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Rafael Arenillo Cusi, also known by his nickname Popoy Cusi, is a Filipino artist who specializes in watercolour. He is also dubbed as the "Master of Watercolour in the Philippines" and is acclaimed as one of the top artist of the Philippines in his times including other artists who also specializes in watercolor. [1] [2]
Today, his work displays simple imagery; the artist has said of his 1990s work, "I was bored with that shit". [3] Phillip Rodriguez directed a one-hour documentary of Ocampo's life and art career, Manuel Ocampo, God Is My Copilot. [3] Ocampo's 1992 painting "Why I Hate Europeans" was used as the cover art to the music album "Mythmaker" by ...
In 2010, he was commissioned to make the Nativity Scene at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, the first non-Italian artist to be thus commissioned [5] In 2017 Davao City conferred him with the Datu Bago Award, and in 2022 he was given the Gador Award by the Cultural Center of the Philippines for his work in promoting Mindanao's culture and arts.
Pop art, mixed-media installations, modern art, figurative art, conceptual art Anton Del Castillo (born in 1976 in Tondo , Manila, Philippines) is a multi-awarded and critically acclaimed Filipino visual artist known for the stunning craftsmanship and meticulous design of his artworks that meditate on critiques of modernism and contemporary ...
Museums protect and conserve Philippine arts. A number of museums in the country possess works of art which have been declared National Treasures, particularly the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila. Other notable museums include the Ayala Museum, Negros Museum, Museo Sugbo, Lopez Museum, and Metropolitan Museum of Manila.
In addition to her work with the Tao Foundation, Grace—between 2014 and 2015—also headed the Artists Welfare Project, Inc., a national non-profit corporation established to contribute to Philippine artists’ wellbeing by 1) tapping into government agencies that provide welfare benefits to Filipino citizens; and by 2) pushing for ...
Elmer Misa Borlongan (born January 7, 1967) [1] is a prominent contemporary Filipino painter best known for his distinctive use of figurative expressionism. [2]He rose to prominence as a recipient of the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Thirteen Artist Awards in 1994, [3] and his works have since become one of the most widely exhibited and most sought-after at auctions among Southeast Asian ...
Alicdan is a member of the Anting-Anting, a group of artists from Cavite. [12] In 1989, Alicdan participated in the Metrobank Painting Competition and was an honorable mention. [13] In 1996, he participated in the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) Annual Art Competition. [14] In 2003, he represented the Philippines in RENGA (Linked-Image ...