David Madella’s "Cloud Canyons No. 31," home at BDO Corporate Center in Ortigas, Pasig

BDO Unibank, Inc. presents the work of Filipino artist David Medalla, "Cloud Canyons No. 31," at its Corporate Center in Ortigas (CCO). Permanently installed at its lobby, the Bank welcomes everyone to visit the sculpture.

Cloud Canyons No. 31 was first exhibited in 2016 when Medalla was one of the shortlisted artists for the inaugural Hepworth Wakefield Prize for Sculpture. Made of plexiglas tubes, wood, fibreglass, water, soap, and oxygenators, it is part of a series often referred to as the “bubble machines.” 

11th GSIS Art Competition 2015 | Deadline: May 9, 2015

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), in cooperation with the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP), mounts the GSIS Art Competition 2015. On its 11th year, the competition is open to Filipino artists age 18 years old (by May 9, 2015) and above. 

It is open in 3 categories: Representational, Non-Representational (Abstract), and Sculpture. Artists can submit only one (1) entry per category. There is no participation fee. Submission of entries is on May 9, 2015 (Saturday) only, 8am-5pm at GSIS Gymnasium.

Art Exhibit: Ina Jardiolin’s "Stripped"

Many artists, including the great masters, have indulged us with their interpretations of the human body in their work. Regina Margarita “Ina” Jardiolin, a promising young visual artist give viewers a glimpse of possible new takes on gender issues in Philippine art. She presented the human form in a different way. 

Site and Space: Modernist Directions in Sculpture (Forum + Exhibit) | March 14-May 19, 2013

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Pilak comics anthology to launch on June 8, 2012 at Art Asia Gallery

Pilak comics anthology will be launched at the Art Asia Gallery in SM Megamall-A on June 8, 2012 at 6pm. PILAK is a Filipino fantasy character created by sculptor/artist Seb Chua. Adapted into komiks by Jeri Barrios (writer) and Randy Valiente (artist).

TV Interview: (from left) Jeri Barrios, Seb Chua, Randy Valiente & the tv host

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8th GSIS Art Competition (2012)

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is inviting Filipino artists to join the 2012 GSIS Art Competition. Now on its 8th year, GSIS is encouraging the public to be with us in giving tribute to our brilliant artists. We are inviting our artist to join the competition and explore their best in conceptualizing their entries and produced new and liberated works.

Official entry forms are available in all GSIS offices (Headquarters, Regional Offices and Satellite Offices) and other offices and galleries starting April 23, 2012.

Please read all the mechanics, rules and regulations carefully. The GSIS shall be strict in the implementation of the guidelines set. Entries could be disqualified for technical reasons.

CATEGORIES & ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1) There will still be three (3) categories for this year’s competition:

I. Representational [any style, realistic, stylized (distorted figure), representational cubism, etc] in VERTICAL / PORTRAIT ORIENTATION

II. Non-representational (abstract) i.e. purely non-representational, norecognizable figures and objects in HORIZONTAL / LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION 

III. Sculpture 

UST calls for submission to the 4th J. Elizalde Navarro National Criticism Workshop

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas is now accepting applications to the 2012 UST J. Elizalde Navarro National Workshop in Criticism on the Arts and Humanities to be held in Baguio City on May 27-June 2, 2012.

The workshop is organized by the Varsitarian, the 84-year-old official student publication of UST. It is held in honor of the late National Artist for the Visual Arts and art critic J. Elizalde Navarro, who was art editor and critic-poet of the Varsitarian during his student days, and in connection with the Neo-centennial celebration of UST, which was established in 1611 and which entered its new and fifth century last Jan. 28, 2012.

This year’s workshop is co-sponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

Fellowship will be given to 12 promising young critics who would like to enhance their analytical, research, and writing skills.

Art Asia Gallery presents "Framed: Beyond Comics" (May 20-June 3, 2011)

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Art Asia Gallery presents FRAMED: Beyond Comics opening on May 20, 2011 at 7pm. This exhibition features the works of eighteen (18) Filipino indie and veteran comic artists. The heroes that we know and see in comic books are now on canvas. Some heroes are turned into magnificent sculptures as well. Exhibition runs until June 3, 2011.

7th GSIS Art Competition 2011

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) is inviting Filipino artists to join the 2011 GSIS Art Competition. Now on its 7th year, GSIS is again encouraging the public to be with us in giving tribute to our brilliant artists. For this year, we maintained the three categories and only the representational category has a theme. As we enter the new phase of our competition, we are again calling our artists to explore his best in presenting and conceptualizing his art entry. We want our Filipino artists to join and come in with their new and liberated works.

Official entry forms are available in all GSIS offices (Headquarters, Regional Offices and Satellite Offices) and other offices and galleries starting March 14 , 2011.

Please read all the mechanics, rules and regulations carefully. The GSIS shall be strict in the implementation of the guidelines set. Entries could be disqualified for technical reasons.

Michael Cacnio's "Lobo" sculptures at ArtistSpace (March 25-April 7, 2011)

In celebration of his 20th year in the Philippine Art Scene, Michael Cacnio, an esteemed Filipino sculptor, launches another great collection of his sculpture masterpieces dubbed as Lobo. The opening of the art exhibition was held on March 25, 2011, 6:00 pm at ArtistSpace Gallery. It is located at the Glass Wing of the Ayala Museum, Makati Avenue corner dela Rosa Street, Makati City. Exhibition runs until April 7, 2011.

Paseo Gallery & Artistspace present "Olazo Orlina" (Nov. 13-28, 2010)

“Olazo Orlina”, the two-man exhibition of Romulo G. Olazo and Ramon G. Orlina, will be presented at the Artistspace in the Glass Wing of the Ayala Museum on November 13. 2010. The show is organized by Paseo Gallery.

AAPFI & Ayala Museum launch the book, "Artworks: First Fifty Years (1948-1998) of Art Association of the Philippines"

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Artists' Association of the Philippines Foundation, Inc., in cooperation with the Ayala Museum, launched the book, Artworks: First Fifty Years (1948-1998) of Art Association of the Philippines on October 26, 2010 at the Ayala Museum in Makati City. This is another breakthrough in the history of Philippine Art, marking the best works that span for 50 long years. We can see here names of artists that have remained in perfecting their craft, including those that still continue to be an influence and inspiration to the younger generation.

"Harshlands" by Stephanie Ann Lopez at Art Informal (Sept 23-Oct 11, 2010)

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The Harshlands from which sculptor Stephanie Ann Lopez summoned up her recent works in concrete, synthetics, metal, glass and found objects,  recreate a substratum of the artist’s personal world, past and present.

"Chasm of Fantasies" by Olivia d'Aboville at Ayala Museum (July 16-Sept 12, 2010); Conversations with the artist on July 28

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GlaxoSmithKline and Visual Artists launch the campaign, "No to Crumpled Dreams"

Parents often ponder on the future of their children, perhaps while watching as they sleep, as they tie their first shoes, or simply as they look in their eyes. Ensuring a bright future for their children is what gave birth to The Dream Builders—a group of mothers who aims to give the best preventive health care for every Filipino. Together with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the Dream Builders strives to fight the primary cause of death among Filipino children - Pneumococcal Diseases (PDs). Launching their campaign No to Crumpled Dreams they will be taking steps in spreading importance of prevention rather than treatment.

The 6th GSIS Annual Art Competition submission day

This is the first time I bravely joined the 6th GSIS Annual Art Competition, submitting my works on April 17, 2010 at the GSIS Museum in Pasay City. For the past years, I was dominated by fear and intimidation because so many excellent artists all over the country have been joining this competition. GSIS Annual Art Competition gives the highest cash prizes in the country today - P1.9M.

Sining Ugnayan: The NCR Visual Artists Directory

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“Sining Ugnayan: Creating the NCR Visual Artists’ Directory” is a project that will identify, locate, and record in writing and document in photographs the existing visual artists and artists’ groups all over Metro Manila. There are 16 cities and 1 municipality that make up the geographical basis for the project’s methodology. National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila is composed of 16 cities and 1 municipality (the cities of Manila, Quezon City, Pasay, Caloocan, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Paranaque, Valenzuela, Makati, Pasig, Muntinlupa, Taguig, San Juan, Navotas and Las Piñas and The Municipality of Pateros).

Qualifications (any of the following):

1. Professional Visual Artists working in Metro Manila

2. Practicing Visual Artists who are residents of Metro Manila

3. Art Groups/ Organizations established in Metro Manila

Visual arts genres or professions:

Painting (Traditional Media/ Mixed-Media)/ Illustration/ Graphic /Digital Design/ Sculpture/ Installation Art/ Photography/ Animation/ Printmaking/ Art Educators/ Art Groups/ Organizations (and other related visual arts field)

Register online: Sining Ugnayan (NCR) database.

Registration is extended till 31 May 2010.

Riel Hilario's "Baro/Balasang" at Art Informal (April 28-May 16, 2010)

Contemporary sculptor Riel Jaramillo Hilario presents Baro/Balasang, an exhibit of wood sculptures on the theme of the Eternal Child at Art Informal that opened on April 29, Thursday. The title is Ilocano for boy/girl and the show collectively refers to the artist’s take on the archetype of the Puer Aeternus and Puella Aeterna - The Eternal Child of Jungian psychology.  For the artist the archetype is an operative part of the psyche that contains a complex of ideas and feelings that pertain to the essence of childhood - innocence, pure freedom and unbounded consciousness sans the confinements of the idea of self. In its heart is the energy of perpetual youth: a realm of pure possibility and the fullness of being.   Hilario explores this concept with the production of playful pieces with the majority of the works revolving around a reinterpretation of the 1914 classic The Little Prince written by the French pilot Antoine de St. Exupery.

The artist says that the works in Baro/balasang “represent a channeling of the eternal child as a spirit of creativity and possibility, where each work stakes a simple truth that we can be made to remember that we are not as blasé as we think: at heart we are still seeking a way back to our own small planet in the sky.”

Hilario studied santo-making in Ilocos Sur in 1994, and later took painting and art history at the University of the Philippines. He returned to working on wood sculptures in 2002 and was a participating artist to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts traveling exhibit, Sungdu-an 3: Making the Local in 2003. Baro/balasang is the artist’s ninth solo exhibition.

Baro/Balasang runs from April 29 to May 16, 2010. For inquiries please visit www.artinformal.com or call (632) 7258518. Art Informal is at 277 Connecticut St. East Greenhills Mandaluyong City.

The 2010 GSIS Art Competition

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"Connecting with Greatness" by Ferdinand Cacnio (March 11-27, 2010)

In line with its 6th anniversary celebration, LRI Design Plaza proudly presents “CONNECTING WITH GREATNESS” – an exhibit that will showcase a collection of table-top sculptures and a few functional art pieces by artist Ferdinand R. Cacnio.

      The invitational opening exhibit is set on March 11, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
 

LRI Design Plaza has become the design hub for upcoming and established designers and artists, with over 30 showrooms/galleries featuring world-class furniture, furnishings and artworks.   Over the years, LRI Design Plaza has been actively supporting the promotion of design and arts.  Thus, annually during its anniversary celebration, it launches an event featuring homegrown designers and artists.  And this time, it presents a one-man exhibit by respected sculptor Ferdinand Cacnio as it believes in the artist’s talent and admires his excellent creations.  

  

  “CONNECTING WITH GREATNESS” is an all new series wherein artist Ferdinand Cacnio came up with a lot of small human figures and surrounded them with tall graceful trees.
 

Ferdinand has been applying his style of composition inspired by the fluid lines of dance on subjects other than dance. He has done this with his sculptures of fishing villages in a previous exhibit. This time around, he applied it on trees. He has always had a fascination for trees. “They dance with the wind; they change with the seasons; they make me feel alive and safe.” He played around with the leaves, branches, tree trunks and even the roots, infusing them with strength, fluidity and grace. And then he conveyed his message of the need to connect / reconnect with Greatness by adding a lot of small human figures. His delivery of this message is ever so subtle, with a play of bigness and smallness, but a viewer would know that the artist’s understanding of Greatness is that which comes from the Almighty.
 

      In a separate exhibit area, LRI Design Plaza and the Galerie Astra decided to display a few dancer sculptures. In keeping with the nature theme of the exhibit, Ferdinand introduced a new element in his flamenco dancers – their long flowing skirts appear to be embroidered. Upon close scrutiny, it is evident that the artist derived inspiration from foliage. 

 

      Ferdinand R. Cacnio is, in essence, a visual artist. He finished his studies at the University of the Philippines, Diliman with degrees in B.S. Psychology and B.S. Civil Engineering. Although he had no formal training in the arts, he has been nurtured in the aesthetics of fine arts since childhood with the mentoring of his artist-father and members of the Philippine art world.
 

This led him first to a fruitful 20-year career in graphic design as Creative Director of his Atelier Cacnio. In 2005, Ferdinand's career as a sculptor started with a successful solo sculpture exhibit "The Dancer." In that same year, he bagged an award from the Art Association of the Philippines. His passion has produced a public art in Bonifacio Global City, seven solo exhibits, participation in a number of group shows and art auctions that have caught the attention of art collectors and the elusive approval of well-respected art critics. His recent solo exhibit “Sapatusin”  (October 2009) received the critical nod of Dr. Alice Guillermo. 
 

          Ferdinand is a member of numerous art groups in the Philippines: Tuesday Group of Artists, Art Association of the Philippines (AAP), Sining Tambobong and Society of Philippine Sculptors (SPS).
 

          “Connecting with Greatness” will be on view until March 27, 2010. Open from Monday – Saturday from 10 am–7 pm. 

      LRI Design Plaza is located at 210 Nicanor Garcia St. (formerly Reposo St.), Bel-Air II, Makati City.  For further inquiries, please call tel. nos. (632) 895-1772; (632) 895-7949.