Images courtesy of FB Sena Buenas Artes Group of Artists Looking back at his 47 year career in the visual arts, there’s no doubt that Fernando B. Sena is an artist and a teacher at heart. Known to exquisitely capture and bring into the canvas typical Filipino daily scenes, he…
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Luis “Junyee” Yee, Jr.: A Portrait of an (National) Artist as Filipino
Photo by Richie Macapinlac. 2021
ARTIST’S PROFILE
I first met Junyee when I was a student at the University of the Philippines in the early seventies. Together with some artist friends, we would later visit him when he began living in the campus of UP, Los Banos, which has become his home and a source of indigenous materials and inspiration for the site-specific installations for which he became widely known as the pioneer of installation art not just in the Philippines but in Southeast Asia. Those were halcyon days, walking and talking amidst the lush forestry and mountain trails at the base of Mount Makiling.
For the first time, the Cultural Centre of the Philippines (CCP) did the nomination, deliberation, and awarding processes of its triennial Thirteen Artists Awards online. Over 80 artists have qualified, all have taken their part in contributing to the progress of Philippine contemporary art locally and internationally. But as tradition dictates, the award has been given to 13 artists only all deserving of such recognition and now more eager to continue showcasing their distinctive art. This year s awardees include Allan Balisi, Nice Buenaventura, Gino Bueza, Mars Bugaoan, Rocky Cajigan, Geloy Concepcion, Patrick Cruz, Ian Carlo Jaucian, KoloWn, Czar Kristoff, Lou Lim, Ryan Villamael, and Catherine Sarah Young.