Cagandahan’s ‘Pamilya’ pays tribute to Filipino extended family
Noted sculptor Glenn Cagandahan explores the nuances of the Filipino family in his latest exhibition, “Pamilya,” at Galleria Nicolas.
Noted sculptor Glenn Cagandahan explores the nuances of the Filipino family in his latest exhibition, “Pamilya,” at Galleria Nicolas.
Light affects visual arts in a number of profound ways. An artwork’s ability to work with light through techniques such as illumination and shadowing allows the viewer to evaluate the work.
The medium is heavily reliant on the nuances of volume and material, needing immense technical aptitude to execute even the most minute detail. Thus, only one material is often used. And when working with metal, it is invariably soft and malleable brass or bronze.
All that the Dormouse ever said about eating was “Pass the butter.” But he could as well have advised Alice, “Feed your head,” meaning her to turn on.
In 2008, we interviewed sculptor Jerry Araos in his campus house at the University of the Philippines for a term paper requirement. Already in his 60s, he still brimmed with his distinctive brio and bluster, traits that turned on or turned off those who’ve encountered him. He has always drawn out that sort of reaction from others—love him or hate him. Not that he cares.
This year totally belongs to the Brits, dahlings, because of the successful London Olympics, the number of gold medals they won there and Andy Murray amazing everyone with his awesome performance in the US Open, his first Grand Slam.
A favorite movie of Michael Cacnio is “The Agony and the Ecstasy,” the biographical film on Michelangelo, so it comes as no surprise he looks up to the Renaissance master who said of his creative process: “I saw an angel in the marble and I carved to set him free.”
Even before US-educated Filipino sculptor Niccolo Jose used his training in the visual arts to create functional art pieces such as furniture, “pyrographic” portraitures and even costume jewelry, the young artist has been into carpentry. He’s been doing carpentry work, in fact, since he was 10.
Leading sculptors here will gather in a one day exhibit/sale of Rotary Club Makati West (RCMW) to raise funds for the club’s Gift of Life Program that provides free heart operation for less privileged children.
The invitation to the 7th Annual Sculpture Review bears the image of a work by Maria Magdamit set against a dark bare space; the piece had been toughened with a high-fire kiln. Magdamit’s method is apt because the high temperatures essential in sculpting evoke the Promethean spell where sculpting prowess results in three-dimensional artworks that [...]
The tools that finally tore four kids away from their beloved gadgets and computers were surprisingly simple—fresh notebooks and new pens. Four boys between the ages of 7 and 11 spent an entire Saturday just drawing, seemingly forgetting about the lures of Facebook games and the Internet. In this age of instant gratification and digital [...]
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