"Juan Line" by Dansoy Coquilla48"x24" oil on canvas (2009)
PhP 55,000.00
Daniel Coquilla is a Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Thirteen Artists Awardee 2006. A triennial event, the award recognizes the potentials of progressive artists who draw public attention to the need for art and its critical sensibilities in our national quest for social transformation.
Known for his from the top view of scenes from everyday life, Dansoy represents faces looking at the viewer as one looks at, and into, the painting's details. His works, as well as his titles, are whimsical and at times satirical, reflecting Dansoy's very nature.
"Juan Padyak" by Josue Mangrobang72"x36" oil on canvas (2009)
PhP 60,000.00
JOSUE MANGROBANG JR. holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (major in Painting) from the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts in Diliman. He is currently pursuing a double degree, major in Art History from the same institution. A multi-awarded painter, Mangrobang is a national finalist in the 2008 Philip Morris Philippines Art Awards. He was also cited as a finalist in PDSI 2nd Figurative Art Competition 2009, the water media category of the 2002 Metrobank Young Painter Competition and the 2000 and 1999 Shell National Students Art Competition.
"Welcome Home" by Jomike Tejido72"x36" acrylic on canvas (2009)
PhP 80,000.00.
Jomike Tejido is a practicing architect based in Manila and is also a painter. His background in architecture, children's book illustration, and love for the environment all entwine in his work.
He has held exhibitions in The Cultural Center of the Philippines, Singapore, Paris, and Tokyo. His paintings were awarded in the 16th NOMA Concours in Tokyo in 2006. His subjects on nature reflect memories of walking under tree canopies that has always given him a sense of serenity.
"Pilipinas" by Anton Balao - SOLD!72"x36" oil on canvas (2009)
A graduate of Fine Arts at the University of Santo Tomas, Anton Balao's skill with the pallet knife earned him a slot as semi-finalist the first time he joined Metrobanks' Young Painter's Annual art tilt. Though he majored in Interior Design, his passion for the more hands-on creative arts led him to painting. His musical inclination has him playing guitar and drums occasionally, an interest that lends a visual lyricism to his works.
In this painting, the figure represents the Philippines. Its butterfly shape and the movement of elements in the figure, according to Balao, denotes beauty, and express a mixture of rich and multifarious experience in the Philippine culture.
"Tatlong Marya" by Liza Flores48"x24" acrylic on canvas (2009)
PhP 25,000.00
Liza Flores is an illustrator and designer, and is one third of the design company Studio Dialogo. According to Liza, the painting represents her belief that
"The sum of each Filipino's story defines who we are as a people. We share a common string, and it ties our stories. Being Filipino is about taking up that string, adding on to it, and passing it to the next.To be Filipino is to take part in the telling of our story."
Liza was also CANVAS' artist for the short environmental story, The Star Thrower (author unknown), which was part of "CANVAS Earth Tales," a collection of short ecofables for children, published by CANVAS in October 2008.
"Pahingi Pa" by Michael Cacnio7"x40"x8" brass sculpture on granite
PhP 140,000.00
2006 TOYM (The Outstanding Young Men) Awardee Michael Cacnio has built a niche for himself in the Philippine art scene as a sculptor in brass.
Barely three years after graduation, he was the sole Philippine representative to the 1994 ASEAN Sculpture Exhibit at the Fukuyama Museum in Hiroshima, Japan where his work “Bliss” is on permanent display. In 1997, he participated in an international Art Exhibit at the Osceola Center for the Arts in Kisseemmee in Florida, USA and was likewise invited to a roadshow of contemporary Philippine art that toured various cities for the United States.
"Blessed" by Leonardo Aguinaldoapprox. 60"x36" Mixed Media on Korean Handmade Paper (framed with glass)
PhP 80,000.00
"The conquest of the Filipino spirit not only destroys our identity as a people, but also results in the creation of a colonial breed that feeds on foreign ideals. Maybe divine intervention, or a divine blessing is what we need to free our souls and to open our eyes."
Baguio-based artist Leonardo Aguinaldo studied Architectural Drafting in Baguio. He was awarded the Thirteen Artists Award by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2003, and won the grand prize in the ASEAN Art Award sponsored by Philip Morris Asia-Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand, earning him the coveted title of "Best Emerging ASEAN artist of 2004". In 2007 Leonardo was commissioned by the Singapore Art Museum to create a work made of 135 pieces rubber puzzle play mats, with self-contained images executed in rubbercut that covered an entire 15 x 30 feet floor area. He has participated in several international art exhibitions which include the Busan Biennale South Korea, International Open Air Exhibition, Kanagawa Prefecture in Yokohama, Japan and Nature Art in Korea.
"How Philippines" by Farley del Rosario72"x36" acrylic on canvas (2009)
PhP 95,000.00
"My painting is about how it is second nature for the Pinoy to make light of any circumstance or issue, be it political, social, or environmental. The knee-jerk reaction to playfully joke about the latest catastrophe or crisis is a key element of Pinoy resilience."
The son of a painter, Farley del Rosario's colorful naïf renditions have graced the annual Fookien Times publication, the Philippines Yearbook 2006. There, his works complement the essays of known writers, among them, National Artist F. Sionil Jose.
He is proving to be a fast rising favorite of collectors and set of paintings for CANVAS' children's book, Sol - A Legend About the Sun, was both a critical and sold-out success.
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