Out from the box called “nonessential” came the works of art that are now hanging and standing on the ground of the Malayan Colleges of Mindanao (Mapua School). Never has the artist been so constrained than in this time of pandemic. Ironically, however, is the fact that when labelled opposite the essentials, the artist became …

What or who do you come home to? This captivating question surrounds all nine artworks in ‘I’m Coming Home,’ contemporary artist Ricky Ambagan’s first solo exhibition at Salcedo Private View, the gallery and private sale subsidiary of premier auction house Salcedo Auctions, as part of the activities to mark its 10th anniversary this year. Ambagan …

Following his incisive repertoire of historical paintings, contemporary master artist Juanito Torres presents a poignant survey of the times with his latest solo show, The New Reality: Truth is Stranger Than Fiction. Swapping bolos for shopping bags and revolutionaries for healthcare professionals, Torres’s new series of artworks don the masks of modernity, under the familiar …

“Chaos and Awe” was born from artists Jaime Gubaton’s yearning for a more positive mindset more positive mindset, both from himself and the world around him. What started out as simple response to the current global situation evolved into a trajectory from anxiety to hope, and a journey to see the good in everything in …

Before he realized he wanted to be an artist, John Paul Duray first went through an immensely relatable coming-of-age journey. In his early 20s, he dabbled in a myriad of professionsーhe was once a janitor, a bartender, and even a local TV personality. Finally, he’ll tell you, he realized he wanted to be an artist …