The Anthem Philatelist

  Opening on April 14, 2023 at 4pm. Exhibit runs until May 23 KINAIYAHAN  (NATURE) a group exhibit by: JONATHAN ABELLANA LEODITO BONGO III JESS DINGLASA JOHN DINGLASA RAMON DE DIOS CELSO PEPITO FE PEPITO JOSE MARI PICORNELL MARLOWE VILLAGONZALO MARLONE YLANAN   BONG FRANCISCO Abuhan Mini Gallery Ground Floor, One Mango Square Mall , General Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City   The idea behind the KINAIYAHAN (Nature) Exhibit is simply to acknowledge the innate skills and talents of the eleven exhibitors, who are mostly engrossed in painting nature as the main subject of their artworks. Most of them have so much fun in doing plein air painting, like landscapes, seascapes, still life, etc, if only to commune with the environment, but above all, being in front of their subject, have given them utmost freedom to manifest their creativity without inhibitions. As our existence is synonymous with the existence of nature, we ought to do our share to nurture, protect, and takes care...

Edgar B. Mojares was a Cebu -based artist who studied art at Cebu's UPCC Fine Arts Program in 1975. Born to public school teachers from Polanco , Zamboanga del Norte , he is the brother of National Artist in Literature, Resil B. Mojares . The late Mojares was a reclusive painter who had several group art exhibits but never had a one man show. The online exhibit at CAI gallery was his first. His works spans fifteen years, roughly running between the late 70s to early 90s. Pencil sketch, 1990 He is well regarded as the leading proponent of Cebuano synthetic collage cubism in the 70's with Tito Cuevas in abstract expressionism . These two turned down pecuniary gains to lead Cebu to novel art forms which were not well received during their time, as buyers and collectors where more inclined to buy realist paintings. Radel Paredes aptly stated, "the late Mojares took up Picasso's collage but used basket weave, coco fiber and other organic materials more telling of local...