It was almost lunch time. And while neighboring art galleries inhaled silence in their guests-bereft open spaces, this one...
Weaving the tapestry of life
Tingguians, they are called. She of the sub-group Illaud. Her name: Norma Agaid Mina, 78. And she has spawned generation after generation of loom masters.
“I was in Grade 6 when I learned to weave. Nagbakbak ako ng sinulid, nag-alis ng buto ng cotton...
