THE artist in her studio in Aravaca, Madrid MANNY MIÑANA
Homage of Life, one of the paintings featured in the Retrospective at the MET MANNY MIÑANA
The Artist’s Studio in Makati MANNY MIÑANA
IT IS believed that we are a sum of our surroundings. Judging from portraits of her by other artists (including one by Fernando Amorsolo), Betsy Westendorp, one of the grandes dames of Philippine art, had been and continues to be a beautiful woman at the age of 93. She was surrounded by beautiful people and beautiful things, and in such a setting, nothing else but beauty is expected. The rarefied world that Ms. Westendorp lived in seemed to be a set path: to paint society portraits; then paint something beautiful; then see those hung on either the homes or the offices of the powerful she painted. Her works then serve as a salve, and an escape from this world, and an exercise in the purpose of beauty.
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endIndex: David Medalla after a performance at the 2017 Venice Art Biennale, where his work A Stitch in Time was also part of the main exhibition. Photo by DON JAUCIAN
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life) David Cortez Medalla (23 March 1938 – 28 December 2020) was a pioneer. For art historian and curator Patrick D. Flores, he was an “indispensable figure in the prehistory of the contemporary, one who, with a ludic sensibility and broad sympathies, mediated the local and the modern in all their complications.” Medalla was an activist, a poet, and a prominent figure in modern and contemporary art in the Philippines and beyond who worked on kinetic, land, and participatory art.
By Dexter R. Matilla
“Kulay Sa Tubig,” the Philippines’ premiere watercolor competition, recently honored the country’s best aquarelle artists at the SM Megamall in Ortigas.
The by-invitation only event saw some 100 works from artists who have mastered the skill required to produce art using a medium considered to be one of the most difficult to master.
That Gallery Genesis was able to pull off this year’s edition together with SM Megamall is truly commendable. At a time when most have experienced a sense of loss, it is quite uplifting to know that there are artists who are still able to create and share beauty through their brushes, canvases, and watercolor paint.
Published December 12, 2020, 2:29 PM
Bring happiness to your loved ones while helping our local artisans bounce back
Time flies. We’re now about to wrap up 2020. So many things have happened this year, but nothing will stopus Filipinos, not even some of the non-believers,from celebrating perhaps the most important occasion of the year the Christmas holiday.
This holiday is a rare opportunity for families to get together, exchanging gifts and some laughter, while enjoying delicious food. This is also a chance to spread happiness and let our loved ones know that we remember them, by spending time with them or giving them a gift.
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