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Leonardo Boy Hidalgo Comes Home For Good
by Christiane L. de la Paz
January 2014---In 1958, Boy Hidalgo joined a group exhibition where he debuted as an aquarellist, partial to on-the- spot painting. He staged his first one-man show at the C.I.V.I....
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Renato Rocha: Building Modern Sculptures
by Christiane L. de la Paz
December 2013--From 1960-1965, Renato Rocha had a winning streak in various art competitions including the University of the Philippines Student Catholic Action Art Competition (UP...
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Federico Estrada: The Forgotten Great
by Christiane L. de la Paz
October 2013-- A lesser known contemporary of Vicente Manansala, Federico Estrada started his career as a sculptor in 1932. He was the first Filipino to work at the atelier of Pietro...
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Brief Sketch of the History of Plastic-Graphic Arts in the Philippines (Second of Two Parts)
by Fabian de la Rosa
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...
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Brief Sketch of the History of Plastic-Graphic Arts in the Philippines (First of Two Parts)
by Fabian de la Rosa During the pre-Spanish period, the Philippines already enjoyed a certain degree of civilization. The unit of social and political organization varied in size from 5 to 7,000 inhabitants, and was known...
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Mario de Rivera: Shape and Color of Memory
by Joel Vega
August 2013--LIBERTAD in Mandaluyong City could be a typical street in busy Metro Manila with its row of apartments and the bustle of passing motorists. On number 26, a mix of potted...
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William Gaudinez's Cathedrals of Truth
by Christiane L. de la Paz
June 2013-- William Gaudinez came to public attention during the 1984 Metrobank Painting Competition. Early in his career, he painted vendors, fiesta and childhood scenes but over...
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Serafin Serna's Traces of Greatness
by Christiane L. de la Paz
May 2013--Serafin Serna was in his senior year when World War II broke out. He was studying at the University of the Philippines School of Fine Arts where he learned the fundamentals...
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Jose Zabala Santos (1911-1985)
by Ricky Orellana
March 2013--Jose Zabala Santos or “Mang Pepe” to his neighbors in Kuatro Kantos, Malabon, was born in Calumpit, Bulacan on July 20, 1911. He acquired his early drawing...