Transcending Identities: The Artistic Journey of Ovvian Castrillo-Hill
This journey is one woman’s transcendence from her many identities. This is one woman making a difference. This is Ovvian Castrillo-Hill.
Artist’s Spotlight
Megs Empinado: From Animator to 3D Printing Sculptor
Starting out as a digital artist and animator, Megs Empinado worked for a number of different international studios at the beginning of his career as an artist. Despite this, he had a great drive to work with his hands and produce tangible art his entire life, which ultimately drove him to choose sculpture as a career. Megs was driven to learn new skills and advance his artistic abilities, so he decided to make the challenging shift from digital art to 3D-printed sculpture.
Mallari’s Utopian Vision and his Retrofuturistic Works
Ram Mallari’s personal life is just as intriguing as his creative output. Growing up in a poor neighborhood of Quezon City, he was introduced to metalworking at an early age because several members of his family were professional blacksmiths.
The Art of Meneline Wong: Gravity and Phosphorescence Through Motion
Meneline Wong entered the art scene in 2017. She competed in the GSIS National Art Competition in 2019, finishing second in the non-representational category out of 928 total entrants.
Peering through Water: The Art of Jade Fulgar
“I’ve spent my entire life in the city, so the only natural pond environments I’ve seen are tiny creeks littered with rubble, with trees sparse enough to let in a great patch of sunlight. The dragonfly is represented as a mythical figure who can travel between realms; every pond and creek finds the same flittering dragonfly. In these pocket worlds away from my urban familiar, I’d like to be a wild koi, in a clear stream filled with rubble, branded by the sun, peering through the water at a dragonfly.” ~ Jade Fulgar
A Mapping of a Constellation of Experiences: Binong Javier and the Trajectory of his Drops
An essential truth about visual artist Binong Javier’s work can be gleaned from an appreciation of his personal history. Drop by painstaking drop, the artist creates what looks like a cohesive explosion of color, but is actually a mapping of a constellation of experiences in which the artist highlights both the uniqueness of each moment and its significance in the greater whole.
The Art of Fitz Herrera: Ferocious yet Subdued Clashes of Color
Fitz Herrera’s development as a thinker and an artist was deeply influenced by the contrasting textures of the province and the more urbanized atmosphere of Caloocan, where he later spent his formative years. Initially, he focused on creating figurative pieces, for which he received recognition and even a few notable awards (including third place at the 2004 Metrobank Art Awards).
Salvador Ching: Earthy Tones and the Natural World
Salvador “Buddy” Ching is a full-time painter, installation artist, and performance artist. The moments that Ching witnesses in his community inspire the paintings that he creates. He paints people and nature by incorporating earthy tones into mixed media and art installations using local materials.
Connecting the Senses: Marlon Magbanua and his Creative Hypothesis
“The extraordinary interconnectedness of the senses and the interdependent alliances among the arts provide Marlon with both his inspiration and the medium through which he works.”
Michael Pastorizo: Materializing Dreams and Creating Gateways
“The “dreamlike” quality of Pastorizo’s paintings induces a similar altered state of consciousness in those who view them.”
