Should you go view the exhibit ANTING ANTING | MAGIC OBJECTS by Michael Arcega (March 5-April 15, 2018 Thacher Gallery University of San Francisco) looking for anting- anting as you know it, you’ll likely be disappointed. This is not your grandparent’s anting- anting. Michael Arcega took the notion of anting-anting or amulets, roughly defined as found/manufactured objects that have been imbued, through activation or consecration, with some potency and power.
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The Secrets That We Keep is an anthology, with eight carefully-curated crime stories: Web, The Children of Truth, Where is Sandra, Tomorrow We’ll See, Sniper, Snatched, Among Us, Kate’s Retreat, and Missing Bodies. The stories in this book have their own individual twists, enough to keep readers engrossed in their well-written story lines and well-thought out plots.
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The Newspaper Widow, by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, treats readers to meaningful insights into historical events and life in the Philippines in the early 1900s. A work of fiction, it is more than a masterfully crafted and multi-layered mystery.
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One of the famous attractions in Makati is the Ayala Museum, it is an art and history museum located at the corner of Makati Avenue and De la Rosa Street in Makati City, Legaspi Village. It is considered one of the most important private institutions of Philippine art and culture.
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Also, his Spoliarium had provided a distinctive picture and persona of an open struggle against reason and idealism, which were coupled with justice, fanaticism and cases of prejudice. Historically, the Spoliarium was a remarkable painting which was submitted by the young and genius Juan Luna at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes, in the capital city of Spain in 1884.
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Fernando Amorsolo had spent his memorable childhood days, in Daet, Camarines, and Norte in Bicol region. There, he began his rudiments of education in a public school. At home, he was perseveringly mentored, the language of Spanish for both reading and writing purposes. Unfortunately, his father died so suddenly. Therefore, he and his family had no choice but to go to Manila, and lived with a wealthy individual,
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Human percipience is the most powerful tool of knowledge, attitude, behavioral components and the likes. Most importantly, this is the most vital part of our body that can never be replaced by any other means. It propels a man to succeed depending upon his or her capabilities to develop it into the most dynamic and versatile manner. One of the most effective mind developing weapons that man has ever discovered is the unique exploration of the following: Visual imagination, creativity and...
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In an historic faceoff, a Tausug headcloth dialogues with a Mondrian abstraction at the Asian Art Museum’s “GORGEOUS” show. The exhibition showcasing exceptional artworks from the collections of Asian Art Museum and SFMOMA, challenges preconceptions of what constitutes “gorgeous.”
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Art defines Maria Apelo Cruz Jonavonic of Los Angeles, and it has provided her endless and exciting opportunities. But what has kept her feet firmly on the ground is her strong Filipino heritage. Born in Toronto and raised in the Vancouver suburb of New Westminster, she speaks Tagalog fluently. Her upbringing was very Filipino because her family belonged to a close-knit community of Filipino immigrants to Canada in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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Tagaytay remains my all-time favorite travel destination in the Philippines. Nothing beats it for a quick getaway from Metro Manila to escape smog and gridlock. The scenic drive along Tagaytay ridge for that breathtaking view – Taal lake with the volcano crater at its core – never gets old. The higher elevation’s exhilarating breeze cooled us during our trip even if it was a hot summer day.
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SYM is an acronym for Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza. Born in 1934, in a small rural town of Putat Bagong Bayan in Cebu, Philippines, Sofronio started drawing at the age of five (“I learned to draw before I could write”). Proñing, one of many nicknames of Sofronio, in his youth fancied drawing superheroes like Superman, Batman and Phantom.
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Columbus is Ohio’s capital and largest city. Aside from being a government center, it is also where the main campus of Ohio State University is located. The city has been consistently ranked as one of the top cities to live and to do business in the U.S. It is also a vibrant arts center.
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One of the first questions asked of the Dimasalang artists is how they derived their name, “Dimasalang.“Philippine national hero and freedom fighter Dr. Jose Rizal used Dimasalang (Untouchable) as a pseudonym in revolutionary essays and poems he wrote during the Spanish regime in the late 19th century.
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Surigao City is the capital of Surigao del Norte on Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines. Marked by rolling hills, a very special topographic feature of the city are the more than two dozen islands and islets. They are separated from the mainland by the Hinatuan Passage, which connects Mindanao Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
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At times, the most unexpected of moments can provide us with the most bliss. While we seek to plan out our lives as much as possible, there are individuals we meet or sudden occurrences that can redirect our efforts towards something totally different, something new. These twists of fate can often turn out to be blessings in the end.
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