Graphika Manila 2009

Now on its fourth year, Graphika Manil a continues to bring together creative minds to celebrate the works of the best multimedia and graphic designers not just from the Philippines but also around the globe.

This year's Graphika Manila will be on August 15 at the SM Mall of Asia. Learn from the local and international line-up of artists in the fields of graphic design, motion graphics and animation, and visual effects production. Listen as they talk about their ideas and inspirations,and maybe pick up a life lesson or two along the way.

Speakers:
Christian Alzmann
Industrial Light & Magic Art Director

Stefan Sagmeister

Jens Gehlhaar
Brand New School, Creative Director

Ryan Vergara & Garovs Garrovillo
Everywhere WeShoot!

Pancho Esguerra, Mark Mendoza and Greg Garcia
Springboard

Angel Guerrro
Editor in Chief, Adobo Magazine

Event Details:
Date:
August 15, 2009, Saturday
Time:
Registration begins at 10:00AM.
Event starts at 11:00AM and ends at 6:00PM
Venue:
Premier Cinema, SM Mall of Asia, Bay City,
Pasay City, Metro Manila

Manila Art Events

Found out about two art related events here in Manila, if you're interested.

ManilArt '09
16-19 July 2009
NBC Tent, Bonifacio Global City
Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
http://manilart.com/home.html

MANILART O9 is the first international art fair to be hosted in the Philippines, participated in by the country's leading art galleries and those of the Asian region. Art collectors and enthusiasts can view the finest examples of Contemporary Art today and gather together to exchange views and insights about the world of art.

The opening night is by invitation only and will serve as a preview to the entire art fair. MANILART 09 will open its doors to the public on July 17 until July 19. Admission tickets are priced at P200 (US$5).

Manila Design Week ‘09 Invite

Sorry for the small picture. You can check out the Project Manila entry about it for a bigger (but not so very) picture.

LRT Art 2009

Commuters of the MRT and LRT line may have noticed some posters a few months ago calling for entries for the LRT Art contest. Filipino citizens age 18 and above were enjoined to participate in the contest with the theme “LRT at ang Buhay Pinoy”.

I don't know how many entries were there, as I wasn't able to find any press release or news item about the results. However, selected entries may be seen at the LRT Cubao station. I'm not sure if this is the formal exhibit, as there are ropes cordoning off the commuters from the paintings (although you can still see most of them).

Here a few of the entries. I even found one artist on DeviantArt, but I don't know what his work looks like.

I love this one. It's Pinoy superheroes heading home after a busy day.




This one feels like Grand Central Station


This one's really nice too. It looks like a photograph.


There were a lot of beautiful works there, some were very creative and thought provoking; some very avant-garde and imaginative (see the superheroes one), while some were very much traditional and realistic. There were two paintings there though, that looked so similar that it was obvious that both artists used the same reference picture (one that was used as an LRT publicity picture, methinks).

Head on over to the LRT Cubao station to take a look at these works. However, you have to get past the turnstiles for that. If in any case the exhibit would formally open, I suggest you wait for that.