Published March 5, 2021, 9:42 AM
FYA! This 25-year-old artist from Bulacan understands how being at the right place to capture the right moment is crucial in snapping beautiful photos
There is no shortage of young, up-and-coming talent in the local art scene. Most of the time, what many of these emerging artists need is a boost and the right platform to get their art out there. Social media has definitely provided one such avenue, democratizing art away from just the hallowed halls of galleries and the executively curated pages of books. Now, those who are brave enough to put their art out there just do so on their own pages. And those who truly have that special spark grow their followers organically.
Published December 29, 2020, 8:00 AM
FYA! Here’s a young artist who tries to make ends meet by getting better at his art, a day at a time
Here’s an unpopular point: Art, as an industry, can be quite cliquish. It is very difficult for younger, aspiring artists to “get out there,” as they grapple with finding what makes their art unique while also trying very hard to get past the barriers put up by some self-proclaimed “gatekeepers” of the artistic world.
This sad reality makes the stories of the likes of 21-year-old artist
Brian Razon quite intriguing.
An academic scholar at De La Salle – College of St. Benilde’s School of Design and Arts, Brian has been spending a lot of his time in quarantine doing commissions, like most artists have been doing this Covid season, to help his family make ends meet. This isn’t also new to him, having stepped up to be the family’s breadwinner a year before he decided to continue with college, taking up a degree in Architec