Geronimo Cristobal

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  • Jigger Cruz Superstar

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    Jigger Cruz is among the country’s 30-something superstars but can he live up to the hype? Jigger Cruz, the latest darling of Philippine painting, owes his success to several factors. Foremost is his ability to carve a distinctive middle ground in contemporary painting, balancing conservative and avant-garde ambitions. His works, while appearing untamed and fresh,…

  • Don Dalmacio and the manual of painting

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    Review of Don Dalmacio’s Condensed and Evaporated at BLANC I vividly remember going to the Cultural Center of the Philippines in July 2009 to see the works of the latest 13 Artists Awardees at that time. By now I have forgotten most of the works in that show but the paintings of Don Dalmacio are…