Image shows Hau Chiok's 'Caravan,' 2001, which was on display at the Metropolitan Museum in Manila in 2019.
There have been Chinese influences on Filipino culture even before the Spanish Rule. The Chinese have been our trading partners since the ancient times, allies in times of war, and business consultants to this day. On the eve…
Artists
By алексей петренко
Longing is unknown. Humanity names it to each his/her own experience, may it be sadness, dependence, or pain, even when actually, it is more than our understanding. Its existence means that the world drove its energies into something magical that we have encountered, making it enough reason to long for.
From someone who made…
Mga salita ni алексей петренко
Naalala ko nung mga panahong ako ay bata pa, kitang kita ko sa kanyang mga mata ang kaligayahan nang makita niya akong nagsasalita sa harap ng maraming tao.
Naalala ko rin nung mga panahong may “no permit, no exam” policy sa paaralan, nakita kong nagpunta siya sa faculty room para magbenta ng…
By Tala Jose
Behold the world grows
smaller
and smaller
and smaller
Still,
‘til I can barely move
I am dark
from cupped hands
I run down spilling
lower than a beggar on his knees
I kiss the ground
anxious to ascend
I pour the soul
your hands have broken
I am barely myself
and you are barely you
Still,
fainter
and fainter
and fainter
your Face grows.
Oh, Beauty,
all around me,
Your kingdom come.
Give me this day
the…
(L-R) Filipino visual artists Ryan Orig and Jose Ehric Egualada
A first of its kind in the Philippines, FilipinoArt.ph, an online art marketplace that showcases emerging and seasoned Filipino visual artists and their artworks, was recently launched. The launch coincided with the physical exhibition, Sariling Sining: A Showcase of Contemporary Filipino Art, which ran at Art…