It’s a full slate of shows for Art Elaan at this year’s Art Fair Philippines, set to run in a hybrid format from March 23 until April 1. The Parañaque-based gallery will be presenting at the Art Fair Philippines 2022 a total of four solo exhibitions featuring established artists, as…
From physical installations to virtual activities, Art Fair Philippines 2022 promises a hybrid experience
National Arts Month may be over but the creative spirit continues as Art Fair Philippines 2022 launches a series of online and onsite events happening not just in Manila, but other locati
A loaded juxtaposition between two one-artist exhibitions is on view until February 19 at Art Elaan. Self-taught visual artist Rishab Tibon conjures a world of his creation, escaping absolute truths and retreating to a set of his own in Alternative Reality. Opposite it is a presentation about fusing components to create…
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OPEN UP InRepair, oil on canvas, 2019
Froilan Calayag’s artworks are always filled with his created characters and creatures. It is almost as if his works are illustrations of scenes drawn from fantasy books. Interesting, however, how Froilan does not see himself as a storyteller. Instead, he claims that he is the story.
But what is his story?
STORYTELLING THROUGH ART Froilan Calayag
“I was born with defects. They used to treat me with a lot of medications and, as I grew, my mother suspected I had autism spectrum disorder because my behavior was quite different from the other kids,” he recalls. “They told me that as early as the age of two, I could already make sculptures out of paper and draw images clearly. There was a time, I think when I was seven years old, I dreamed of the sky, where the clouds opened, and a figure of a paint brush appeared. From then on, I knew I would become an artist.”