Contemporary Arts (In The Regions), Summaries of Performing arts

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10 CONTEMPORARY

FILIPINO ARTISTS

Ernest Concepcion (1977-present)

Concepcion is a studio artist whose work

experiments with intense emotion,

deconstructing images in his paintings,

sculptures, and installations. He creates

art like recording a music album, where

each painting is from a series of nine.

10 CONTEMPORARY

FILIPINO ARTISTS

Ronald Ventura (1973-present) Ventura is a contemporary artist from Manila, with a Bachelor’s degree of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of Santo Tomas. He initially taught in the same school after graduating but found his true calling as a visual artist after his first solo exhibition at the Drawing Room in Makati in 2000.

10 CONTEMPORARY

FILIPINO ARTISTS

Leeroy New (1986-present) Initially trained as a sculptor, Leeroy’s work blends theatre, fashion, film, production design, and public art. He graduated from the prestigious Philippine High School for the Arts, before continuing his Fine Arts degree at the University of the Philippines.

10 CONTEMPORARY

FILIPINO ARTISTS

Oscar Villamiel (1953-present) Born in Caloocan City, Manila, Villamiel is a multimedia artist known for his large-scale installations consisting of objects found in local communities. His art career may have started later in life, but his installations have enthralled audiences for the past decade. He initially worked as a set designer for television, a leather bag craftsman and a successful t- shirt company entrepreneur before holding his first solo exhibition in 2006.

Dex Fernandez (1984-present) Another Caloocan native, Dexter practices a variety of mediums ranging from painting to street art and animation. He most recently participated in art residency programs in Lir Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2013), Asian Cultural Council in New York, Fine Arts Work Center, Massachusetts (2015), and Ongoing Art Center, Tokyo (2016).

Dex Fernandez (1984-present) His work is influenced by pop culture, graffiti, children’s drawings, and tattoos – creating pieces that challenge people’s views on fine art. He is known locally for his on-going series of Garapata street art (the Tagalog word for ‘tick’), filling public spaces with the notion of ‘infecting’ the city with his art.

Neil Pasilan (1971-present) Brother to artist Diokno Pasilan, Neil is a Bacolod-born artist from a family of craftsmen and boat builders. He is a self-taught visual artist who displayed creativity as a child. Pasilan has moulded clay figures for most of his life and continues to use this in his work.

Neil Pasilan (1971-present) Currently based in Manila, he has become known for his paintings that hold multiple layers, using different mediums to expose new forms. Pasilan’s work has been represented by the Drawing Room of Manila, Artinformal Gallery, and West Gallery. A notable collaboration with Raffy Napay was featured in Art Fair Philippines in 2017.

Kawayan de Guia (1979-present) This Baguio-born artist is son to legendary filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik and German artist Katrin de Guia, and was mentored by famous Baguio artists BenCab and Santiago Bose. Kawayan’s art contemplates the Philippines’ changing urban culture. He illogically arranges texts and icons to compose a painting, depicting the human form in new ways.

Kawayan de Guia (1979-present) His work draws from popular culture, the media and mass consumerism. He also creates sculptures and massive art installations – such as his Bomba series – and blings out discarded Jukeboxes.