CPAR individually painted bricks—Taniguchi’s unit of

construction—become visible with different

gradations of black. The works’ subtle
The artwork Can’t Help Myself, by Chinese artists
inconsistencies in density and insistent iteration
Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, is a machine inside of a
of the grid, along with their varying dimensions
glass cubicle, illuminated brightly from the ceiling and physical placement—propped against walls,
by TL-lights. The machine consists of a robotic not hung—evoke a time-consuming and
arm of the kind that is often used in production labor-intensive painting process.
lines such as car factories. But this specifically
modified arm has only one task: to sweep the
liquid, which is dark red and looks like blood, in a
perfect circle

2. RONALD VENTURA

birth Manila (1973)

education Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), UST

work/ contemporary Filipino artist

PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ARTIST
Filipino artists today no longer cling to Western
ideals but develop their own system of beliefs,
forms, and styles by adopting the rich heritage of
Philippine folklore, customs, and traditions.
They are also conscious of the role they play in
society
They are able to generate a critical response,
thus becoming agents of change
artstyle known for his dynamic melding
of realism, cartoons, and
graffiti. Portraying scenes of
chaotic disarray, Ventura culls
from science fiction, Western
history, Asian mythology,
Catholicism, and popular comic
book characters, in producing
his work
Ventura’s painting Grayground set a record for
the most ever paid for a work of Southeast Asian
contemporary art, when it sold for $1.1 million at
Sotheby’s Modern and Contemporary Southeast
Asian Paintings auction in Hong Kong. His work
has been reviewed in The New York Times, and is
included in many private collections

1. MARIA TANIGUCHI

birthplace Dumaguete City, Ph (1981) 3. ALFREDO AND ISABEL AQUILIZAN

Alfredo Juan (AJ) & Isabel Aquiliazan y Gaudinez
awards ● Hugo Boss Asia Art Award
in 2015 (IA)
● LUX Associate Artist (2009) birthplace Ballesteros, Cagayan (1962) - AJ
Manila, Ph (1965) - IA
work/ Encompass painting, sculpture,
artstyle video and installation. Her present Currently based in Brisbane
practices investigate space and
time along with social and works Their work speaks of
historical context community, personal,
experience, memory,
displacement, and emotional
The brick paintings reveal themselves to be much psychological effects of
more than opaque black expanses. Up close,

migration
Project Be-Longing: In Transit (2006), evokes
particular family voyage, the work speaks of
displacement and the personal traumas the
children endured as they made their selections of
what to bring and what to leave behind
In semi-lotus position, the meditative lady has her
hands crossed where her legs meet on the floor. A
serpent’s head hovers above her own, near a
wired halo, while small griffons are on her side
below a large planet. Red apples provide balance
on the other side. Angels’ wings are also
prominent behind her. The painting is titled
“The Whisper.

4. MARK SALVATUS
A multi-disciplinary artist living and working in
Manila.
education Graduated Cum Laude at the
University of Santo Tomas
College of Fine Arts and Design
with a degree in Advertising Arts
Who is he? co-founder of Pilipinas Street
Plan, a community of street
artists and urbanists
(couple kissing)
6. CONSTANTINO ZICARELLI
With his art, Costantino Zicarelli hopes to change
how viewers look with disfavor and antipathy
paintings that are not eye candies. His works
reflect his belief that an artist must be bolder in
his stance and subjective feelings and emotions
must be given priority than reality or nature
objectively.

work/ He positions his works in the

artstyle universally accessible realm of
the everyday, such as the lives
and lifestyles of ordinary people

Wrapped, which started in 2007 defines a

(sigbin)
practice based on the community. Mark
7. RODEL TAPAYA
extends this project beyond the locale in
which the idea germinated from and continues
over to the places of his travels such as birthplace Montalban, Rizal, Ph (1980)
Massachusetts, Yokohama, Bangkok, Quiapo,
Barcelona. As much as the evidence of gesture education Graduated from the University
of the Philippines College of
and touch determines the underlying current Fine Arts and Goldsmiths.
of his works
Who is he? leading Philippine painter
5. CRISTINA KITTY SOLLESTA TANIGUCHI
work/ He is known for his large-scale
Kitty Taniguchi‘s is a champion of
artstyle canvases, narrative murals and
feminine aesthetic and is among
sculptural installations that
the few Filipina painters who had
evoke the primordial rainforests
successfully intruded upon a
of indigenous folklore as
male-dominated art world—a feat
allegories for the present reality.
back then. A veteran painter who
has devotedly explored and experimented themes
of femininity and all of women representation’s
that challenged the perception and
interpretation of social and cultural conventions.
 historical references, contain cartoonish
elements

(artbridge, 2004)
8. PACITA ABAD
- Pacita Barsana Abad (October 5, 1946 –
December 7, 2004) was an Ivatan and
Philippine-American painter. She was born in Post-colony
virgin the destroyer (ipis ni lupe)
Basco, Batanes
- Abad created over 4,500 artworks in her
career. Her early paintings were primarily
figurative sociopolitical works of people and
primitive masks. Another series was large
scale paintings of underwater scenes,
tropical flowers, and animal wildlife.
1st Fold in the History of
Philippine Life: Selfhood
11. BRENDA FAJARDO
- Brenda Fajardo (born 1940, Manila) began
her career in the visual arts as a
printmaker and graphic artist before
moving on to painting. She obtained her
9. ELMER BORLONGAN
Master's degree in art education, at the
- Elmer Misa Borlongan (born January 7, 1967)
University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.
is a prominent contemporary Filipino painter
- Most of her works carry strong historical
best known for his distinctive use of figurative
and nationalist themes as well as depict
expressionism.
folk and mythological tales
- He rose to prominence as a recipient of the
Cultural Center of the Philippines' Thirteen
Artist Awards in 1994, and his works have
since become one of the most widely
exhibited and most sought-after at auctions
among Southeast Asian artists.

Happiest Place on Earth (upwork above)

- Looking at the bigger picture, fast food
chains and restaurants are key contributors 12. LORDY RODRIGUEZ
in the global food waste production. Food
- Lordy Rodriguez (born 1976 in Quezon City,
services comprise 26 percent of the total food
Philippines) is a contemporary artist who
waste generated per year.
uses cartography and maps to reconfigure
- This piece begs the question— with all of the
factual locations and create fictional
problems fast food industries contribute, is it
assemblage pieces.
still the happiest place on earth?
- Inspired by family road trips across the
country, Rodriguez was influenced by the
10. MANUEL OCAMPO
maps his family used to navigate the
- Manuel Ocampo (born 1965) is
country.
a Filipino artist. His work
fuses sacred religious
iconography with secular FILIPINO PAINTERS ICON
political narrative. His works
draw upon a wide range of art 1. FERNANDO AMORSOLO
 - Was born May 30, 1892, in the Paco district
of Manila
- First National Artist in Paiting (1972)
- “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art”
- Planting Rice

2. CARLOS “BOTONG” FRANCISCO

- One of the greatest 5. JUAN LUNA
Filipino visual artists - A Filipino painter,, sculptor,
and muralists and a political activist of the
- Recognized as a Philippine Revolution during
Philippine National the late 19th century.
Artist in 1973 - Spoliarium
- Filipino Struggles Through History

6. ANG KIUKOK
- Born to immigrant Chinese
3. VICENTE MANANSALA
parents Vicente Ang and
- Was born in Macabebe,
Chin Lim, Ang Kiukok is one
Pampanga
of the most vital and
- Filipino cubist painter
dynamic figures who
and illustrator
emerged during the 60s
- Recognized as one of the
- He crystallized in vivid, cubistic figures the
National Artists of the
terror and angst of the times. Shaped in the
Philippines in Visual Arts in 1981
furnace of the political turmoil of those
- His signature style is based on cubism,
times, Ang Kiukok pursued an expression
breaking down figures, shows them
imbued with nationalist fervor and
through transparent angular forms
sociological agenda.
- Community
- Pieta

4. FELIX RESURRECCION HIDALGO

- He is acknowledged as one of
the great Filipino painters of the
late 19th century along with
fellow painter Juan Luna
- Vendedora de Lanzones