Jigger Cruz Superstar

Jigger Cruz is among the country's 30-something superstars but can he live up to the hype? There are a number of reasons attributed to the success of Jigger Cruz, the most recent darling du jour of Philippine painting. The easy one is that he did something differently but not dumbfounding by creating a middle ground… Continue reading Jigger Cruz Superstar

Chocolate Ruins by Rodel Tapaya in ARNDT BERLIN

Rodel Tapaya's main piece at ARNDT's primary location in Berlin resists blatant interpretation. In his expansive painting, The Chocolate Ruins, the blend of thematically related images impresses a conflated disquiet and a sense of simultaneous ironies. Speaking in the reconstructed and often esoteric language of folklore¬ - myths and legends and their transfer in barbershop… Continue reading Chocolate Ruins by Rodel Tapaya in ARNDT BERLIN