Digital Tagalog
Last year, while visiting Manila, Lani Maestro saw Poklong Anading’s U-turn at the residence of interior decorator and artist Yola Johnson. Made for the inaugural exhibit of Finale Gallery’s new space in 2008, Poklong’s piece of two empty cans of paint held together by an arc of neon so impressed Lani that she decided to seek out the younger artist. “When I saw this one work, that’s it!” she jokingly declared. “I didn’t want to see any more!” Continue reading
Louie Cordero, "My We", image from www.singaporebiennale.org
Manila’s art lovers will remember 2011 as the year when Rodel Tapaya made us proud with his APB Signature Art Prize win, Roberto Chabet proved that he’s still at the top of his game after fifty years, and Mideo Cruz exposed the need for Filipino audiences to encounter more varied forms of artistic expression to broaden their perspectives. Continue reading
Neil Oshima, "Gummy Worms", 2009
I’ve had the good fortune to view pieces from Isa Lorenzo and Rachel Rillo’s private art collection before, an invitation I wouldn’t have passed up. The chance of savoring Rachel’s cooking served as an equally strong lure as the superb art they laid out for our enjoyment. I think that it’s great that they’ve mounted selected works at silverlens, the gallery they own and manage. A Photography Collection allows their clients and supporters to share in their affinity for an art form that they both practice so well. Continue reading
Now this is a show! Boredom must count as the biggest peril to an art blogger—well, it is mine. When art overdose sets in, exhibits start melding into one another. I feel as though I’ve seen them all before. It becomes difficult to muster 
excitement from the pieces that stand before you. So when I come across an exhibit that makes me rush back to my computer, eager to post my photos and my thoughts, I know that the thrill of art has come back. Continue reading
Un/Fold Marina Cruz Exhibit Installation
One year after winning the 2008 Ateneo Art Awards, Poklong Anading and Marina Cruz Garcia bring us two shows, both coming off from their respective residency grants from the Common Room Networks Foundation in Bandung, Indonesia and the La Trobe University Visual Arts Center in Sydney.