Carlo Ongchangco’s art is whimsical but not frivolous. His works borrow from the visual language of children’s book illustration, graphic design, cartoon and Japanese pop art. He uses subdued colours that create a wistful, nostalgic mood for the caricature subjects that populate his works. His characters are almost always children with rounded faces, with eyes …
Month: February 2021
Star Wars X Herschel Collaboration Collection
StarWars releases an interview of Jon Warren the Vice President of Product Design of Herschel Supply Company, about its first collaboration with StarWars. Check out the collection at Herschel. Bulletin: The first Star Wars X Herschel collaboration collection featuring the villains from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The collection are inspired from Darth Vader, …
GALLERY: NASSER ZULUETA & TOMRUSS “TRANSFORMATIKA” @ALTROMONDO CREATIVE SPACE
Each creation is a glimpse of an artist’s life. Each stroke sheds a part of his soul laid bare before us and his development is the testimony of a transcended difficult journey. Nasser Zulueta’s art reveals some turning points in his life that ushered his growth as an artist. Traversing the world alone at an …
GALLERY: MICHAEL CACNIO “VICINAGE” @GALERIEJOAQUIN
Exhibit runs from February 14 to 28, 2021 What makes Michael Cacnio’s art unique is his distinct way of drawing out the beauty in the ordinary, finding serenity amidst chaos, discovering the joy in isolation, and bringing out poetry in the mundane. He has also not shied away from social realism, conjuring sculptural introspections on …
PRIMER: ISOBEL FRANCISCO
Isobel Francisco is a Filipino visual artist. Since her first group show in December 2011, she has exhibited in Hong Kong, Germany, China, and various corners of Metro Manila, and she has been kindly featured on some print and online publications. Her works currently involve figurative tensions and narratives of anguish, loss, and the constant …
PRIMER: LARA LATOSA
Lara Latosa is a freelance abstractionist from San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines. She uses art as a platform to promote the protection and preservation of the environment, and to raise awareness on issues like climate change. Her love of the ocean and traveling takes center stage in her artwork through the figurative abstraction of waves or …
PRIMER: CJ TAÑEDO
CJ Tañedo born in Makati City, Philippines is a contemporary painter in the Philippine art scene. He came from a family with an artistic background and he once dreamt of becoming an architect, until he entered college and discovered that painting is the career that he wants to pursue. He won several awards during and …