National artist of the philippines
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Fernando Amorsolo
Filipino painter
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Amorsolo and the second or maternal family name is Cueto.
Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972) was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art,"[2] he was the first-ever to be recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines.[3] He was recognized as such for his "pioneering use of impressionistic technique" as well as his skill in the use of lighting and backlighting in his paintings, "significant not only in the development of Philippine art but also in the formation of Filipino notions of self and identity."[4]
Early life and education
Fernando Amorsolo was born on May 30, 1892, in Metro Manila.[5][6] His parents were Pedro Amorsolo and Bonifacia Cueto.[7] His father quickly found work in Daet, Camarines Norte months after Fernando's birth, and the family lived there until his father died when Amorsolo was 11. While he
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Marcel Antonio
Filipino painter
Marcel Antonio | |
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Antonio in his studio, 2010 | |
| Born | (1965-06-28) June 28, 1965 (age 59) Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Artist |
Marcel Antonio (born June 28, 1965) is a Filipinopainter. Considered one of the most promising young talents in Philippine contemporary art while still attending the University of the Philippines' College of Fine Arts in the late 1980s, he launched a solo show and thereafter dropped out of the college to continue to produce collections of his distinctly narrative as well as pseudo-narrative figurative paintings influenced by modernism and 1980s postmodernism. Since then, Antonio produced enough sold-out works to be quickly counted as one of the Philippines' young painters most proficient in the magic realist sort of post-expressionism in the country.[1][2]
Since his dropping out of college to concentrate on a profitable, already-budding career, Antonio has to this day continued to be considered a prize of art collectors in the Manila art market. T
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MARK SALVATUS
Biography
1980 born in Manila (Philippines)
lives and works in Manila (Philippines)
Exhibitions, projects
(2001-2024, selection)
2024
Solo presentation, Philippine Pavilion, Venice Art Biennale curated by Carlos Quijon Jr. (upcoming)
Relaxation is a State of Mind, The Drawing Room Contemporary Art, Makati (PH)
2023
Living Togetherness, Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition, Hong-gah Museum, Taipei (TW)
The Oceans and the Interpreters, Britto Art Trust, Dhaka (BD)
Crossing Ecotones - Mountains Seen；No Mountain Being, Our Museum, National Taiwan University of Arts (NTUA)(TW)
Notes for Tomorrow, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, NY (US) Humber Galleries, Humber College, Toronto (CA) Curated by Independent Curators International (ICI)
2022
Phantasmapolis X Manila Select Works from the 2021 Asian Art Biennale, MET Museum, Manila (PH)
The Oceans and the Interpreters, Honggah Museum, Taipei (TW)
Notes for Tomorrow, Independent Curators International (ICI) traveling exhibition, Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery with Tendai Muta
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