Bohol artist Geovanni Abing was declared grand prize winner of the 2020 Don Papa Art Competition in the recent Art Fair Philippines.
Represented by Talimbaw Art Gallery, Abing’s mixed-media “Timeless Landscape” best captured the theme “Flora and Fauna of Sugarlandia,” said Don Papa jurors.
Abing won a monthlong stay in Barcelona, Spain, inclusive of airfare, accommodation and allowance, from Bleeding Heart Rum Company, manufacturer of Don Papa Rum. His winning work will be rendered on special-edition Don Papa canisters.
Don Papa Rum is a small-batch rum from Negros Occidental, commonly referred to as “Sugarlandia.”
“My work portrays Sugarlandia as a magical place pulsating with life and floating over a sea of clouds,” said Abing.Joseph Ingking’s “Flora Fauna de Sugarlandia” won the People’s Choice and Artistic Merit Awards, while Daryl Feryl’s “Eden” got the Masskara Award.
Said Erica Larkins, Don Papa Rum brand manager for the Asia Pacific: “This year’s grand winning piece serves as a testament that we have an abundance of untapped artistic talents that we can be proud of, and The Bleeding Heart Rum Company is thrilled to be at the center of the emerging local art scene in the Philippines.” INQ
