-
Ballet that is haunting, eerie, and elegant
By Tricia J. Capistrano When I was 6, my mom sent me to ballet class in dark green leotards and tights while all the other girls wore pink and black. The ballet studios were in an L shaped building in Quezon City, in the Philippines. Each wing had several dance studios whose mirrors reflected the […]
-
Artist Lolita Valderrama Savage receives prestigious Premio Lorenzo il Magnifico award from her ‘beloved Firenze’
By Cristina DC Pastor Philippine-born international artist Lolita Valderrama Savage was awarded with the distinguished Premio Lorenzo Il Magnifico for 2017, a prestigious award granted by the Academia Internazionale Medicea (The International Medici Academy) in Florence, Italy. Lolita, a painter noted for her lively landscapes and nature scenes, was one of the 10 international recipients […]
-
MoMA features Philippine cinema from June 1 to 25
MoMA presents a survey of Philippine film from around 2000 to the present, a period known as the Third Golden Age of Philippine cinema (following the first golden age, in the 1950s, and the second, from the 1970s to the early 1980s). The Philippines’ current wave of sustained creativity is unusual in its diversity of […]
-
From Antipolo to New York, Philippine contemporary art opens a door
By Cristina DC Pastor In the 1970s, a group of Fine Arts students from U.P. exhibited their paintings at the garden estate of noted neurologist Dr. Joven Cuanang in Antipolo outside Manila. It was martial law, and none of the established galleries in Manila wanted to showcase art that unmasked the ugliness of poverty or […]
-
Ma-Yi: 28 years later, a bumper crop of Asian American playwrights
By Cristina DC Pastor It began in the basement of a Catholic church. Twenty-eight years later, the Filipino-founded Ma-Yi Theater Company is a flourishing and ethnically diverse organization that has earned esteem and acclaim for its steadfast promotion of Asian American theater. “Twenty-eight years ago, we couldn’t find an Asian American writer,” said founder and […]
-
As the comic book industry transforms, how do Filipino illustrators adapt?
By Cristina DC Pastor America’s comic book industry is going through a painful evolution, ditching print, migrating to web and film, forcing Filipino illustrators to either abandon the trade, become independent, or learn to adapt just to survive. Sales of comic books are shrinking, according to insiders, although they have been sustained by a growing […]
-
From Qatar to NYC: The shifting styles of Angelo Maristela’s art
Angelo Antonio Maristela will have a solo art exhibit in the U.S. from April 3 to 14, and it will be at the Philippine Center on Fifth Avenue. The show is entitled “Against All Odds.” Maristela has been described as a “multifaceted international artist” who has secured himself a spot in the highly competitive world […]
-
Children’s museum highlights 6 Fun Facts about the Philippines
Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega opened the Philippine Day at the Children’s Museum of the Arts (CMA) with a brief show-and-tell about the Philippines as one of the most diverse countries in the world. The February 19 program featured workshops celebrating various aspects of Philippine life, geography, arts, and culture. There was a clay-making […]
-
Del Bermudez’s art through the eye of a needle
By Cristina DC Pastor Seventy-four year-old Del Bermudez II from Washington State is holding his first solo exhibit as a needle painter. At the Philippine Center from December 19 to January 6, 2017, he will showcase his “one of a kind” art some people often associated with embroidery. “It is not embroidery,” said Del when […]