“I don’t have any inkling that I would become a painter,” said furniture-designer turned painter Ida Robles during our interview for the magazine that I was formerly editing.
Hiatus
I have been away from blogging for too long, and I can feel that I need to go back in the soonest possible time. Aside from art reviews, I will be publishing interviews now and even some take about the pressing issues in the art and culture today. Stay tuned…
Why you should have a website and why you should have it now?
So you’re an artist dreaming of conquer the international art scene. But, how come you do not own a website?
Saying ‘Goodbye’ and the works of Monnar Baldemor
“When you leave home to follow your dreams, your road will probably be riddled with potholes, not always paved in happy Technicolor bricks. You’ll probably be kicked to the ground 150 million times and told you’re nuts by friends and strangers alike. As you progress you may feel lonely or terrified for your physical and…
Anafe Nemenzo’s humans and mandalas
She calls herself as sexy artist. In fact, she is. And Anafe O. Nemenzo shows her “sexiness” through her works, since those art pieces are always rendered in full, vivid colors.
Honoring her heart, her being, and the things important: The art of Ysa Gernale (Santos)
There are three things that I cannot live without – the beauty that surrounds me; the truth in my heart; and the good things that Universe and the humanity have to offer. The art of Ysa Gernale-Santos is indeed, one of the good things that the Grand Architect of the Universe and humanity are offering…
When the heart can truly see: a review of Kita Kita
Perhaps, Sigrid Andrea Bernardo is an alchemist of sorts, for in her latest movie, Kita Kita (roughly translated I See You) she has had turned “lead” into “gold”. Of course, we all know she’s not. To be honest, it is a gem among Filipino movies, especially in the Filipino romantic comedy (romcom).
Villa Milagros: A Gem at the Heart of Rodriguez, Rizal
I am always fascinated with old things, old houses, and historical places. For me, they are repository of memories—bitter and sweet. Memories are what we made of. In fact, according to a science article, memories can be passed on for 14 generations through our DNA. And in the Municipality of Rodriguez (formerly Montalban) in the…
Dotted beauty: the works of Rodolfo “Dolpee” E. Alcantara Jr.
Predominantly, the first thing that you would notice with Rodolfo “Dolpee” Empleo Alcantara Jr.’s works was his modified pointillist style of painting. He utilized the dots to create and recreate the beauty that surrounds him.
Golden mountains, trees of goodwill, and hearts of Gold: Eman Mediana Santos’ Circulate
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life,” says the famous painter Pablo Picasso. Indeed, the works of Eman Mediana Santos truly wash away that dust to one’s soul for they convey positive messages and profound wishes for his audience. Though not that apparent, those beautiful wishes of blessings, those prayers for…
And they have created something wonderful…
AS I ALWAYS SAY, artists are a different kind of species of being. Inside of them are a child and an adult. The child dictates what to draw and what to paint; the adult was the one that gives it some perspective. The imagination is supplied by this inner child and the one that makes…
The journey to “home”: The Art and Travels of Pancho Mistula Piano
Actually, I have written about Pancho M. Piano for several times now. Most of the time, it was his request for me to write about him because he will be having a show, that he needs something for his portfolio. Of course, I always heed to his request for one apparent reason—I personally admire his…
