Igan D' Bayan's Silent and Macabre Art 
by Christiane L. de la Paz
January 2010 -- The art of Igan D’ Bayan is a modern tale of fantasy and domination. It shares many similarities to the works of Tim Burton, Stephen King, Robert Bloch and Alfred Hitchcock whose interests are macabre and quirky-themes, science fictions, mystery, crime and suspense. His noteworthy efforts and trademark of painting ribcages and skeletal bones which can repel and send shudders to viewers sets him apart from his contemporaries as he chooses to focus on painting certain disorders of the skeletal system as well as the psychological problems that live inside the heads. While Igan D’ Bayan’s works in the last five years deal heavily on both fear and fantasy, his style and trademark of interacting light and darkness, subjects being caught between two irreconcilable worlds, slowly gained him approval and recognition. Igan D’ Bayan, in this interview, tells his early life as a musician and writer and his third career as a visual artist.
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Ian Quirante: A Postmodern Artist
by Christiane de la PazJuly 2009--In Philippine contemporary art, very few young artists have been the subject of much interest than Ian Quirante, a progressive young artist of his generation, who employs surrealism and automatic painting in his works. Quirante’s treatment of space was not crowded; his compositions encompass the entire picture surface equally in all places and his use of strongly graphic and biomorphic shapes, phantasmagoric and cartoon-like figures all reveal his psychological ideas and personal visions. In this July 2009 interview, Ian Quirante shares his growing up years in Cagayan de Oro, his college years at the University of the Philippines, shifting from one course to another, the early phase of his career as an artist as well as his personal hobbies and interests.
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Modern Graffiti Artist: HEPE
by Christiane L. de la PazFebruary 2009--Graffiti is from the Italian word graffiato which means scratched. It has a long history that goes back to the figure drawings found in the walls of ancient ruins in Rome and monuments in Egypt. Since then, the art, style and usage of graffiti has evolved as a means to communicate social and political messages and is linked with punk rock and the hip hop culture. Today, graffiti art is a global phenomenon viewed and opined by young and old alike. In this interview, Hepe, one of Manila’s prolific taggers and a visual artist expresses his bold opinions, narrates the beginning of his interest and tells how tagging has been a driving inspiration in his artistic career.
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CRITICA
Jamie Camplin is the managing director of Thames & Hudson, a publishing firm based in London, England. He wrote an opinion piece for the June 2009 Art Newspaper that may interest general art readers and museum publishers. Camplin raises the question: if art book publishing is to remain vital, how do we keep producing fresh, thoughtful publications at a reasonable price point? He begins: Is there a crisis in art book publishing? Most people who love art—collectors, gallery-goers, curators, critics, dealers and artists themselves—understandably take it for granted that there is an audience for books about it. There’s a touch of arrogance about this, though an engaging version of arrogance because of the positive emotions involved. If your passion is Greek bronzes or Winslow Homer or Olafur Eliasson, you needn’t worry whether your enthusiasm is shared—unless, of course, you publish art books.
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TRIVIALIDADES
Picasso's "The Actor" Painting Accidentally Ripped by A Woman at the Met -- The Artes de las Filipinas Web Team
Pablo Picasso’s “The Actor” painting which depicts a gaunt male figure in a dusty pink costume was gouged on Friday, January 25 2010 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art when a museumgoer fell into the artwork that left a six-inch gash. Donated by the automobile heiress, Thelma Froy and daughter of Walter P. Chrysler to the museum in 1952, this painting is one of the early works of Pablo Picasso in the museum collection and an important work in the artist’s oeuvre as it signals his shift from his early Blue Period to his Rose Period.
Reports said that an unidentified woman attending a museum class “lost her balance” and crashed into the artwork. “The woman was not injured,” said Elyse Topalian, a museum spokeswoman. “But the painting received a vertical tear in the lower right hand corner.” "The Actor” was worth about $130 million, according to a New York art dealer.
“The Actor” has been removed from the gallery and was taken to the museum’s conservation studio for “assessment and treatment,” the statement said. Because the tear occurred in the lower portion of the canvas, the repair is expected to be “unobtrusive,” according to the museum.
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ACONSEJAR
Book Review: Edifice Complex: Power, Myth, and the Marcos State Architecture by Gerard Lico
by Arch. Roselle SantosThe book is about Marcosian Architecture. The author started each chapter with quotes from different scholars as an introduction to his discussions. The book is very much influenced by Michel Foucaults discourse on power and knowledge. Lico says that Marcos regime recognized the nexus of architecture and society, its potential for influencing the community, and wielded this weapon to promote the aesthetics of power in the built form. The book seeks to contribute to theoretical work on the relationship between architecture and power. It documents some of the socio-historical dimensions of the Marcos regimes major architectural accomplishments which include the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Folk Arts Theater, PHILCITE, Philippine International Convention Center, Philippine Trade Pavillons, Tahanang Pilipino (Coconut Palace), and the Manila Film Center. Through this book, Lico hopes to generate awareness of the unrecognized power of architecture.
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ANUNCIO
October 20, 2009 -- EACOMM Corporation hosted a cocktail reception to celebrate the publication of its first book project, Private Collections. Almost three hundred guests turned up at the Isla Ballroom 3 of Edsa Shangri-La Hotel to welcome the release of the limited edition art book and to have it signed by the art collectors.
The audience had a warm and unforgettable moment that Tuesday evening. Artists and distinguished guests from the business, arts and society stood in lines to meet and have a chat with Washington SyCip, Hans Sy, David Consunji, Joey de Leon, Napoleon Abueva, Charlie Cojuangco, Joel Jimenez, Eddie Chua, Patrick Reyno, Mark Villar, Julius Babao, Arsenio Tanco, Jovenal Santiago, Manny Zialcita, Gilbert Santos, Wilmer Hontiveros, Louie Ojeda, Mikee Romero and Alexander Tan, who were recognized and honored that night.
Private Collections is available online and at Fully Booked and Powerbooks.
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