The dominance of Manila as the center of the Philippine art scene has long defined the narrative of success and visibility of Filipino artists. But this centralism might soon be yielding...
VIVA ExCon, or Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference, is the longest-running biennial gathering of artists and art communities from all over the...
The conversation began quite organically, in 2024, with Johanz Mercurio simply showing up at Thrive Art Gallery, talking about this project he and his...
Through dreams, visual trickery of commonplace things, and creative imaginings, Surrealism as an art movement established a rarefied presentation of artistic practices. Though mostly associated with dream-like and absurdist...
Ah, the Italians! The surreptitious allure of the Mona Lisa’s smile and the overwhelming magnitude of the frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel – ask anyone with a sprinkling...
Dágtà, translated to English, may refer to a stain, a blot, or anything that taints. In its verb form, it may be understood as the act of blemishing or...