Agustin Goy’s art of the ballet
Agustin Goy’s ballet paintings, which were shown during ManilArt 2014, herald the marriage of two art disciplines; his brushstrokes echo the stringent demands of classical ballet.
Agustin Goy’s ballet paintings, which were shown during ManilArt 2014, herald the marriage of two art disciplines; his brushstrokes echo the stringent demands of classical ballet.
It is through painter and graphic designer Wilfredo Offemaria Jr. that “Kritik/Critique: Essays from the J. Elizalde Navarro National Workshop in the Criticism of the Arts and Humanities, 2009-2012” and “From the Major Arcana,” two of the University of Santo Tomas Publishing House’s newest titles, have gained remarkable artful identities. Colorful collisions of the visual and the literary, both books were recently launched at the concluded ManilArt 2014.
There were art enthusiasts who headed straight to Leon Gallery’s booth that featured masters such as Fernando Amorsolo, Vicente Manansala and José Joya at the ManilArt 2014 annual fair held in Taguig City until Sunday.
A year after Super Typhoon “Yolanda” devastated the Visayas region, artists from Tacloban City in Leyte will be showcasing their artworks during the 6th ManilArt fair in the exhibition “Pagla-um: A Paper Clay Art Exhibit.”
As the leading purveyor of historically important and museum-quality Philippine art and antiques—and now also a leading auction house, León Gallery is again supporting ManilArt 2014, which will run Oct. 16-19 at the SMX, SM Aura, Taguig.
ManilArt 2014 next month will feature an exhibit on surrealism by local and foreign artists. “Endangered Visions,” organizers said, will focus on “the Surreal, the Visionary and the Fantastic as a means to counterbalance an art world driven by a rapacious market with something more contemplative, subtle and challenging.”
Gallery Nine’s 10th Sculpture Review, one of the art shows in the run-up to ManilArt 2014 fair, will open at the Art Center of the SM Megamall (4/F, Building A; tel. 9108016 or 0922-8223369) on Sept. 19.
ManilArt 2014 kicks off with an art exhibit opening this week at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in Intramuros, Manila. Theme this year is “Crossing Borders, Bridging Cultures.”
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