Dugong my Son: Indigenous Prints from the Torres Straits, Australia
Gelam Nguzu Kazi: Dugong My Son features limited-edition linocuts by indigenous Australian artists from Mua Island in the Torres Straits. The exhibition is a striking collection of artistic works from the Kubin community of Mua Island in the Torres Straits north of Australia’s mainland. Drawing on ancient traditions of carving and presented in a contemporary […]
Nature Bejewelled
Nature Bejewelled features the finalists and winners of the 2006 Guild of Philippine Jewelers Jewelry Design Competition. With “Nature Bejewelled” as the annual theme, the pieces on display capture the natural and the nature-inspired. Nature Bejewelled is presented by the Guild of Philippine Jewelers.
Ting Ping Lay: Celebrating Figure and Form
A true measure of mastery in sculpture is the artist’s ability to get to the essence of the form—to manipulate and mold meaning from hard physical material—in order to pronounce the intangible qualities and values that express emotion and the various states of the soul of his subjects. Today, the evocative presence of sculpture is […]
Anita Magsaysay Ho: From Egg Tempera to Print
The exhibition presents a selection of egg tempera paintings created by Anita Magsaysay Ho from the 1950s to 2006. The paintings, generously loaned by various private collectors and institutions, provide a glimpse into the long artistic journey of Anita and her passion for depicting the beauty and strength of her homeland, particularly the arduous Filipina. […]
Sino-Filipino: Three Visions
Ang Kiukok, Lao Lianben, Charlie Co In its traditional definition, Vision is about the power of seeing the unknown or the future. It is in the realm of imagination that artists partake of freely, while discerning which aspect of what they see should be presented to the public. For here lies the responsibility of the […]
Enchanting Taiwan
A knowledge of its nature and culture is the key to a deeper understanding of Taiwan. If photography is a form of vision, then lovers of the art have their mind’s eye to see the world. To enable audiences abroad to better appreciate Taiwan’s natural beauty and cultural splendor, the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office […]
A Brush with China
Chinese painting is among the most precious of all Chinese cultural treasures. It is a unique record of the progress of Chinese history and depicts the original of Chinese characters. The earliest Chinese characters started with painting, and the development of painting and Chinese characters are synchronized and closely related. This is why people always […]
Romancing East Asia
Jose Joya was the extroverted abstractionist whose works during the decade of the 1960s and 1970s were inspired by the American abstract expressionist movement. He later distinguished himself by creating an authentic Filipino abstract idiom that transcended foreign influences. Most of Joya’s paintings of harmonious colors were inspired by Philippine landscapes, such as green rice […]
Isan: World Heritage Sites in Japan
Photos by Kazuyoshi Miyoshi Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) spearheads efforts to identify, protect, and preserve cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding universal value to […]
