The dominance of Manila as the center of the Philippine art scene has long defined the narrative of success and...
Essays
Hardly can the story of the revival of the traditional piña weaving industry in Aklan be discussed without mentioning the life, art, innovations, and advocacy of Anna India Dela Cruz Legaspi.
Jed Vincent Mercurio is an artist from Iloilo City who’s vibrant, animation-inspired style blends perspective-driven compositions with lively, imaginative color...
The conversation began quite organically, in 2024, with Johanz Mercurio simply showing up at Thrive Art Gallery, talking about this...
Thrive Art Gallery’s ‘Arstoryahanay’ series hosted Bry Barrios and his convo-workshop on Ethics and Aesthetics last July 7 – and...
Alan Cabalfin’s workshop is more of an alchemist’s laboratory than an artist’s studio. His inventory lay bare: canisters labeled “manganese”...
Take away the decades, the digital revolutions, and the changing zeitgeists. What does an artist from the 1990s share with...
It was a night in the city of Iloilo one could not forget. March 17, 2018. The night when Iloilo...
This week I received a few questions from my students. I thought that they could be good topics to discuss...
I learned oil painting as a kid by joining several art workshops since grade school and then eventually reading technical...