Artes de las Filipinas welcomed the year 2022 with its latest publication

November 2015--When one mentions the district of Betis in the town of Guagua, Pampanga, the first thing that most likely comes to mind is woodcarving. It is an art that is as old as the history of the town itself and a sk...

A large bronze sculpture of a woman's back by Henri Matisse has sold for nearly 49 million dollars in New York, setting a new record for the French impressionist. Measuring 74.5 inches (189.2 cm), "Nu de dos" wa...

The art of making the pabalat or pastillas wrappers has transformed in recent years from being a local, folk tradition into a popular art. Besides adding flair to the sweet pastillas de leche made from...

July 2009--In Philippine contemporary art, very few young artists have been the subject of much interest than Ian Quirante, a progressive young artist of his generation, who employs surrealism and automatic painting in his works. Quirante’s treatment of space was not crowded; his comp...

Austria started his teaching career in the University of Sto. Tomas in 1969. Students who knew Austria when he was still a professor describe their experience with Austria, Takot kami ma-late sa klase ni Si...

I love my job because it challenges my person, says artist and art restorer, June Dalisay. Its a relationship between myself and the object infront of me. I have always wanted to become a doctor but we co...

January 2012--The restoration of a painting by Rubens from London’s Courtauld Gallery has revealed that the work was probably not a commission, but created for the speculative market. Cain Slaying Abel, around 1608-...

September 2013--In sculpture, we are face to face with a problem more difficult perhaps than that which we have encountered in the consideration of Philippines architecture, considering the fact that there is scarcity of auth...

Do you ever include your personal experiences in your works? I do sometimes. I cant recall which ones but I know Ive done a series of works that are biographical in nature. Your paintings had some air of ad...

February 2016--Alfredo Roces holds a prominent place in the history of Philippine art. He is a painter who started with a figurative style but soon began to amalgamate Expressionism, Fauvism and Impressionism in his paint...