The Anthem Philatelist

  Roy Ama And Jojo Sagayno's  Back to Back Solo exhibit: ULTRAQUE UNUM Ready for tomorrow's opening at 6:00 PM. ArtPortalCebu Room 206  Atuà Midtown F. Manalo, and Queen's Road, Cebu City. "Ultraque Unum" (Both Are One) by Jojo Sagayno The journey of "Ultraque Unum" spanned nearly two years, born from the serendipitous meeting of  Roy Ama  and Jojo Sagayno at Nami Art Gallery in Mandaluyong City, and later, at ArtPortalCebu in Consolacion, Cebu. Their in-depth conversations about abstract art sparked the idea for this unique back-to-back solo exhibition. Both artists firmly believe that abstract art holds promise for the future, although they acknowledge the notion is still debatable. For  Roy and Jojo, abstract art serves as a common ground, allowing them to transcend their individual styles and come together in a shared creative vision. Creating abstract art is a daunting task, akin to capturing the wind or grasping water – elusive and intangible. The ...

Abstract expressionism is the term applied to new forms of abstract art developed by American painters such as Jackson Pollock , Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning in the 1940s and 1950s. It is often characterised by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity Within abstract expressionism were two broad groupings: the so-called action painters , who attacked their canvases with expressive brush strokes; and the colour field painters who filled their canvases with large areas of a single colour. Wenceslao “Tito” Cuevas (September 2, 1938 –March 19, 2012), a renowned third generation Cebuano artist, whose non-conformist attitude paved the way for Filipino modern art to emerge in the Queen City of the South . He is regarded as the Father of Cebuano Abstract Expressionism Cuevas exposed himself to art outside the Philippines. "This exposure paved way for his signature abstract expressionist style. Splatters of paint and bold brush strokes done...