Artist Statement

I do paintings that portray and reflect on the main issues of my home country, the Philippines. I mostly paint on big canvasses and panels in order to fit the subjects that I want to paint. The subjects are comparisons of what the present is and what the past was. Metaphors, symbols, and words are the key elements to my paintings in order to give an indication of what I am trying to reflect. I am referencing on artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Griggs, Manuel Ocampo, and Ian Quirante whose works are about political, religious, cultural, and social issues.

Awards

• 2011 - Art Battles Australia Contestant
• 2011 - I AM WALRUS ART BATTLE, Phoenix Bar, 2011
• 2010 - Short-listed, ADFAS AWARDS, COFA SPACE gallery, 2010
• 2010 - Group Exhibition, Woolpack Hotel
• 2010 - Sold 2 images of my paintings to be reproduced and used by Vodafone company to Moon Communications Group Pty. Ltd., 2010

Qualifications

• 2008 - 2011 : COFA, BFA

Skills

• Computer Skills
  Adobe Photoshop Cs4, Microsoft Excell, Microsoft Word, Pages, Adobe Illustrator, Movie Maker
• Drawing
  Tatoo Art, Realism,
• Painting
  Hyper-realism, Tattoo Culture Art, Any Medium,