The Anthem Philatelist

A group exhibition “CHROMATICized”, featuring Paul Arenas , Bong Rafael , Pierre Famador , Sigwada Knicolai , and Shielo May Duterte. “CHROMATICized”, reveals the transformative power of color, engaging the senses and stirring the imagination. Each artwork weaves a story, celebrating the boundless creativity that arises when artists embrace the full spectrum of colors. Qube Gallery, Crossroads 13 January 2024 (Artists’ Reception) 4 PM to 7 PM  

In the autumn of 2013, a group exhibit and art residency in Paris became a shared experience of a band of Cebuano artists that became MUGNA . With this cherished experience and in celebration of the coming Philippine-France Friendship Day on June 26, this exhibit is proudly presented. These select group of artists, now mostly in the academe , came from different groups and represent a wide range of stylistic tendencies that somehow reflect the diversity of contemporary art in Cebu. Except for the Cebuano Master Jose Kimsoy Yap , most of the artists selected then like Melver Mercado , Sio Montera ,  Felix Catarata , Marvin Natural , Joshua Cabrera , Palmy Pe-Tudtud , Gigi Ocampo and Radel Paredes were in their mid-career and active in the local art scene. The group decided to name themselves Mugna (Cebuano for “creation” or “to create”), thinking of a common Cebuano words they could leave to their French freinds to remember. ‭This exhibit marks the first ten (Dix) years of Mugna...