Joy Mallari, "Pasakalye"
Joy Mallari, "Gigil"
Every year, CANVAS (Center for Art, New Ventures, and Sustainable Development) commissions a Filipino visual artist for a painting that will serve as the focal point for a children’s book competition. The Romeo Forbes Children’s Book Initiative calls for children’s stories woven around this commissioned piece. Continue reading
Jose John Santos III, "No Trespassing"
When Apolinario Mabini drafted the Malolos Constitution, he included a treatise outlining ten points which he felt incumbent upon every freedom-loving Filipino to hold dear. With The True Decalogue, Mabini called upon his countrymen to love and honor God and country above themselves, to continually strive for the nation’s independence, to treat each other as brothers, to make sure that they only allow leaders who have been duly-elected to rule over them. Continue reading
Elmer Borlongan, "Pamilyang Menthol", 1994
Elmer Borlongan, "Woman In The Bathtub", 2009 and Plet Bolipata, "Variations on the Blue Hour: Appassionata", 2008
In this show, Elmer Borlongan and Plet Bolipata bring out selected pieces of their own paintings from their personal collection. As the exhibit notes explain, the title of the show comes from a musical movement where two distinct melodies play simultaneously. Continue reading