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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...
PH Lit: Young, vibrant, gloriously alive by Alma Anonas-Carpio
When you are the Lit Ed of the Graphic, going where the stories and poems are is part of the job—and it is both an honor and a pleasure to be there where the action is.
Keeping any art moving forward takes plenty of...
