At the prime of his career as an artist, Joya was hailed as “prophet avatar of Expressionism,” “exponent of pure painting,” and “pillar of Philippine art.” He was the Filipino painter. The eminent art critic Leo Benesa once chronicled, in the mid-60s, Philippine painting was a Joya painting. Joya, without doubt, is a household name […]
The exhibit featured Téqui’s works from the 1980s to early 2000. Titles of some of her masterpieces are: Tropical Baroque (1983, engraving on copper), Sudarium (1984, etching/viscosity colour printing), St. Ofelia (1984, etching/viscosity colour printing), Detail from the Sta. Ofelia Cycle (1985, etching/viscosity colour printing), Where Why How (1995, acrylic on rag paper), Ode (1996, […]
In 2008, the Philippine republic gifted UP, by way of an amendment of the very charter that created the institution in 1908, the status of being the national university in the Philippines for its trailblazing role in advancing the cause of higher education through excellent academic program, cutting edge research and exemplary public service. The […]
Abstract artist Norberto Carating shares his life story. Norberto Carating: Artist Collection in Retrospect opens July 5 at Bulwagan ng Dangal at the University Library in UP Diliman. The exhibition features the private collection of artist Norberto de Guzman Carating spanning 45 years of his painting career. An icon in Philippine Non-Representational Art, Carating is best […]
Tomas Javier Calvillo Unna responds to the complex and multivalent realities of our world in both his personality and intellect. An accomplished writer and poet, with works in his native Spanish translated to English and Filipino, one of his most recent collection of poetry “Filipinas, textos cercanos,” was published in 2010 during his second year […]
The French philosopher and art critic Denis Diderot states: “Happiest are the people who give most happiness to others.” This statement is most true and palpable in this exhibition. All the artists included in this collection have generously given more than a fair share of what they do best: their art. In turn, the University […]
An innovative Sinag project is “Dreams on Canvas,” the group exhibition featuring 25. It is up until June 24 at the Bulwagan ng Dangal, UP Main Library, Diliman, Quezon City. Sinag Marketing Director Margaret Yarcia said when the Sinag team discussed their fundraising projects, they agreed that these shouldn’t be charity (one-way) affairs. “We want […]
Over a hundred works of Mario VA Parial comprise the artist’s retrospective exhibition at the Bulwagan ng Dangal in UP Diliman, Quezon City, from February 17 to March 31, 2015. Organized by the University Theater Complex in celebration of UP Diliman Month and National Arts Month, the retrospective is entitled Mario VA Parial: Beyond Reality. […]
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