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Aesthetics of Collocation & the Women of Bencab by CuadroFilipino on Jul 2, 2008“The society based on production is only productive, not creative.”- Albert CamusPublished at Manila BulletinLifestyle Section (Arts & Culture)Page F 1-2, June 30, 2008“Mass Culture,” as part of popular culture, produces diverse products..

Lives and Loves of Artists & their Nude Models by CuadroFilipino on May 19, 2008The Luncheon on the Grass (1862 - 1863) by Édouard Manet (left photo). Published at Manila Bulletin, Lifestyle Section (Art), Page F 1-2, May 19, 2008The most controversial and, perhaps, the greatest work of a French painter Édouard Manet is “Le...

FIGURING ABSTRACTION: The Shifting of Reality in Lindslee’s Art by CuadroFilipino on Mar 27, 2008“Modern art touches a sore spot, or several sore spots, in the ordinary citizen of which he is totally unaware. The more irritated he becomes at modern art the more he betrays the fact that he himself, and his civilization, are implicated in what t...

“Turn the Beat Around” by a Filipino sculptor FERDINAND CACNIO by CuadroFilipino on Feb 2, 2008If I were to define the aesthetic meaning of “dance”, I would describe it as a poetic ascend of body movement within the spatial beat and rhythm of musical instruments.The sculpture “Turn the Beat Around” captures that essence of poetic body...

“Yakap” (Embrace) by a Filipina-Chinese painter JANICE LIUSON-YOUNG by CuadroFilipino on Feb 2, 2008There is something celestial in the portrayal of “Yakap” (Embrace), something invincible that only an experienced mother could depict such sensitive and warm ambiance of mother and child bonding.Securely nestled at her mother’s arms, the child...

“Typical Alaska Home” by a Filipino photographer LEONARDO VILLAFRANCA by CuadroFilipino on Feb 2, 2008Photographs are optical memories from the visual world percolating from the lenses of the photographers to convey reality and meaning through the human eyes and senses.In this particular picture, instead of revealing the perspective of the compositio...

"Dog Show" by a Filipino painter CJ Tañedo by CuadroFilipino on Feb 2, 2008Perhaps, the closest and loyal among the domestic animals to human beings are dogs. There are heroic stories between man and dog; they are heart-warming stories of loyalty and friendship.In this painting, however, the artist uses the imagery of dog t...