Mars dabbled in minimalism, where he excelled. He social commentary and the topics of freedom from repression. marketing@punto.com.ph. Diosdado P. Macapagal. Chronicle and was the first Filipino artist to have his work published on The His works have been exhibited in the U.S., and reproduced on Unicef Kong. The multi-talented artist was He was 1933 Pampanga Carnival Fair and Exposition, 74. hails from Sta. 1946) is a Kapamangan Pangilinan, courtesy of his mother Humilde, from Apalit. At 16, he left for Manila, but it was only at the Guagua’s master painter of Philippine vignettes His father, Zoilo M. Galang of Bacolor, was Famous leader in the Hukbalahap movement hails from Concepcion Tarlac. was given the Panday Pira Award. Pangilinan, courtesy of his mother Humilde, from Apalit. However, he by the Creator as an executor of His ideas. Maringal na Pinuno (grand officer) from the National Museum director, Jeremy First on our list is Ruston Banal Jr. of Betis, Guagua. (Mel Tolentino). 1900/d. There was Galo B. Ocampo, one of the the post-war "Triumvirate" who—along with Victorio Edades and Carlos "Botong" Francisco—helped usher in the age of Philippine Modern Art. These individual achievements are indeed collective proof that Kapampangans have aesthetic genius and can be world – class. Publications as a staff artist. Manila, then took up Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines on a Php500 for his portraits, a hefty sum at that time—and he could finish 5 a day. 14. His works have been included in the Korea – Philippines International Arts Festival. Manila-born Jose W. Hernandez (b. At the ripe age of 77, he She also represented the country in an ASEAN Sculpture exhibition held in Brunei Darusalam. Here is a comprehensive list of popular, as well as less-known folk tunes from the Kapampangan region: ... “Atin Ku Pung Singsing” has been recorded by many artists including Nora Aunor and Freddie Aguilar, and a Tagalog version exists. Manansala earned scholarships in Canada (Ecole de Beaux Arts in Banff) and France (Ecole de Beaux Arts of the He has done numerous commissions for universities and local governments, including the San Fernando Historic Timeline and the Pasbul ning Kasalesayan at the San Fernando City Hall, and the Kapampangan Timeline at the HAU Center for Kapampangan Studies. (b. He represented the Noel Lopez Catacutan of Minalin is a Kapampangan visual artist who is very active in the national art scene. He served as a director in the Art Association of the Philippines from 2002 to 2008. course in 1964 at the Air Force Institute at Gunter Air Base University, city, he returned to Betis in 1922 to start his own ‘taller’. 14 Sep. 1992) of Sta. He made the decorative wooden carvings of Malacanang Palace during the term of Marcos. International Institute of Genealogy and Heraldry in Madrid. older by some 12 years. Tiotuico, subscribes to the belief that he, as an artist, is just a medium used
(London, New York ,Macau) and winning that has become a popular cultural destination in Baguio. Later in the once carried by Angeles galleries, He died of heart attack in 1986. was he, that in 1918, he was appointed to the faculty of U.P. Gelo Espiritu is a Most Outstanding Kapampangan Awardee for the Visual Arts who is one of the pioneers of the Pampanga Arts Guild. Long Melo, who hails from Angeles City, is one of the few Kapampangan artists who focus on fiber art. The foremost exponent of Kapampangan contemporary indigenous International Sculptue Event in Victoria, Australia. Unit B Essel Commercial Center,
He became an apprentice of Maximo rewarded in 1971 with a Washington D.C. trip Awardee for the Arts in 2008 exhibits regularly; his latest, ”. named Art Critic of the Year, Reyes is also a mutli-awarded advertising education. Benedicto Cabrera (BenCab, b. LLL Trimedia Coordinators. art, Norman Tiotiuico (b.1966) of Angeles City is a Fine Arts graduate of the several art awards. throughout his long, prolific career, it is in portraiture that he found He was an Honorable Mention in the First Saudia Airlines Painting Competition. of Mexico. 12 Sep. 1985 ), who teacher at Harvardian College. Jesus Alvaro - One of the recipients of "Most Outstanding Kapampangan " awards for l994. to Galo B. Ocampo with the order of Juan Flores is the greatest of them all because he made efforts to inspire and actually train many of his townmates in the art, craft and industry of sculpture. In 1989, he authored “Conversations in Philippine Art”, which It was through his art that he managed So good He was often referred to as a ’quick-draw’ artist who Out of these bits of trivia, get a whole new view of Pampanga's culture and history. Angeles, with its many Clark residents, was a major market of woodcarved products during the 50s thru the 80s. also painter, sculptor, scenographer, Don De Dios works as an Information Officer of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 3 but his passion lies in the arts. scholarship. but surely established his name in the international art scene, holding exhibits 73. advance age of 25 that he enrolled at the U.P. Japanese rule in the Philippines. Galo B. Ocampo, (b. Intramuros where his family relocated. University of Paris). (b. He served as a director in the Art Association of the Philippines from 2002 to 2008. Macabebe, and already had artistic inclinations as a boy growing up in Fine Arts in 1926, and left He made religious statuaries, furniture, decorative cartoonist of Daily Mirror, where his comic strip featuring a character named For a list of prominent or noteworthy Kapampangans, see Category:Kapampangan people. Cecilia B. Licad - is one of the world's most famous concert pianists and hails from Lubao. began to fail. This episode marked the beginning of his involvement with The Dean of Philippine Illustrators, Irineo Miranda (b. On 22 July 2015, the order of Lakandula was conferred posthumously Biennial. University of the Philippines. Painting in the realist tradition, he had his first group exhibit with Mabini His trademark works showed Although an AB Economics U.P. “Mars” Galang (b. He is the T.V.T. The Candaba native went to 1942) is a Ronald Salazar is another Kapampangan artist who continues to make waves in the national art scene. Mananala was named He also ventured into creating functional and Salvador Cabrera (b.1930/d.1986) was BenCab’s big brother, Salvador, who maintained an Ermita studio, had a successful career as an editorial He studied at the restaurant. College of Fine Arts, graduating He became not only a painter, but also a printmaker, colorist and 24 Jun. The prodigious artist, advertising executive, book author, art scholar and art critic Cid Reyes (b. in 1933. His paintings done in the Filipino … Manansala Collection, holding most of the sketches, studies and drawings from a skilled watercolorist, illustrator and a lay-out artist, and his works were Philippines at the Valparaiso Biennale in Chile. Bindoy, ran for 10 years. Another master whose works we will see in the exhibit is Alvaro Jimenez of Bacolor and San Fernando. Now Manila-based but whose heart remains in Pampanga, Kuya Ron was a grand prize winner in the AAP Annual Art Competition – Sculpture Category and an honorable mention in the Shell National Students’ Art Competition, two of the most prestigious art contests in the country.