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The Academia de Dibujo y Pintura (English: Academy of Drawing and Painting) was an institution for artistic instruction in Manila, Philippines, founded in 1821 by Damián Domingo with the support of the Real Sociedad Economica Filipina de los Amigos del Pais. [1]
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 ...
Adrian Evangelista is a Manila, Philippines born painter. Being the first painter in his family, he learned how to paint during his college days. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in Painting in the University of Santo Tomas. As a student, Adrian Evangelista was active in participating in numerous art competitions.
Filipino Struggles Through History, alternatively known as the History of Manila is a series paintings which depicts select events from Philippine history. [6] It composes of 10 canvas panels collectively measuring 2.7 meters (8.9 ft) high and 79.4 meters (260 ft) wide.
Binatang X (1947), illustrated by Nestor Leynes.. Leynes was born on February 26, 1922, in Santa Cruz, Manila. His parents were Ricardo Leynes, a doctor, and Enriqueta Garcia, a registered nurse.
Damián Domingo y Gabor (February 12, 1796 – July 27, 1834) was the father of Philippine painting. Domingo established the official Philippine art academy in his residence in Tondo in 1821. Domingo established the official Philippine art academy in his residence in Tondo in 1821.
Antonio's Maiden with Flowers, oil on canvas, 2000. Marcel Antonio (born June 28, 1965) is a Filipino painter.Considered one of the most promising young talents in Philippine contemporary art while still attending the University of the Philippines' College of Fine Arts in the late 1980s, he launched a solo show and thereafter dropped out of the college to continue to produce collections of his ...
José Honorato Lozano (1815 or 1821-1885) was a Filipino painter born in Manila.He is best known as the pioneering practitioner of the art form known as Letras y figuras, in which the letters of a patron's name is composed primarily by contoured arrangements of human figures surrounded by vignettes of scenes in Manila - an art form that may have derived loosely from illuminated manuscripts. [4]