2009 PHILIPPINE ART TREK

2009 PHILIPPINE ART TREK

The Philippine Embassy in Singapore would like to inform you that the annual Philippine Art Trek in Singapore will open in November with the anchor exhibit In the Eye of Modernity: Philippine Neo-Realist Masterworks from the Ateneo Art Gallery at the Singapore Art Museum, from 14 November 2009 to 14 March 2010. Co-organized by the Philippine Embassy in Singapore, Manila-based Ateneo Art Gallery, and the Singapore Art Museum, this major exhibit showcases the seminal paintings and sculptures from the 1950s to the ‘60s that helped revolutionize Philippine visual arts.

The month-long Art Trek will feature six exhibitions organized by six galleries in what has become the largest annual exhibitions on Philippine art overseas. Philippine art specialists Artesan+Studio, Galerie Joaquin Singapore, Sunjin, Utterly Art, Valentine Willie Fine Art galleries and the Ateneo Art Gallery will take visitors on a dazzling visual journey, as they unveil in six separate but related exhibits, new and iconic artworks by Filipino masters and emerging artists.

The Chinoy Connection, organized by Utterly Art, presents the works of young contemporary Filipino artists J. de Juras, J. Vicente. J. Mangobang Jr., M. Bonayog, R. Ambagan, R. Adeva Jr. 4-15 November 2009 at Utterly Art gallery.

Valentine Willie Fine Art showcases the new works of young artists Constantino Zicarelli, Dex Fernandez, Electrolychee, Ferdz Valencia, John Torres, Maria Jeona, Mark Salvatus, Martha Atienza, Mica Cabildo, MM Yu, and Tatong Recheta Torres in the exhibit Forever and Ever and Ever and Ever. 6-29 November 2009 at ARTSPACE@Helutrans.

Sunjin Galleries will feature the works of Clairelynn Uy in the exhibit System Revisited. 7-21 November 2009 at Sunjin Galleries.

Artesan Gallery + Studio features Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep), new paintings by Lyra Garcellano. 20 November - 2 December 2009 at Artesan.

Celebration is Galerie Joaquin Singapore’s salute to the Filipino Neo-Realist and contemporary masters. 25 November-9 December 2009 at the BMW Perfomance Motors Showroom Event Hall.

For more information about Art Trek and the exhibits, please do not hesitate to call Ms. Pearl Camento, Cultural Assistant of the Philippine Embassy, at 6737 –3977, local 101 or email to php@pacific.ner.sg.

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PHILIPPINE ARTISTS TO BE FEATURED IN ART TAIPEI 2009

by: Jack Teotico

August 2009

18 artworks from leading artists from the Philippines will be represented at ARTAIPEI 2009, slated to start on from Friday, the 28th of August to September 1, 2009. Established in 1992, ART TAIPEI 2009 formerly known as Taipei Art Fair International, is the longest standing art fair in Asia. Now on its 16th edition, it is organized by the Art Gallery Association of Taiwan. 75 exhibitors from 10 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia are participating in the fair. From Asia, galleries come from China (Beijing, Shanghai and Macau), Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia.

The participating Philippine art gallery, Galerie Joaquin (www.galeriejoaquin.com), will be occupying booth A06 at Art Taipei 2009. Among the works being brought by the Galerie are paintings by Award winning artist Jerry Morada, Lydia Velasco, Eufemio Rasco, Jaspher Penuliar, Dominic Rubio, Anthony Palo and PJ Jalandoni as well as sculptures from Ramon Orlina and Daniel de la Cruz.

Morada's works are represented by two works from his forthcoming show "Ginto at Pilak", an entirely new collection. Morada is the Grand Prize winner at the recently concluded GSIS National Painting Competition. Last year, he won the General Manager's Prize at the same competition, and finalist and Juror’s Choice in several other art competitions. He has, in addition, won a couple of first prizes, in the Bureau of Internal Revenue Poster Making Contest, in 1998, and in the Well Painting Competition, in 1999.

Velasco, the daughter of an important movie set designer, worked at several multinational advertising agencies such as DYR, J.Walter Thompson, Ace Compton, Basic, and McCann-Erickson as an Art Director. After forming Lightmoves Photo/Design, she returned to painting and became a senior member of the premiere art group in the Philippines, the Saturday Group headed by the artist Malang. She also chairs the Kulay Marikina group of artists. Velasco's women are graceful yet hardworking, sensual, strong and independent showing all the facets of the artist's inner self. Her works have been auctioned by international auction houses Sotheby’s, Borobudur, Larasati and Masterpiece. Aside from Singapore and Hong Kong, her works have found themselves with collectors in Japan, Germany, the U.K. and Washington D.C., Florida and San Francisco in the United States.

Paete-born Dominic also worked at an advertising agency – Puris Lintas – and at the world-class Pearl Farm resort before painting full-time. His stay in Mindanao gave him the opportunity to travel and live among the indigenous groups on the island, experiences that are reflected in the diversity of cultures found in his work. Rubio went on a two-year sabbatical, which enabled him to develop his highly popular style of long-necked giants in the Asian colonial setting. His current concern is to capture the nostalgia and romanticism of a time gone by while interpreting them with a modern and contemporary sensibility and a whimsical appeal. He has had seven solo shows to his credit, in addition to several group exhibits as a founding member of the Guevarra Group of artists. His works are favorites in the Asian region particularly in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Philippines, and in numerous Singapore art auctions such as Masterpiece and Borobodur.

Rasco, like Dominic Rubio, is an international favorite, his works doing very well in Singapore, Hong Kong and in Manila. Rasco's works have been auctioned in past Sotheby's auctions while Rubio's works have been featured in Masterpiece auctions.

Orlina, a licensed architect, developed his own techniques using a medium he himself discovered and brought to maturity. This is the carved asahi glass. Under his creative sculpting, a medium usually considered cold are transformed into interesting works of art. Orlina is able to bring forth an unparalleled dynamism in his sculptures utilizing the sheen of the medium and encouraging interesting variations of light and color with his interventions. Among the artist’s international recognitions and awards is his being awarded Winner in 1999 of the Toyamura International Sculpture Biennial in Japan. In the Year 2000, he won First Prize in the Sculpture Category in a biennial in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain, He was finalist in numerous biennials and triennials including the Osaka Trienniale in Japan in 1992 as well as in the Fifth International Exhibition of Glass in Kanaza at the Ishikawa prefecture in Japan as well as in the New Glass Review Competition of the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. His works are a favorite in Christie’s Auctions on Southeast Asian modern and contemporary art.

Anthony Palo, PJ Jalandoni and Daniel de la Cruz are the artists newly being introduced in the international art circuit by Galerie Joaquin but are all equally promising.

In focus at ARTAIPEI2009 are Japanese art, in particular Mizuma Gallery, SCAI and Wada Fine Art. ARTAIPEI also hosts the Asia Art Economy Forum with leading luminaries from the art field invited to speak about art trends.

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The Metrobank Foundation continues to recognize young Filipino artists and designers as it names this year’s winners of the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) Competition.

“We are proud to announce the winners of this year’s MADE Competition. They have shown their excellent artistic skills in their works. We hope that this recognition will help them as they establish their names in their respective fields,” Metrobank Foundation president Aniceto M. Sobrepeña said.

With competitions in painting, sculpture, architecture and interior design, MADE is recognizing 11 artists and designers who have exhibited exemplary skill in their craft.

Leonardo C. Onia, Jr., a fine arts student of the Far Eastern University, emerged as the grand prize winner of the oil-based medium on canvas category of the painting competition with his work entitled “Byahe”. Under the same category, Leoniel D. Cerbas, an architecture student at the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology in Iloilo City, bagged the second prize for his piece “Pugad,” while full time artist Cornelius G. Acasio of Singalong, Manila won the third prize for his painting “First Step”.

For his masterpiece “The Perfect One,” Danilo P. delos Reyes, Jr., a full time artist from Baguio City, was declared the grand prize winner of the water media on paper category of the painting competition. On the other hand, Bulakeño Salvador C. Sierra, also a full time artist, won the special prize in the same category for his “Banal na Palaisipan.”



Teodorico R. Cumagun III from Lipa City, whose winning piece was entitled “The Last Tree,” was declared the grand prize winner of the sculpture competition; while Rochelle Albert G. Manuel, an advertising student also from FEU, bagged the special prize for his work “Bakit Ikaw?”.

In the architecture competition, Architect John David O. O’Yek was declared the grand prize winner. His entry entitled “Urban Oasis” incorporated sustainable design principles which enable the owners of the house to live a lifestyle that does not harm the environment.

Interior Designer Karina Diana A. Cortez, whose design was named “Search and Rescue,” was named the grand prize winner of the interior design competition. Interior Designer Pauline Joy Cuevas, on the other hand, won the special prize for her design “Cool Chic.” Both designs highlighted the use of recycled and environmentally-friendly materials.

Glass sculptor Noell El Farol won the Metrobank Prize for Achievement in Sculpture (MPAS), a special recognition for mid-career sculptors, for his body of work that embodies excellence and dedication to his craft.

All winners will be awarded on September 18 at the Le Pavillon in Pasay City. The grand prize winners will receive P200,000 each, while the special prize winners will have P150,000 each. The second prize and third prize winners for the oil-based medium on category of the competition will get P170,000 and P150,000, respectively.

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Indepth Arts News: "An Exhibition by Philippine Artist Carlo Magno" 2009-10-14 until 2009-11-04 Karin Weber Gallery SoHo, , HK Hong Kong The Philippine abstract artist, Carlo Magno, will be staging his 1st solo painting exhibition at the Karin Weber Gallery in Hong Kong from 14th October to 4th November 2009. Carlo was a former realist artist who turned to abstract art for the love of freedom of expression. What we are seeing are works by a mature artist who is never inhibited to experiment with novel concepts and different medium. Using a palette knife, sand to create shapes and textures, and a sense of composition exploring the total canvas area, Carlo Magno indulges in all shades of blue. These hues go from deep sea blue with light dappling through to a light lagoon blue and melting into turquoise. Perhaps we are on an isolated island floating in a deep blue sea. The colors are refreshing and energizing at the same time. Carlo Magno is the winner of Artist of the Centennial Award, Philippine American Federation of South Florida; Outstanding Malatean Award, Malate Catholic School; Grand Prize "Las Pinas Church", Hispanidad Painting Contest; Leadership Award, Philippine Women's University; First Prize "Ruins Along Roxas Blvd.", On-the-spot Painting Contest; First Prize "Bayanihan", 26th YMCA Student Art Competition. His works are featured in books such as "Philippine Art Now" and "Twentieth Century Filipino Artists". Related Links: Indepth Arts Resources for Hong Kong Other Important Exhibitions in Hong Kong

Ateneo Gallery

12 ARTISTS SHORT-LISTED FOR 2009 ATENEO ART AWARDS: THE NEXT WAVE

The Ateneo Art Gallery along with presenters Shangri-La Plaza, Unionbank, Metro Society, YStyle of the Philippine Star, and sponsors Smart Communications and the Lifestyle Network are pleased to announce the twelve artists short-listed for the 2009 Ateneo Art Awards. The artists were chosen for their outstanding exhibitions over the past year from among over a hundred nominations received during the initial judging held on 8 June 2009.

The short-listed artists are:

Martha Atienza for Man in Suit, 1 - 22 April 2009, Green Papaya Art Projects

Allan Balisi for Spacing Out, 8 - 29 September 2008, Blanc Compound

Ringo Bunoan for Archiving Roberto Chabet, 3 March - 4 April 2009, Vargas Museum

Joey Cobcobo for 8 Printmakers, 8 - 30 September 2008, Avellana Art Gallery

Kiri Dalena for Keeping the Faith, 13 November 2008 - 4 April 2009, Lopez Memorial Museum

Kidlat De Guia for Sleeping White Elephants, 7 - 30 June 2008, Galleria Duemila

Christina Dy for Soaplands, 25 July - 30 August 2008, CCP

Patricia Eustaquio for Death to the Major Viva Minor, 16 October - 22 November 2008, SLab

Jan Leeroy New for Terratoma II (War of the Worlds) in Singapore Biennale 2008, 11 September - Hall16 November 2008, Singapore City

Goldie Poblador for The Perfume Bar: Collected Memories and Ephemeral Representations in Thesis Exhibition, 24 March - 3 April 2009, Corredor Gallery, UP Diliiman

Pam Yan Santos for Like, 3 - 24 November 2008, Blanc Compound

Michelline Syjuco for Armadillon, 8 August - 8 October 2008, Mag:net Gallery

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About The Ateneo Art Awards

Aptly entitled, "The Next Wave," the 2009 Ateneo Art Awards promises to be yet another milestone in Philippine art history as it hurtles towards the future clad in five years of success. The Awards recognize the idealism, verve and promise of Filipino youth, and celebrate the awe-inspiring brilliance of their creative imagination. It honors innovative, enlightened, and committed visionaries who, through their exemplary practice of the visual arts today, symbolize the hope and promise of a nation.

First presented in 2004 in memory of the Gallery's founding patron Fernando Zobel de Ayala, the Ateneo Art Awards is on its sixth year and has since grown to become a voice of authority in Philippine contemporary art. Recognized internationally, and known locally as one of the most coveted contemporary art prizes in the country, it is given to three outstanding Filipino artists aged 35 and below who have made a significant mark on contemporary Philippine Art.

Artists may be nominated for works in a solo or group exhibition held in any public venue from 2 May 2008 to1 May 2009. The nominator must be a current or former member of the Jury, public gallery director or curator (commercial and non-commercial), independent curator, professional visual artist (must have participated in at least one solo or group exhibition in a public venue), art administrator, art journalist, or an art educator residing in the Philippines.

The winners will be announced in a grand ceremony to be held on 13 August 2009 at the Shangri-La Plaza Mall, subsequent to an exhibition of their works with the other short-listed artists.

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AAA 2009 JURORS

Ramon E.S. Lerma
Director & Chief Curator
Ateneo Art Gallery

Fr. Rene Javellana
Professor, Fine Arts Program
Ateneo de Manila University

Florentina P. Colayco
Dean
College of Fine Arts, UP Diliman

Arch. Lorelei DC de Viana
Acting Dean
Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts, Far Eastern University

Marcel Crespo
Art Patron

Karen Ocampo Flores
OIC, Museum and Visual Arts Division
Cultural Center of the Philippines

Claro Ramirez, Jr.
Visual Artist and Consultant for Exhibitions and Artistic Direction
Lopez Memorial Museum

Luis Yee, Jr. (Junyee)
Visual Artist

Fumio Nanjo
Director, Mori Art Museum, Japan
Tokyo jury member of the Turner Prize at the Tate Gallery, London (1998)
Co-curator, 3rd Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane (1999)
3rd Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane (1999)
Artistic co-director of the Yokohama Triennale (2001)
Jury member,The Golden Lion Prize, Venice Biennale (2005)
artistic director, Singapore Biennale (2006)

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NOMINATION PERIOD: 01 May - 01 June 2009
ATRIUM, SHANGRI-LA PLAZA

EXHIBITION: 07 - 17 AUGUST 2009
ATRIUM, SHANGRI-LA PLAZA

EXHIBITION: 26 AUGUST - 19 SEPTEMBER 2009
ATENEO ART GALLERY

AWARDS NIGHT: 13 AUGUST 2009
SHANGRI-LA PLAZA, EDSA cor SHAW

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For more information contact the Ateneo Art Gallery or Amanda Legasto, 2009 Ateneo Art Awards Project Coordinator, at +6324266488 or alegasto@ateneo.edu.

Metrobank Foundation Inc

Metrobank Art and Design Excellence (MADE) About the Program After 20 fruitful years of recognizing young talented painters, the Metrobank Foundation has launched a new art competition dubbed as the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence or MADE. In addition to painters, MADE will also recognize the outstanding works of young but promising sculptors, architects and interior designers. Metrobank Foundation Celebrates the Creativity of Budding Artists and Designers in MADE Awarding Ceremonies The Metrobank Foundation once again celebrated the creativity of young Filipino artists and ... READ MORE MADE 2009 Winners's Gallery Metrobank Foundation Fetes Winning Artists and Designers in Annual Competition Metrobank Foundation feted yet another batch of promising Filipino artists and designers who won in this year’s Metrobank Art and Design ... READ MORE The Competition is open to young Filipino painters and sculptors 18 to 35 years old and licensed architects and interior designers 25 to 45 years old. In partnership with Philippine Institute of Interior Designers, United Architects of the Philippines, Federal Land and BluPrint, the competition aims to provide a venue for creative expressions of young talented artists and designers. The painting competition has two categories namely Oil-Based Medium on Canvas and Water Media on Paper on a minimum of 18 x 24 inches to a maximum of 36 x 48 inches. While the sculpture competition is open to the following media: glass, metal, wood, stone, and fired clay rendered in small scale measuring a minimum of 12” x 12” to a maximum of 16” x 16”. While the architecture competition category requires a built structure single detached residence in the Philippines, completed and occupied for at least one year. The interior design competition on the other hand requires a conceptual work output. Winners in the painting competition, Oil-Based Medium on Canvas category will receive P 150,000 (1st place); P 130,000 (2nd place); P 120,000 (3rd place). While winners in the Water Media on Paper category, Sculpture, Architecture, and Interior Design competitions will receive P 150,000 each. Entry forms are available at all Metrobank branches nationwide. For inquiries, please contact the Metrobank Foundation at (63-2) 898.8856 or 857.5918 or email at foundation@metrobank.com.ph. For queries on architecture and interior design competitions, you can also call UAP National Secretariat at 412.6403 /6374 and PIID Secretariat at 867.1403 / 1404, respectively.

Important Dates

MADE Launching MADE Information Campaign & Art Exploration Series January - April Submission of Entries for Painting & Sculpture All documents should be mailed or personally delivered to METROBANK FOUNDATION, INC. Attn: Mark Alvario or Pipo Fernando 15th floor, Metrobank Plaza Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. 1200 Makati City FOR PROVINCIAL ENTRIES (documents) to be submitted at the nearest Metrobank branch in your area: on or before May 5, 2009 FOR NCR & PROVINCIAL ENTRIES (documents) to be submitted at Metrobank Foundation office: on or before May 8-9, 2009 Documents received later than the specified date will be disqualified. Public Viewing June 5-6 Winners' Forum / Awarding Ceremonies & Exhibit Opening / Art Exploration Series September Claiming of Entries for semifinal entries - NCR Ocean Tower - Provincial select provincial receiving centers Crating and shipping of semifinal provincial entries will be sponsored by the Metrobank Foundation, inc. October 17 and 24 ( Saturdays ) 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm November 11 and 12 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 pm.

Entry Forms Download the 2009 MADE entry form for Architecture here. (Adobe Acrobat Document 188kb) Download the 2009 MADE entry form for Interior Design here. (Adobe Acrobat Document 188kb) Download the 2009 MADE Affidavit for Architecture and Interior Design here. (Adobe Acrobat Document 32kb) Download the 2009 MADE entry form for Sculpture here. (Adobe Acrobat Document 368kb) Download the 2009 MADE entry form for Painting here. (Adobe Acrobat Document 362kb) Download the 2009 MADE Affidavit for Painting and Sculpture here. (Adobe Acrobat Document 32kb)

Past Winners Please select a year / gallery: 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

Philippine Art Awards (Metro Manila and Luzon) at the National Museum

It’s a great time to swing by the National Museum. For history buffs, War and Dissent looks at the Philippine-American War from 1898 to 1915 and examines both sides of the conflict in meticulous detail. For fashionistas, the Slim Retrospective offers a rare glimpse of Salvacion Lim Higgins’ exquisite creations from the 1950s to the 1990s. And for us art addicts, the Philippine Art Awards exhibit of winners starts today.

Art Sanchez, "Tragic Playground"

To recap, the Philippine Art Awards started 15 years ago under the aegis of Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. Then, the Philippine grand prize winner would compete against other national winners from the ASEAN region. In 2005, despite the cancellation of the ASEAN Art Awards, Philip Morris opted to continue their sponsorship of the Philippine competition. Held every other year, the PAA continues to be the most prestigious of the art derbies in the country. Past winners include Gabby Barredo, Alfredo Esquillo Jr., Kawayan de Guia, Nona Garcia, Joy Mallari, Winner Jumalon, Ambie Abaño, Marina Cruz.

Detail, Art Sanchez, "Tragic Playground"

As has been the case since 2007, ten winners from four regions will compete for the Grand Prize and five Juror’s Choice prizes. Today, judges announced the ten winners from Metro Manila and the ten winners from the Luzon Region. By the first quarter of 2010, the winning works from the Visayas and Mindanao move to Manila, also to the National Museum, for the National Competition.

Dan Raralio, "Brain Drain"

I thought it an exciting development that the competition this year opened up to multi-dimensional pieces. However, as can be seen from the roster, most artists opted to stick to paintings. How interesting for the competition should the forthcoming years yield more adventurous work. The PAA offers a venue for the daring and our artists should rise up to the challenge!

Isidro Santos, "Binigkis"

The 2007-2008 awards produced an outstanding batch of regional and national winners that may prove difficult to match. I did spot gems in this group of Metro Manila and Luzon winners. Hopefully, the Visayas and Mindanao winners do not disappoint.

Camille dela Rosa, "Those Who Have Ears Hear, Those Who Have Eyes See"

A formidable panel judged the Metro Manila and Luzon leg of the PAA: Cedie Vargas of the Lopez Museum, Dean Tina Colayco of the UP College of Fine Arts, Dr. Patrick Flores of the UP Vargas Museum, art critic Cid Reyes, artists Nestor Vinluan and Julie Lluch, and National Artist Ben Cabrera.

Dexter Sy, "Oro, Plata, Mata"

The winners for Metro Manila are Dexter Sy, Joey Cobcobo, Arnel Brillantes, Maximo Balatbat II, Froilan Calayag, Thomas Daquioag, Camille dela Rosa, Jay Pacena, Dan Raralio, and Raffy Napay.

Froilan Calayag, "Mother's Revenge"

The winners for Luzon are Toti Cerda, Art Sanchez, Isidro D. Santos, Reynaldo Samson Jr., Rommel Sampana, Teodorico Cumagun III, Cris Villanueva, Yuan Mo’ro Ocampo, Vincent Paul Padilla, and Augusto Elorpe.

Raffy Napay, "Ang Liwanag at Ang Pakikipaglaban"

You can view the 2009-2010 Philippine Art Awards Metro Manila and Luzon winners at the 4F, Museum of the Filipino People, Agrifina Circle, Manila. For more information, visit http://www.philippineartawards.org.

Reynaldo Santos Jr., "Sustansiya Ng Langit"

Rommel Sampana, "The Following Program Is Not Suitable For Young Audiences"

Philippine Art Awards proclaim Visayan regional winners

LIKE THE VISUAL ARTS VERSION OF A “Philippine Idol” competition, the Philippine Art Awards (PAA) swept into high gear, igniting the aesthetic spark plugs of the country’s artistic communities.

Close on the heels of the recent awarding of the Mindanao regional winners was the recent proclamation of winners from the Visayan region. No less than Gov. Gwen Garcia graced the occasion at Museo Sugbo, the provincial museum of Cebu.

The 10 award-winning artists and their works are: Lucilo Sagayno (Cebu) for his work “Twisted;” Eliseo Libo-on Jr. (Bacolod) for “Water Is Life;” John Paul Castillo (Iloilo) for “State of Complexity;” Frank Alexi Nobleza (Guimaras) for “Stapled;” Marvin Chito Natural (Toledo City) for “The Filipino Art of Problem-Solving;” Nomar Miano (Lapu-Lapu City) for “Milagrosa;” JZY Tilos (Iloilo) for “Mari-it;” Cezar Arro (Iloilo) for “Deception;” Edmar Colmo (Iloilo) for “Connected;” and Jovito Hecita Jr. (Talisay City) for “Balik-Loob.”

“The artists of the Visayas express a distrust of appearances, or, more to the point, of mystifications spun by the media, government, the elite, commerce, and those who rule at the same time proclaim change for those they have corrupted,” Patrick Flores, who curated the show, said. “This is why a strong sense of commentary on the ethos and morality of the day arises from their works. They speak of an earth being depleted, a nation being corroded, and even the self worn down irrevocably by vice and greed. The titles of their works betray their sentiment against the hypocrisy of messiahs: ‘Twisted,’ ‘Deception,’ ‘Stapled.’ Nonetheless, they still aspire to renewal: ‘Connected,’ ‘Problem-solving,’ ‘Pagbabalik-loob,’ or ‘Homing in on the Heart.’”

Impressive

Impressive, indeed, were the diversity of themes and the spectrum of technical approaches that engaged the Visayan artists, who manifested no allegiance to any single idiom. Rather, the artworks were a visual response to a personal cause or concern, by turns assertive and reflective.

A veritable Boticelli Venus, the image of “Milagrosa” is a conflation of Madonna and a shyly shielded naked housewife. Enthroned in an ecclesiastical setting, she is nonetheless entrapped amidst the tyrannical emblems of domesticity: a slew of kitchen wares. Related to the theme of faith is “Deception” where a human visage is transformed into a mask upon which a murky apparition of religious figures emerges.

A similar penchant for the splintered image and spatial constriction is the terrain of humanity in “Connected.” Fragmented figures shift along planes of light, crowding densely in jagged forms.

Fragmentation again, this time of a human visage, is evoked in the unraveling of a woven mat, alluding to the stripping of identity, in “Balik-Loob,” while another work titled “Mari-it,” which is the Hiligaynon term for “enchantment,” revels in the fulsome rendition of the spirit world. It is audacious in execution, courting the dreamscape of fantasy.

An ingenious use of symbolism imbues the painting “Problem-Solving,” which coalesces a corroded metal sheet with the imagery of the Philippine map, an indictment of a people ever distressed by migration. Its chilling contemporary resonance, however, is the counterpart of the cool detachment of “State of Complexity,” harking back to the works of Western classical masters celebrating the glory of the human physique.

Intriguingly, abstraction is vitalized by the exploration of nontraditional materials: Sandpaper in “Twisted,” and in “Stapled,” an overwhelming mound and constellation of voluminous staple wires.

Finally, a lone sculpture titled “Water” is the eccentrically delightful figure of a man writhing in the stranglehold of serpentine water hoses. Thrashing madly about, the figure seethes with malevolent humor.

The winners from the Visayas will compete with the other 30 winners from Metro Manila, Luzon and Mindanao in the National Competition slated next year.

The Philippine Art Awards is jointly presented by Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc., National Museum, and Asian Tigers Lane Moving Philippines.

In the Visayas, the competition is supported by regional collection centers in Cebu (Lydia Aznar Alfonso Museum); Bacolod (Negros Museum); Iloilo (Dagyaw Center for the Arts); and Tacloban (UP Samar-Leyte Studies Center).

The winning works will be on exhibit until Jan. 23 at Museo Sugbo, M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Tejero, Cebu City.

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Give love, get love FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo (The Philippine Star) Updated December 22, 2009 12:00 AM What does Michael Jackson remind one and all again everytime during the Christmas season? Yes, give love...no better gift is there than love.

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In the Spirit of Innovation

First held in 1994, the Philippine Art Awards has evolved through the years. It has been previously presented as an integral part of the ASEAN Art Awards, where the Philippine winners compete with their counterparts from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

In 2005, after 10 years, as the ASEAN Finals bade goodbye from the regional arena, the Philippine competition continued and the Philippine Art Awards provided the much needed arena for emerging visual artists nationwide.

After almost 15 years, the Philippine Art Awards has maintained its stature as the Philippines' most preeminent contemporary two-dimensional art competition and exhibition.

As a commitment to support the Filipino artists and the art community, the Philippine Art Awards was reformatted in 2007 and made the art competition a much wider and grander two-tiered, bi-annual event involving four Philippine regional competitions - Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Ten equal winners were selected from each of the regional-level competition. All of the forty (40) regional winners moved on to compete in the national-level competition in April this year. Out of the 40 regional winners, eight (8) national winners have been selected - i.e., the Grand Prize winner, five (5) Jurors' Choice Award of Excellence, and two (2) Jurors' Choice Award of Merit.

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Sep 21, 2009

Philippine Art Awards 2009 - 2010

The rules and regulations/entry forms are now available in the Regional Collection Centers nationwide and at the PAA Secretariat Office, 27F Tower One, The Enterprise Center, Ayala Ave. cor. Paseo de Roxas, Makati City. Submission of... more

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Jan 23	-	A bigger and grander Philippine Art Awards

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Philippine Art Awards names Mindanao winners (The Philippine Star) Updated December 07, 2009 12:00 AM Gov. Oscar Moreno (6th from left), Philip Morris Phils. Mfg. Inc. (PMPMI) managing director Chris Nelson (center), and PMPMI corporate affairs director Bayen Elero (7th from left) with the Mindanao Art Awards 2009 winners (from left) Soliman Poonon, Oscar Floirendo, Michael Bacol, Jericho Vamenta, Nicolas Aca, Marcelino Necosia Jr., Michael Bauzon, Edgar Carreon, Bryan Cabrera, and Rodney Yap | Zoom MANILA, Philippines - The 10 Mindanao regional winners of the Philippine Art Awards (PAA) have been chosen and their works are on view until Dec. 18 at the Exhibition Gallery, third floor, the Provincial Capitol of Misamis Oriental in Cagayan de Oro. Governor Oscar Moreno played host to this years’ regional awarding. Beginning with its 2009-2010 competition season, PAA has accepted multi- dimensional works to accommodate many artistic styles and media being explored by artists today. “PAA is not just about painting. The admission of multi-dimensional works is most liberating for artists,” said Cid Reyes, a member of this year’s panel of judges. The other members are Cedie Vargas of the Lopez Memorial Museum; Dr. Patrick Flores of the UP Vargas Museum; artist Jose Tence Ruiz, and Ambie Abaño, president of the Print Association of the Philippines and 2006 PAA grand prize winner. The winners were Michael Bauzon of Davao City for his work “Bombings: Man’s Cruelty Against Man”; Bryan Cabrera of Davao City for “Consumed”; Soliman Poonon of Bukidnon for “Cultural Identity”; Michael Bacol of Cagayan de Oro City for his “A Story for Lola Basyang”; Edgar Carreon of Davao City for “Katawan at Kaluluwa”; Rodney Yap of Davao City for “Generations of Women: Adapting the Attempts to Proliferate”; Jericho Vamenta of Cagayan de Oro for “Ang Paglalakbay ni Ino”; Marcelino Necosia of Bukidnon for “Relasyon”; Nicolas Aca of Cagayan de Oro for “People’s Flower”; and Oscar Floirendo of Cagayan de Oro for “Self-Portrait, Too”. “We are heartened to see how the Mindanao winning artists have risen to the challenge: exploring idiosyncratic media like soil, fabric, and rattan; appropriating hyper- and surrealism as a vehicle of allegory; quoting from the photographic archives to structure reverie; and commenting on issues that are at once grave and intimate. All this cuts a sharp profile of art from Mindanao: lush and yet so keen on loss,” observed Dr. Patrick Flores of UP Vargas Museum. The 10 Mindanao winners received P40,000 each and will compete with 30 other winners from Metro Manila, Luzon and the Visayas region in the National Competition slated next year. All the regional winning works will be exhibited at the National Museum during the national competition. At the National Competition, the grand prize winner will receive P350,000; P120,000 each for the five Juror’s Choice Award of Excellence winners; and P80,000 each for the two Juror’s Choice Award of Merit winners. An all expense-paid trip to the World Expo and Art Fair in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China also forms part of the prize pool for all national winners. “The Philippine Art Awards can’t be done by Philip Morris Philippines alone. And through the years, our partners such as the National Museum, Asian Tigers Lane Moving Philippines, the distinguished panel of judges, our collection centers nationwide and our provincial hosts, have provided the needed infrastructure of expertise and resources on which the consistent credibility of the Awards is founded,” said Chris J. Nelson, managing director of PMPI. “Now in its 15th year, the Philippine Art Awards has served as gateway for emerging artists to be recognized nationally. It is also the only competition that showcases the winning works regionally, where local communities are given the chance to view the homegrown creative works,” added Bayen Elero, director of PMPMI corporate affairs. “We look forward in finding out the results of the judging of the entries from Luzon and Metro Manila today and the Visayas on Dec. 11. We are confident that the winning works from these regions will be another showcase of the superb talent of the Filipino contemporary artist,” said Cora Alvina, director of the National Museum. For inquiries, visit www.philippineartawards.org.

* Biggest Winners at Sotheby’s Asian Art Auction *

Fernando Cueto Amorsolo, Philippines

Amorsolo is probably the most important 20th century Philippine artist, and this oil painting sold for $132,000, three times more than the most optimistic estimate.

otheby’s Asia

By Frederik Balfour

Southeast Asian Artists in Demand

While the carnage on Wall Street has pricked the bubbles in the Chinese and Indian contemporary art markets, the latest Sotheby’s (BID) auctions, held in Hong Kong on Oct. 6, indicate that Southeast Asian artists are still in strong demand. Several artists set new world price records for their art, including Indonesian artist I Nyoman Masriadi, arguably the biggest winner of all.

Indeed, the ebullience of the Sotheby’s Southeast Asian auction was in stark contrast to the Chinese and Indian sales on Oct. 4, when several top lots that should have fetched millions each by artists including China’s Liu Wei and India's Subodh Gupta went unsold. Here is a selection of Chinese, Indonesian, Philippine, and Vietnamese artists who did sell well.

* Unang Sulyap *

Filipino Artists in Hong Kong
Arnel Agawin, Jun Cambel, Justo Cascante III, Noel de Guzman, Joel Ferraris,
Ben Guia, Martin Megino, Emilio Rivera III, Manny Rubio, Bobit Segismundo
1-30 June / Philippine Consulate / 14th Floor, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Admiralty

20/20 : People Power in the Philippines 20 Years After
Snapshots of the social shifts in the country since the 1986 People Power Revolution
6-17 June / fotogalerie, 2nd Floor Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central

Unang Sulyap: A Survey of Philippine Artworks in Hong Kong
A grand exhibition of some of the Filipino artworks held by SAR-based collectors and galleries. OPENING RECEPTION 24th June , Saturday 3pm
24-26 June / Hong Kong Central Library / 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay

Tactile Mind: The Latest Works of Noel de Guzman
Known for his finger-painted works, the artist explores movements, textures and colours
13-27 June / Karin Weber Gallery, Ground Floor, 20 Aberdeen Street, Central

Living Art: On-The-Spot and Amateur Painting Contests
These twin events hope to discover budding artists in the community
11 and 18 June / Chater Garden, Central

Lourdes Pardo de Leon and Popo San Pascual at Osage Gallery City
Hong Kong debut of two young and innovative Manila-based Filipino artists
1-28 June / Osage Gallery City / 45 Caine Road, Corner Old Bailey Street, Soho, Central

Contemporary Philippine Art Now 1996 to 2006: From artist-run spaces to art galleries Speaker: Lena Cobangbang
Lena Cobangbang is a practicing artist, arts organizer, researcher and curator.
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Goethe-Institut Hong Kong
14/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Thursday, 29 June 2006

Philippine Figuration
Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto and Charlie Co explore aspects of Filipino identity
13-28 June / Osage Gallery Loft, 3rd Floor Union Hing Yip Building, 20 Hing Yip Street, Kwun Tong

Act Two: Two Plays by Armida Azada
Armida Azada directs two of her own plays, with the backing of PWU-HK students
4,6 and 9 July / The Red Room, Philippine Women’s University
4th Floor, Fu Hing Building, 9-11 Jubilee Street, Central

* Art in the Philippines *

Art in the Philippines - paintings by Cesar F. Balagot - soon to be shown in the gallery "Art and paintings in the Philippines" here on the Cyberspace Ashram

Art in the Philippines - paintings by Cesar F. Balagot - soon to be show
in the gallery "Art and paintings in the Philippines" here on the
Cyberspace Ashram

these past hours i am preparing a online gallery for a local artist who
offers his paintings since years along the Bauang beach usually in front
of the various top resorts here - like Bali Hai Beach Resort, Bauang.

The artist / painter is
Cesar F. Balagot
and his has own style you may like or have different taste.

here below 3 examples of his typical work

some 24 paintings may be shown in the online gallery soon - hopefully
later tonight in my Philippines section - "Places I love ... in the
Philippines"

http://www.kriyayoga.com/philippines/index.html

all his paintings are available for sale and any commercial or private
use of any of the pictures is possible for a truly honest donation
directly to him
his paintings in digital form may be suitable for postcards or calendars
as well as art books. the original of the pictures taken is about 2500
px wide
hence also suitable for wallpapers if you love so.


bliss and love


hans

Cesar F Balagot's most recent developped new style 2007