The Anthem Philatelist

  Kun Hain Ka Mauli- "To Where You Return" in the artist's mother tongue. Masbate City is the coastal town the artist calls home. Born, raised, and discovered a love for the Arts. Home is of itself an image of tranquility and of simplicity many which to preserve. For some, they have never left its safe confines. For others, it is a temporary stay and one they will eventually depart from. For the artist, it is a space and time, they long to return to. In the artists pursuit of a new medium for creative exploration and in her personal narrative of rediscovering artistic passion, she combines watercolor, a medium with significant importance, rooted in her childhood, and digital animation, her current primary art practice, to rekindle a connection to her art that has been diminished by commercial pressures and loss of artistic autonomy, that of which is prevalent in the modern day culture of working artists.  The resulting body of work explores the contrast between the stilln...

  Leodito Rosales Bongo III first solo exhibition, "Distorted Realism," refers to the artist's use of real-world distorted elements while maintaining a sense of realism. “Reflecting Memories Through Realism: Exploring the Fusion of Traditional Oil Painting Techniques with Contemporary Artistic Expression Using Distorted Images of Personal Memento Artifacts and Photographs." Memories are not fully specific, they are fragmented and altered by emotion, so the artist in this exhibition creates a visual representation of a memory through distorted reflections. The spectators will see the perspective of the artist and also feel the emotion and story of those personal memories. The artist has been practicing realism for years, and as a realist artist in a contemporary world, he was challenged to expand his artistic practice by using his knowledge of traditional painting and fusing it with a contemporary expression. In this exhibition, the paintings represent the artist...

TAKD🌕L (High Moon)—a powerful and unprecedented fusion of photography, philately, numismatics, fine art, and advocacy by multi-disciplinary artist and regenerative farmer Bernard Restificar. This solo exhibit features 55 mixed-media works, each telling stories of time, memory, and Filipino identity through century-old USPI coins and stamps, captured moments, and textured artistry on white cotton canvas. What makes TAKD🌕L even more luminous is the collaboration with three brilliant Cebuano artists:  •Celso Pepito, with his masterful Cubist interpretations (15 works);  •Lucilo Sagayno, bringing Abstract Impressionist soul (19 works); and,  •Roland Mortejo, blending eclectic modern vision with historical nuance (6 works).  Mark your calendars for May 3, 2025 at 4PM at UP Lahug, Cebu. This isn’t just an exhibit—it’s a convergence of past and present, a celebration of art and history, and a journey you won’t want to miss.