Promote social awareness with photography He began a career in photography in 2001. For those who don’t know yet, he is an inspiring, sensual and disruptive photographer. Born in Cavite in 1980, Niccolo Cosme https://www.niccolocosme.com/ is a Filipino photographer based in Manila, Philippines. The son of a screenwriter and television director, he entered a reality-based singing competition. By adapting to …
Read More »VISUAL NARRATIONS AND SYMBOLISM – Paul Ilario, between expressionism and fairy tales
When any theme arouses creative interest His acrylic on canvas The Jester King you can think of as an expressionistic painting or a fairy tale. Already from the age of four Paul Hilario https://paul-hilario.pixels.com/ aspired to become a muralist. When his father didn’t have paper to give him, he would draw on the walls of the house. Some television programs, …
Read More »SYMBOLS, POEMS AND DETAILS – When poetic language merges with everyday life
Edith Tiempo, the mother of Philippine literature In 1962, she and her husband founded the Silliman National Writers Workshop in Dumaguete City, an initiative that helped bring out the best writers of the Philippines. Her poems are transfigurations of significant experiences. Born in Bayombong in April 1919, Edith Tiempo was a Filipino poet who received the 1999 National Artist Award …
Read More »AT THE COURT OF AN ADVENTURE CAPTAIN – Federico da Montefeltro and the mystery of what is painted on wood
The landscapes of Piero della Francesca, between candied figs and walnuts You have probably already visited Castelluccio di Norcia and known the flowering of its meadows, discovering that they have colors similar to those used by the Renaissance painter Pietro della Francesca. Once in Urbino, we advise you to sleep in an ancient room of the SanPolo1544 https://sanpolo1544.com/, knowing the …
Read More »A LITTLE CHURCH AND THE GIRL, BETWEEN THE COLORS OF INFINITY – Castelluccio di Norcia in the frescoes by Piero della Francesca
The fresco of the Madonna del Parto It comes from the chapel of Santa Maria di Momentana https://www.appennino-centrale.it/it/punti-di-interesse/chiesa-di-santa-maria-di-momentana, it was frescoed by Piero della Francesca around the middle of the 15th century century and can be admired in a museum. The fresco of the Madonna del Parto was intended for a country church and women in labor went there on …
Read More »LITERATURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE – The optimistic tone in Eka Budianta’s poetry
Climate change and sustainable life, poetically In his works, writing about environmental issues and climate change, he addressed environmental topics. After graduating from high school in 1974, Eka Budianta https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16551351W/Walking_Westward_in_the_Morning?edition=ia%3Awalkingwestwardi0000unse continued his education at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Indonesia, where he began writing and publish his works. This Indonesian writer writes about the environment, tourism and …
Read More »AN ELEGANT AND PLEASANT WAY OF SINGING – The charming Indonesian singer with a velvety voice
Anggun, the grace of a voice born from a dream For her, the most important thing is not what religion to believe in, but how to live one’s life. She possesses a warm, full three-octave alto voice that transitions into a soft whisper. Her 1990 song Tua Tua Keladi became her most popular her song in Indonesia. A native singer-songwriter …
Read More »A FUSION OF PABLO PICASSO AND DIEGO RIVERA – Djoko Pekik, or, struggling and pushing the boundaries of art
Painting happy victims and thieves who rob them Born in Grobogan (Purwodadi, Central Java) in 1937, he received an art education at the Indonesian Fine Arts Academician in Yogjakarta. With prices ranging from just over 1000 to over 40.000 USD, his paintings have been offered for auction multiple times. From his point of view, art can help eradicate the characteristics …
Read More »INNOVATIVE PEOPLE FROM PHILIPPINES – When genius determines a strong social impact
The archipelago where develop creative thinking Have you ever thought about what you would like to do with brushes and colors? There are those who think that painting is a means of expressing emotions; other people feel, and no experience is needed to paint. Usually, easy watercolor paints are diluted with water on a specific paper; trying it you will …
Read More »WHEN COMMOTION IS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION – Nelson Bohol and his inspired work in the animation industry
The Filipino animator who made it big in Hollywood From his point of view, being an animated film designer is no different than being an action film designer. Having children too, he knows how to juggle the responsibilities of having a family and professional one. As a father of four, when he returns to the Philippines, he regularly visits the …
Read More »THINGS YOU WANTED TO SAY BUT NEVER DID – Geloy Conception, that is, none of us or all of us at the same time
It can be me; it can be you If you asked him something about him, he would tell you that since 2017 he has lived taking photographs in the United States. Photographer born in Pandacan in 1992 and based in San Francisco (California), Geloy Concepcion https://www.geloyconcepcion.com/ knew the chaos of Manila from a very young age, when he started making …
Read More »FEMALE DETAILS FOR STRONG SHAPES – Oliver Tolentino and his concept of luxury and elegance
Bright colors prints and the attention to detail He is a Filipino Designer achieved international success. The originality of his clothes was proposed in a pink photo shoot for Cycle 17. He excels in all fabrics, especially if they are eco-friendly. It is no coincidence, in fact, that he earned the title of Eco Designer at the Global Green 2012 …
Read More »A WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE IN BALAGTAS – Francisco Balagtas and his poem Florante at Laura
The injustices of the Filipino natives, in the Tagalog language Born in April 1788, Francisco Balagtas https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/francisco-balagtas/m030402?hl=en was a Tagalog-speaking scholar during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. Considered the Prince of Tagalog poets because of his masterpiece Florante at Laura, to go to school in exchange for domestic service, when he was young, he went to a distant …
Read More »A BAND WITH UNPREDICTABLE MUSICALITY – The Ransom Collective and Filipino indie folk music
Lively music for adventurous melodies After indie soloist Kian Ransom returned from California to the Philippines in 2013, he had the idea of teaming up with a high school drummer friend and three fine arts students, forming the band The Ransom Collective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Fi0mGnX70 with them. For their 20-year-olds and enthusiastic fans, it’s a young band that helps keep them young. …
Read More »POWER OF NATURAL LIGHT, BACKLIGHT AND CHIAROSCURO – Fernando Amorsolo’s mastery in the use of light and shadow
When sunlight becomes an additional color Four days after his death, he was awarded at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. In his paintings, you can easily grasp the presence of figures outlined against a bright light. Considered together with Juan Luna and Fernando Zóbel among the protagonists of the Philippine pictorial scene, the portraitist and painter of rural landscapes …
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