Martino Abellana was a Filipino artist known for his oil, pastels, and charcoal works that often depicted social-realist perspectives. He was associated with Sugbuanon Realism and Contemporary Bisaya ...

adorned with intricate patterns inspired by Filipino textiles and traditional art. Tenorio opted to depart from the seriousness of realism to a style which gives the sarangola a more joyful, ...

“A genre that has very much inspired my work from, as you just said, the wonderful Filipino social realism to the British ... if I don’t do my art, then what am I? Who am I?” ...

As the federal government makes huge cuts to arts funding, local organizations like Balay Kreative are feeling the pressure from Washington, D.C. all the way down to the city level. Last week, the San ...