Ilongga Fine Arts Student Bags First Prize in Shell’s National Students Art Competition

Judhea Java, a third-year student at the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu, has emerged as the first-prize winner in the Oil/Acrylic Category of the 56th Shell National Students Art Competition....

A Day in the Life: Van Bagañgan

On social media, Van Bagañgan is known as Alima Embroidery. Using embroidery as his chosen medium, Van transforms objects into thread art, imbued with...

Musings on the Dissonance between Artists’ Intent and Critics’ Interpretation

I remember a conversation I had with a fellow artist a long time ago. The artist expressed concern after observing a huge difference between...

Tayog-tayog: On The Sources of Ilonggo Imagination

An approach to the exhibit I first came across the term "tayog-tayog" when I was studying in Iloilo City. When someone tells an “out of this world” story or claim,...

Surrealism’s centenary in the City of Love

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...

La vita è bella: La Vita nell’ Arte at ILOMOCA

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...
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