"This anthology of Leonidas V. Benesa articles illustrates the beginning of Philippine contemporary art scene - new trends, thoughts, and philosophies that influenced budding modern-day visual artists." - extract taken from inside book cover. Described as possessing "keen eyes and scrutinizing intellect," Benesa was a visiting art critic-member of the Association Internationale des Critiques D'Art (AICA), who initiated the founding of the Art Critics Association of the Philippines (ACAP). The collection of articles that make up 'What is Philippine About...,' reflecting three decades of the Philippine art scene, is gathered from Benesa's weekly column in The Daily Express as well as contributions to other journals and magazines.
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Onsite

Location code
REF.BEL
Language

English

Publication/Creation date

2000

No of pages

156

ISBN / ISSN

9718140018

No of copies

1

Content type

anthology, 

monograph

Chapter headings

Foreword

Goodbye, Leo, and Welcome

Abstraction and Image in Lao and Albor

Arturo Luz: Artist With a Mandarin Sensibility

Lorenzo: The Filipino Sensibility in Still Lifes

Valencia-Eala's Still Lifes and Interior Scenes

Dazzling HRO Retro at MOPA

The Place of Man in Cian and Ricio

A Muslim Artist's Homage to Pigafetta

Olazo: An Aesthetic of Transparency

The Kulay Anyo: Art for the Public

Castrillo: Doing the Giant's Work

The Painter Baldemor as Sculptor

Whatever Happened to Sculptor Ildefonso Marcelo?

Philippine Sculpture is Alive and Well

Illustration as Art in Realist Exhibits

Eustaquio: Minor Master in the Shadows

The Score with Dimasalang's SYM

Towards a Watercolor Movement

'Filipinas ni Bencab' as Revolutionary Art

In Search of the Filipina with Remy Boquiren

Filipino Leitmotifs in Tabuena and Baldemor

Sanso's Pale Moon, Druidic Sun and Rushing Waters

Zaballero's Grids of Memory

Ong's Lotus Paintings at ABC

'Year of the Horse' and others by three artists

'Southern Art' at ABC and Bleue

Ibarra's Tropicalia of Colors

The First CCP Annual Art Exhibition

The Art Market and the Young Artist

Portrait of Bernardo as Underrated Artist

Art Association of the Philippines: Its a crisis when there's no crisis

Nena Saguil: Aesthete of Solitude

The Printmakers

Samonte's Colorscapes at Bleue

Forty Years of a Master Painter

From Light to Serious Art

The Cruciform Icon in Ang Kiukok's Art

The Baked Clay Works of Julie Lluch

The Trascendentalists in Philippine Art

Moon Series in Print Show

Of Horses and Orchids with Tomas Bernardo

Lessons in Print Techniques by Gelvezon-Tequi

The Metropolitan Museum of Manila

MOPA Inaugurates First Friday Group

The Return of Norma Belleza

Implications of Aguinaldo's CCP Show

Jose T. Joya: A Name for Abstract

'Vintage Art' at Rear Room

The Aesthetic of Realism in Philippine Art

Reflections at an AAP Annual

The Master From Angono

Olmedo's Dark Art in Color at Heritage

Victorio Edades

Dalena as Major Expressionist

E. Aguilar Cruz: The Humanist as Artist

The Social Uses of Art i Baens-Santos

Situational Sculpture at CCP

The MOPA Selection for 1979

Manansala

Nestor Vinluean Painters' Painter

Antonio Austria: People's Artist

Rodriguez: The Printmaker as Painter

Doplon's Rhapsodies in Blue and Okir

Arellano: Blazing Sunset Finish

Angelito Antonio: The Mother Theme

The Saturday Group's 10 Years of What

The Grid as Device-Excuse in CCP Show

How Abstract is Philippine Abstract Art?

An Amorsolo Festival

Paras-Perez's 'Form-Probes'

Where is Solomon Saprid's Lonely Gom-Bur-Za Statue Going?

In Search of Identity With Old Masters

Is There a Magic in Stevesantos' Realism?

What is Philippine about Philippine Art?

A Visit to TOYM Awardee Raul Isidro

Wit Spices the Erotic in Abueva Exhibition

Filipino Motifs in Cajipe-Endaya's Prints

Bose: Artist as Medicine Man

From Expressionistic to Transcendental with De Guzman

David Medalla: The Country's Foremost International

Apung Juan

Lamarroza: The Painter as Ecologist

Francia: The Poet as Painters' Painter

Philippine Contemporary Art as a Post-War Phenomenon

What is Philippine about Philippine Art? and Other Essays
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