Geronimo Cristobal

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  • La Perla de Lucban

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    This portrait, titled La Perla de Lucban (The Pearl of Lucban), is characteristic of the foto-óleo technique, where paint is applied directly onto a black-and-white photograph to bring depth and color to the subject. Created in 1891 by the Filipino artist Fabian de la Rosa, this piece captures Maria Isabel Nepomuceno de Ordoveza, who had…

  • Propaganda at Lopez

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    On Trauma, Postmemory, and Modernity in Propaganda at the Lopez Museum The first half of 2015 in the Manila art scene has been marked by an endless parade of the second-rate, the trying-hard, and the copycat. Attend any art fair or gallery opening and you are confronted by the fact that, despite the sheer volume…