P.16 Petron’s Journey of Remembering, Valuing and Loving P.19 A Tapestry of Styles through the Years P.25 Soul Provider P.31 The Re-enchantment of Traditional Values in Philippine Art P.37 Visions of a Disappearing World P.43 VP Malaysia 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Published by PETRON CORPORATION In partnership with Studio 5 Designs Vision Petron FOLIO is an annual publication of Petron Corporation on Philippine culture published specifically for the youth. Copyright© Petron Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in this publication are the writers’ and are not necessarily endorsed by the publisher. Please send your comments or inquiries to Vision Petron FOLIO, c/o Petron Marketing Division, SMC-HOC 40, San Miguel Avenue, Mandaluyong City or email us at visionpetron@gmail.com. Do visit our website www.visionpetron. com and like our Facebook page, Everyone’s Vision Petron. b Felice Sta. Maria, culture exponent and awardwinning writer, writes about the journey of the contest and how its annual themes have helped encourage the youth into being proud to be Filipino. Themes have encouraged research, an important aspect in the development of the youth. Fifteen years and thousands of entries after, unique styles have emerged from the paintbrushes of young artists. Carlomar Daoana, much acclaimed art critic, exposes these styles and likens them into a rich tapestry of colors and textures. University of the Philippines art professor Rina Angela Corpus in reviewing the paintings of Vision Petron noticed the youth’s “re-enchantment with traditional Philippine values” and its link to people, community and nation. Deeply held values permeate the canvases of the youth, evidence that these time-honored tenets are present in their “memory, identity and lifeways.” YEARS OF VISION PETRON Professor Lisa Ito writes about the inseparability of nature and art. In her article, she confirms that Vision Petron’s young winners understand that, as evidenced in their artworks, photos and films, which underscore their awareness of “the urgency of responding to a fast disappearing world.” From the Editor T Jay Bautista writes about how art provides the soul with pleasure and peace. his is the time of year when we bring to you FOLIO, the magazine on Philippine arts and culture specifically published for the Philippine youth. Now on its 15th year, FOLIO is where students from all universities can read articles on art, culture, and historical milestones and even of luminaries in the visual field who have helped promote the Philippines as a land of great talent. FOLIO also honors Vision Petron’s grand prizewinners of its four categories and features them and their works in this issue. We are certain their talent and their visions of kasiyahan, the theme for this year’s competition, will awe you. Finally, we leave you with an endearing thought - one that Petron wishes its precious customers and stakeholders – Have a Best Day! In this issue, we celebrate the 15 years of Vision Petron as a national student art competition which has helped develop a new breed of visual artists through its annual search for the best in four categories – painting, photography, T-shirt graphics and video-making. Fifteen winners who have made it into the main stream of art are also featured, and hopefully will inspire others to follow their passion and drive to be the artists that they have always dreamed to be. The Vision Petron Team 1 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO contents 25 18 bulletin 4 6 10 11 12 The day youth talent shone When Vision Petron came to visit Video-making for the serious The best day was the last day 20 Only a few are chosen features 16 19 25 31 37 46 15 Artists who Transformed the Face of Creativity milestones 50 Fifteen Years of Vision Petron and Thousands of Entries After 36 Petron’s Journey of Remembering, Valuing and Loving By Felice Prudente Sta. Maria A Tapestry of Styles through the Years by Carlomar Arcangel Daoana Soul Provider by Jay Bautista The Re-enchantment of Traditional Values in Philippine Art Rina Angela Corpus Visions of a Disappearing World: Connecting Ecology and Society through Vision Petron’s Winning Works by Lisa Ito 43 Vision Petron Malaysia people 43 special section 56 76 Vision Petron 2015 Winners Vision Petron 2015 Board of Judges appendices 80 82 83 84 2 List of Winners (2001-2014) Vision Petron Awards Vision Petron Schools (2011-2015) Vision Petron Judges (2001-2014) contributors 4. RINA ANGELA CORPUS is an assistant professor at the University of the Philippines’ Department of Art Studies where she gained her BA Art Studies and MA Art History. She has published two books about dance and art, Defiant DaughtersDancing: Three Independent Women Dance (2007) and Dance and Other Slippages (2012). Her essays on art and culture have appeared in Bulawan, Transit, Diliman Review, Humanities Diliman and Philippine Humanities Review, GMA News Online and Rappler. 1. FELICE STA. MARIA is an awardwinning writer of Philippine history and culture. She currently serves as trustee of the Philippine National Museum and is Adviser to Ayala Museum and Ginhawa Institute of Indigenous Art. She has been our judge in the painting category since Vision Petron’s inception. 5. LISA ITO teaches art history and theory at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts (UP CFA). She holds a degree in Fine Arts (Art History) from the UP CFA and is completing her master’s degree in art studies. She co-authored Without Walls: A Tour of Philippine Paintings at the Turn of the Millennium (2010). She co-curated the exhibition “Imaging Philippine Flora: 1877 to the Present” at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila last year. 2. CARLOMAR ARCANGEL DAOANA is the inaugural winner of the Purita Kalaw Ledesma Prize for Art Criticism of the Ateneo Art Awards. He writes a regular arts and culture column for The Philippine Star and teaches Art Writing at the Ateneo de Manila University. As a poet, he has published four poetry collections: Marginal Bliss (UP Press, 2002), The Fashionista’s Book of Enlightenment (DBW, 2009) and Clairvoyance (UST Publishing House, 2011) and Loose Tongue: Poems 20012013 (UST Publishing House, 2011). He has won the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature in the English Poetry category for his collections, The Elegant Ghost (grand prize, 2012) and Crown for Maria (second prize, 2013). He recently won the Alice Guillermo Award for Art Criticism for Metrobank Art and Design Excellence 2015. 3. JAY BAUTISTA is Project Officer of Studio 5 Designs, which has served as Vision Petron Secretariat since its inception. He has written about Contemporary Philippine art and for exhibition catalogues of young Filipino artists. He has studied for masters in art history at the University of the Philippines Diliman. 3 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO bulletin The day youth talent shone T he ninth of October in 2014 was a day the young winners of Vision Petron 14 will never forget as nothing less than the old Senate Hall of the National Museum of the Philippines, the place where many national events occurred in the past, was the chosen venue for their important event- the Vision Petron 14 Grand Awards. Top officials of Petron led by its General Manager Lubin Nepomuceno, and luminaries in the 4 art field led by National Artist BenCab were on hand to welcome the winners, their parents, deans of schools and universities and friends. Keynote speaker for this special event was super entrepreneur and TOYM awardee Jay Aldeguer of Island Souvenirs, the famous source of Philippine T-shirts showcasing the beauty of Cebu. He shared with his young audience his journey in marketing and promoting Cebu through the humble T-shirt which he declared “has become the statement of the youth today.” 5 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO When Vision Petron came to visit T he agenda was to visit 23 schools within a period of 14 days. We went as far north as Vigan in Ilocos Sur, Iloilo in the Visayas, and Davao in Mindanao covering more than 2,900 kilometers in distance. Since some of our regular participating schools had moved their opening of classes to late August, we accepted invitations of new schools. We promised to start earlier next year. VP 15 School Visit Schedule Far Eastern University Technological University of the Philippines Manila Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Ins titute of Science and Technology July 6 Bulacan State University July 2 July 7 University of the East Caloocan Philippine Women’s University Manila Asia Pacific College JULY 13-15 NORTH LUZON University of Northern Philippines 6 July 14 July 13 University of Northern Philippines “We went as far north as Vigan in Ilocos Sur, Iloilo in the Visayas,and Davao in Mindanao covering more than 2,900 kilometers in distance. “ Pangasinan State University Tarlac State University 7 July 15 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO JULY 21-24 VISMIN Davao-Iloilo July 23 Philippine Women’s College Davao University of Mindanao July 22 8 Iloilo Science and Technology University University of San Agustin Divine Wisdom College August 7 August 6 July 24 Lyceum University of the Philippines St. Scholastica’s College John B. Lacson Memorial Foundation University De La Salle College of St. Benilde August 12 Technological Institute of the Philippine QC August 1 Adamson University July 28 9 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Video-making for the serious V ision Petron is the venue for developing the creative expressions of the youth. Thus, video making was introduced as a new category in 2013. It has now developed a following among regular contest participants. Vision Petron sponsored a special videomaking workshop for students serious about a career or future in this fast-paced visual medium. Three participants per school were invited to join the workshop. A total of 71 students from 26 schools attended the short but lessons-filled one day seminar. The country’s best in this field conducted two parts: the morning session was all about story-telling by award-winning scriptwriter Ricky Lee who gave tips on how to tell a story. He spoke on how to write from the core and how important conflict and characterization are to one’s story. In the afternoon session, Director Laurice Guillen handled the more technical side of creating such as perspective and proper framing of images. She showed photos to prove exactly her point. Every session ended with the students having a groupie with the guest speakers. INVITED SCHOOLS – “Vision Petron is the venue for developing the creative expressions of the youth.” Participating Schools 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. UNIVERSITY OF STO. TOMAS BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST-CALOOCAN ST. SCHOLASTICA’S COLLEGE – MANILA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES 7. PUP CREATIVE MEDIA ARTS SOCIETY 8. PUP-LAKANDAYANG CULTURAL ASSOCIATION 9. PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY 10. EARIST 11. COLLEGE OF ST. BENILDE 12. FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY 13. ASIA AND THE PACIFIC COLLEGE 14. PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY 15. ANGELICUM COLLEGE 16. ASIATECH COLLEGE - STA. ROSA Invited Via Facebook 17. ADAMSON UNIVERSITY 18. MANUEL L. QUEZON UNIVERSITY 19. COLLEGE OF DIVINE WISDOM 20. RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 21. TRINITY UNIVERSITY OF ASIA 22. COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN 23. MIRIAM COLLEGE 24. KOLEHIYO NG LUNGSOD NG LIPA 25. LYCEUM UNVERSITY 26. BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY 10 The best day was the last day This year, Vision Petron received 2,325 entries for its four categories: painting, photography, Tshirt art art design, and video-making. Among the top schools that submitted the most number of entries were Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology, Far Eastern University Manila, Technological Institute of the Philippines Quezon City, Bulacan State University, and Technological University of the Philippines Manila. Vision Petron’s Facebook page received more than 7,000 likes, an evidence of its popularity with its target audience. L ast August 29, students trooped to the Petron Pandacan to submit their entries to Vision Petron coming from nearby colleges and universities. Joining Vision Petron is like an annual rite of passage for the creative and the artistic. Some schools even adopted the contest as an important milestone as class requirement. 11 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Only a few are chosen To be a Vision Petron judge holds a certain stature—one that commands respect and credibility not only among one’s peers but also among students. For the young entrants to Vision Petron, having one’s entry reviewed, judged and chosen by the big names in Philippine art is the highest honor. They realize that in the world of art, indeed many are called but only few are chosen. 12 SEPTEMBER 3 - PHOTOGRAPHY SEPTEMBER 7 - PAINTING Venue: The Metro Tent, Pasig City Chairman: Wig Tysmans Venue: The Metro Tent, Pasig City Chairman: National Artist Benedicto Cabrera Total: 1,015 entries Total: 614 entries Luzon: 898 entries Visayas: 80 entries Mindanao: 37 entries Luzon: 548 entries Visayas: 45 entries Mindanao: 17 entries SEPTEMBER 4 - TSHIRT ART DESIGN SEPTEMBER 10 - VIDEO-MAKING Venue Metro Tent, Pasig City Chairman: Raul Isidro Venue: Sentro 1771 - Capitol Commons, Pasig City Chairman: Laurice Guillen Total: 560 entries Total: 136 entries Luzon: 553 entries Visayas: 6 entries Mindanao: 1 entry Luzon: 128 entries Visayas: 5 entries Mindanao: 3 entries Vision Petron 14 Judges 13 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO 14 15 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO features Petron’s Journey of Remembering, Valuing and Loving By Felice Prudente Sta. Maria T oday’s Lakbay series of Vision Petron art contest themes began as five years of knowing towards appreciating what was old and new, followed by five years of honoring the unique, collective Filipino way of life. After the student competition’s tenth anniversary, Petron turned to instilling awareness of journeys that Generations X and Y along with their mentors are taking. Indeed, each lifetime is a trip -- a lakbay -- needing preparation and decisions. Petron offers a partnership for every traveler. ART AIDS ASSESSMENT Petron launched its link to art students in 2001. Anyone aged 16 to 28 years old at any stage in the art learning process was welcome whether enrolled in a formal degree program as well as a non-formal or informal art class. Categories for ArtPetron – the contest’s name at its inception -- were two: oil/acrylic and water-based paints. In 2004, Petron added a third category: the first national award for students in the art of photography. The objective was to offer popular opportunities to journey with Petron. Art at the National Book Awards that year. Petron’s contestants had assessed their surroundings, their inspiring heritage and their role in creating a future of worthwhile and beloved legacies. ART AIDS EXPRESSION Petron added to what students were learning. From the start, schools of winners received prizes. Deans dined and socialized with contest judges including National Artists for Visual Arts Napoleon Abueva, Benedicto Cabrera, and the late Abdul Mari Imao as well as National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario. ArtPetron FOLIO launched in 2008 became a culture magazine in hard and electronic copies for Filipino youth. The role of expression in a nation where it is a right has Petron as a champion. The highly esteemed art critic Alice Guillermo, Ph.D. authored Brushstrokes from the Heart: The First Five Years of ArtPetron. At its book launch, Petron’s young winners were making their names as professionals. The book garnered the Alfonso Ongpin Prize for In its tenth year, Petron had won 65 major awards for its work with art students. ART AIDS ACTION When San Miguel Corporation purchased Petron Corporation, ArtPetron was ripe for blossoming into Everyone’s Vision Petron in 2011. In addition to appearing on Petron calendars, winning entries were taken on exhibits at malls, Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Philippine National Museum and through Facebook. They exemplify the importance of expression based on critical assessment toward societal action. 16 Petron’s Journey of Remembering, Valuing and Loving Annual school visits by Vision Petron increased. New creative categories were added: t-shirt design, printmaking and video. Internationally significant professional artists continue their coaching of the contest and its contestants. Vison Petron continues to garner prestigious recognition including its Hall of Fame listing at the 48th Anvil Awards. While the contest gains honors for Petron Corporation, its most valuable prize is intangible: participation in squiring the next generation’s sense of self, nation and sustainable progress. Art after all is a journey of self-discovery for those who make art and those who experience it. Vision Petron is cultural action as civic action. “It’s that intangible quality in a painting, a quality so distinct, so unique that onlookers would say, ‘Now that’s a Filipino painting!’ ” Arturo Luz 1953 17 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO 18 A Tapestry of Styles through the Years A Tapestry of Styles through the Years by Carlomar Arcangel Daoana F or the past 15 years, Vision Petron has been gathering such a rich harvest of works—from paintings to photographs—that it seems impossible at first glance to group them under a particular style or manner execution. The winning works are representative of the diverse modes of expression evident in contemporary practice, belying such notions as trends and movements. We are, after all, in the Age of Pluralism, where artists of all stripes—emerging ones, including Vision Petron winners, included—can stake their claim in the expanding field of visual arts, contributing the products of their imagination, blazing new paths and, in not an impossible feat, reconfigure that field to enact new horizons, new meanings. compulsions, certain tendencies at art making. By no means that such a categorization tells a complete story but it allows us an entry into the creative dynamics and motivation of artists who belong to the same genera-tion and share the same milieu. Whether they sustain or depart from such a style along the way is another decision for the artist to make. In the meantime, we marvel at such lucid, profound and indefatigable connections. THE QUEST FOR PHOTOREALISM Photorealism—a technique in painting that evokes a lifelike scenery as though it were, as the term suggests, a photograph—is immediately evident in Orley Ypon’s Ober-Ober (2001). With a swathe of light igniting the scene, the work shows a group of children in a play trying to hit the huddle of slippers almost jutting out of the foreground. Taking on a grainy and gritty texture and atmosphere, the work predates what we know as filter in image-sharing sites. Ypon creates another photorealistic work titled Pamaling (2004), which features fishermen disembarking from their boats and gathering their harvest on shore, with one carrying a hulk of tuna on his shoulder. With that said, the winning works, despite the prodigious variety of their visions, do hold certain strands of similarity. For one, the paintings are all figurative, given the fact that a theme is introduced every year for which the participating artists need to embody in their works. The photographs, needless to say, abide by the shapes and contours of the visible world. In this fidelity to what is seen, the artists are able to tell a story in their interpreta-tion of the subject matter, giving us a unique access to their ideas about work, identity, nature, spirituality and resilience, among others. In that same year, other photorealistic works make their mark: Abundang Ani (2004) by Florentino Impas, Kurantay (2004) by Jose Pempe Ybanez and Buhay Dagat (2004) by Darby Vincent Alcoseba. In their evocation of the theme, they explore how it fits to a larger narrative—the narrative of the nation—and implicate them not just creators but citizens, a part of the community. In this sense, the work is not merely a soliloquy but the start of a conversation. We, as viewers, are engaged to glean into and beyond the arresting forms and luminous colors to deduce a version of truth that the artist has laid down for us. Sometimes, it shines at first sight. In other occasions, it has to be coaxed out, buried as it were in layers of figuration. In both cases, the exercise of looking becomes rewarding. In looking deeply at the works across the years, certain stylistic choices emerge, creating distinct patterns as well as potent lines of inquiry. Artists, after all, influence each other and are governed by the parameters of their chosen medium. By grouping them according to these choices, one is able to map out certain Pamaling (2004) by Orley Ypon Ober-Ober (2001) by Orley Ypon 19 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Winning again in 2009 with Convergence of Buyers and Sellers (2004), Alcoseba captures a laidback version of a market teeming with a spectacular variety of vegetables and shaded from the sun by huge multicolored umbrellas. While all the artists mentioned depict an outside setting, Jared Yokte in Pera o Bayong (2009) chooses the domestic interior of a humble Filipino home, zeroing on a table groaning with recently acquired produce and condiments from the market. A calendar above the table evokes the passage of time, a marker similar to a memento mori present in a still life. 1 Capturing movement photorealistically may seem a difficult endeavor but Arnold Lalong-isip in Dugtungan ng Lahi (2010) makes it look effortless. In the painting are two jeepneys in primary colors of red and blue speeding through Lawton Bridge with its vaulting iconic steel tresses. Their perceptible blur conveys their fast motion, which is contrapuntal to the rest of the scene, which includes the architecture of the bridge and the Neoclassical building of the National Post Office in the distance. 1 THE FLATNESS OF THE CANVAS Perhaps opposite to photorealistic works (which subscribe, for believability, to the conventions of perspective) are those that emphasize the flatness of the canvas by juxtaposing a myriad of elements, interrogating scale and displacing any illusion that they are more than what the eye can see. This treatment is evident in the first batch of works that revolve around the theme of Filipino street games, bringing the focus on the grids on which these games are played. For instance, Yvesse Belen in Piko (2001) and Romeo Jose Rosete III in Tatsing (2001) position the grids so we can look at them from above. This is also true in Emmanuel Servito’s Lambat ng Kasaganahan (2004) that gives us a bird’s eyeview appreciation of fishermen and their boats in the middle of a dazzling, col-orful sea. In Chrisanto Aquino’s Dulot ni Bakawan (2010), on the other hand, we are shown a gliding perspective of a mangrove forest in terse, dichromatic tones. 2 3 4 1. Kurantay (2004) by Jose Pempe Ibañez 2. Tatsing (2001) by Romeo Rosete III 3. Lambat ng Kasaganahan (2004) by Eman Servito 4 Dulot ni Bakawan (2010) by Chrisanto Aquino Flatness is also underscored in Jaime Gubaton’s Rhythm’s of Cloth Production (2002) and Clarence Cantiveros’ The Dreamweaver (2006) in which the figures are situated against the textile—with its corresponding colors and patterns—which the main subjects are presumably making in looms fastened to their bodies. Manuals and maps highlight flatness as well, such as in Robert Nelson Besana’s Manwal (2001) and John Paul Antido’s El Viaje de Familia (2005) that use them as backgrounds in their 20 A Tapestry of Styles through the Years respective work. The flatness of the canvas is not so much affirmed as broken in Jaclyn Wong’s Gitarang Mabutingting (2006) that shows the elements of guitar-making arranged on the picture plane like cutouts. THE INTRODUCTION OF MULTI-ELEMENTS A painting need not only be about a single scene. It can be a confluence of diverse visual elements to evoke a multi-faceted narrative. Such is what Blaine Louise Rosales exhibits in Ipagpatuloy ang Daloy ng Alon (2008) that shows a series of panels revealing the different stages of a fiesta. In the center of the canvas are three children painting masks, originating what would be an integral part of the town’s collective merriment. 5. Rhythms of Cloth Production (2002 by Jaime Gubaton 6. The Dreamweaver (2006) by Clarence Cantiveros 7. Ipagpatuloy ang Daloy ng Alon (2008)by Blaine Rosales 5 In Don Bryan Michael Bunag’s Walang Hanggang Karangalan (2013), the main image is the Spoliarium which, rather than positioned within the hallow halls of the National Museum, is out in the open, strung with cable wires (where birds luxuriantly sit), crowd-ed with ice cream and taho vendors hawking their wares and interrupted by a speeding calesa. The previous year, the artist pulls off the same strategy in Magkaibang Magkaibigan (2012) that evokes the connection between a fisherman and a whale shark in a composition that resembles a photograph set against a background with graphic elements of curlicues evoking waves. In Judeo Herrera’s Okir-Okir (2006), graphic elements surround the subject who is a carver intent on his work as his beloved sarimanok looms over him. The symmetry of the painting is further emphasized by the doubling of the subject on the pictorial space. 6 In Noel Elicana’s Perspective (2014), we also glean different elements but they all ac-crue to a kind of affirmation of national identity: from the monuments of heroes, to the arched entryway of Intramuros, to an image of bayanihan, all of which frame the face of a modern Filipino that dazzles like the sun. THE PRESENCE OF INTERESTING FIGURES AND SETTINGS Not all subjects—the people in the paintings—subscribe to conventional representation. In Ricky Amabagan’s Sa Kanlungan ng Kamusmusan (2001), for instance, the figures have mask-like faces. In Parker Encisa’s Saling Galing (2002), the most that we can make out of the figures—children in a circle—is through their silhouette and the number on their shirts, as if to say that they are part of a shoemaking team. Lance Kirby Yaneza’s Kakambal ko ang Kalikasan (2012) shows two women with skin of bronze hugging each other, more statue than flesh. 7 21 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Some of the figures appear less flesh than apparition. Mark Miclat’s Pag-asa ng mga Munting Pangarap (2010) offers us a view of children so well-lit they look as though they are about to be dissolved by sunlight. This intense light—a kind of benediction— also shines upon the children riding a tricycle in Mark Benitez’ Lakbay Aral (2011). 1 Landscape as a painting genre reaches fever-pitch beauty in Clint Normandia’s Busay (2003) and Ian Cesar Cheng’s Site of the Battle of Paye (2003), both of which embody classical composition, eschewing trends. Rochelle Cruz’ Night Catch (2004) recalls Arturo Luz’ geometric shapes while Ada Grace Venci’s Bahaghari sa Tagolami (2003) breaks the picture plane into fractals, creating a crystalline rendition of a brook in which people bathe and wash clothes. 2 3 THE START OF THEIR ARTISTIC JOURNEY Some of the recognizable names in Philippine visual arts are Vision Petron winners, such as Joey Cobcobo, Mark Salvatus, Mark Andy Garcia and Raffy Napay. Cobcobo, Salvatus and Garcia have received the Thirteen Artists Awards from the Cultural Center of the Philippines while Napay has been bestowed the Ateneo Art Awards—arguably two of the most prestigious, and careerdefining, recognitions for young and mid-career artists. 5 In his work, Antique Revision (2002), Cobcobo shows a group of people working on a bulul, or rice icon. While the artist is now doing multi-media work, he still continues to explore his origins, especially that of his Ifugao roots. Salvatus, who also won in the same year as Cobcobo, employs a minimalist approach with his stick figures and linear composition against a stark red background in Balwarte ni Lolo, Ang Aming Munting Kastilyo (2002). Currently, the artist is more identified with installation art than paintings. 4 1 Saling Galing (2002) by Parker Encisa 2. Night’s Catch (2004) by Rochelle Cruz 3. Kanlungan ng Kamusmusan (2004) by Ricky Ambagan 4. Lupang Pinagpulungan, Lupang Libingan (2007) by Raffy Napay 5. Kakambal Ko ang Kalikasan (2012) by Lance Kirby Yaneza Mark Andy Garcia in Punong-Puno ng Pag-ibig (2005), on the other hand, features his beloved subjects of ordinary folks but not with the frenetic, lyrical strokes that are now his defining signature. Napay, who works with threads stitched and tufted onto canvas, exhibits dark melancholy in the work Lupang Pinagpulungan, Lupang Libingan (2007) that juxtaposes various elements—from the cemetery walls to typography that acts as an inscription to shadowy ghosts who now populate the cemetery—layering heroism with a kind of oblivion. 5 THE OPEN FIELD One of the few student art competitions that have photography as a category, Vision Petron has been bringing the opportunity to 22 A Tapestry of Styles through the Years 6. Explorers (2012) by Gib Sam Salak 7. Mais by (2004) Charles Buenconsejo 8. Saling Kaalaman (2005) by Romulo Oñate II 9. Crayon Forum by (2005) Mark Lester Cayabyab many budding photographers to express their craft since 2004. The year coincides with the rise of digital camera, which has now be-come so prevalent that even cellphones are equipped with it. With the popularity of pho-tography as a medium, the stakes consequently rise. How can your work make a mark amid the gamut of self-same images? 7 For the winners, it’s not hard to see why their works have been selected from the rest. They are stories in a nutshell, able to convey, say, the triumph of initial harvest or the unbreakable bond between a parent and a child. Freezing a particular time and place, they are veritable documents and carriers of history as long as they exist. Aside from their ability to record, the works exhibit a balance of composition, a knowledge with light and a deft handling of color— characteristics that emphasize that it takes more than the pressing of the shutter button to take a good photograph. 2 6 8 Fluent in the interplay of light and shadow—which is one of photography’s defining qualities—are Dave Arjay Tan’s Nahawing Ulap sa Hangin ni Bonifacio (2007), Gib Salam Salak’s Explorers (2012) and Kyrke Stephen Jaleco’s Volunteers (2012) in which they delineate monument or landscape from the harsh light of sky by submerging it in total darkness such that it can only be appreciated as looming silhouettes. The effects of chiaroscuro—a gradual transition from light to dark, or vice versa—are fully deployed in Mark Lester Cayabyab’s Crayon Forum (2005) and Romulo Onate’s Saling Kaalaman (2005), which wrap the scene with a glowing intimacy. 9 For the photographers, no subject is too small or too big. This range can be seen from the decidedly minimalist Mais (2004) by Charles Buenconsejo to the epic The Lighthouse of Liloan After a Rain (2007) by Dave Buenconsejo. From a closeup look of corn’s ear to a faraway shot of a rain-streaked lighthouse in a landscape, the photographers deliver a quiddity to their inanimate subjects as though, at any moment, they are about to step into life. Patterns, too, can play a dramatic role in a scene, such as in the case of Paulino Tamayo’s Boatman from Dagupan (2010). While we appreciate the bangus-fishing industry that the photograph portrays, it is the exhilarating view of the crisscrossing bamboo poles of the fish pens that gives the work its complexity. While we do appreciate the photographic conceits and strategies, what pulls us to these works, ultimately, is their humanity. We are keenly aware that the people depicted in the photographs are 23 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO real, of flesh and blood. The girl gathering rice stalks while smiling in Guijo Duenas The Gathering (2004) or the boy in a crew cut triumphantly holding a medal as he traverses a bamboo bridge in Bryan Morit’s Big Joy of a Little Boy (2013) reach out to us in their sheer vitality, transmitting their joy and purpose, communicating their deeply-held belief and aspiration—all these made possible through the ennobling and affirming power of art. 1. Boatman from Dagupan (2010) by Paulino Tamayo II 2. Life (2012) by Marc Henrich Go 3. The Lighthouse from Liloan (2007) by Dave Buenconsejo 1 2 3 24 Soul Provider by Jay Bautista Balwarte ni Lolo, Ang Aming Munting Kastilyo (2002) by Mark Salvatus 25 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO A recent study conducted by the University of Oxford concluded that it is neither class nor status that makes an artist. Rather it is in the manner one is educated that inspires him; how conducive his community influences him that enables his thoughts and feelings expressed on canvas or paper and create value in art. When Vision Petron (formerly called ArtPetron) was conceptualized 14 years ago, its sole desire was to inspire the next generation of painters to hone their art, excel and in the process, rediscover and appreciate Filipino culture, the long-time advocacy of Petron. While other existing art contests catered only to fine arts students, Vision Petron opened the opportunity to all college students and those enrolled in a museum-based art classes believing that creativity is not exclusively confined in artist studios and the academe. Petron thus positioned itself as an art patron of the talented youth. Students awaited a yearly theme that celebrated Philippine art, culture, traditions and values. These were topics seemingly ignored in a country more preoccupied with solving traffic or a flagging economy. Were the youth not interested in what was good and noble and Filipino? 1 Don Bryan Bunag countered this when he honored Juan Luna in Walang Hanggang Karangalan (2013). It had to be in the visual arts for us to be recognized abroad for the first time, in an art competition no less. When Luna won the first gold medal in the National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid in 1884, it was our race that gained international stature, proving that Filipinos are at par with the world-class standards. Painting is not a western art. It is an imaginative tool to figuratively retell a people’s sentiment. At a time when our neighbors were still plowing their Asian rice fields, we already proved to be even greater than our European counterparts. Luna’s soul would eventually be continuously reflected on future artists’ canvases. With his hand in his heart and one in holding his brush Bunag continues this nationalist artistic tradition. 2 Ronald Jeresano echoes this deep commitment of the young in the arts. Despite being saddled by dire means one still strives to be an artist. His Panatang Obra (2008) eschews hope that through striving for excellence and hard work in that one can best express one’s artistic fervor or in this case as reflective of his deep religiosity for the Black Nazarene. 3 1. Walang Hanggang Karangalan by Don Bryan Bunag 2. Panatang Obra by Ronald Jeresano 3. Pera at Bayong by Jareds Yokte 26 Soul Provider WINDOWS TO OUR SOUL One of our first masterpieces was Ober-Ober (2001) by Cebubased Orley Ypon captured what it was to be young, carefree and innocent. Basking on the afternoon sunlight children played games that built character like persistence, trust for one another and learning the rudiments of life through these games. Seeing them play reminds us what we were back then is who we are now. Pera at Bayong (2009) by Jareds Yokte may be void of people but one gets the feeling how one tries to be thrifty by surviving on a meager budget. We become inventive in our meals and stretch that purchasing power to the fullest. Rendered in uniquely rough strokes, the simplicity of Yokte’s composition represents how the ordinary Filipino tries to make both ends meet until it lasts. 4 5 The lure of the something historical marked with Filipino sensibilities was deeply inculcated in Vision Petron. Some even showed originality in ingenious depiction. Balwarte ni Lolo, Ang Aming Munting Kastilyo (2002) by Mark Salvatus counters color and even ornate decoration usually associated with the Pahiyas festival in his hometown of Lucban, Quezon yet he still imparts his message of celebrating the Filipino in his festivities. With bright red car paint as primary base, Salvatus meticulously etches his images done in a reverse manner. He remembers the Pahiyas (the name itself was coined by his grandfather) with less flamboyance however the community spirit is still there as overpowering and continued by his townsfolk. Another inventive execution is Paoay Church (2003) by Rexell Livelo, which is dark, haunting but moving. With stormy clouds looming in the horizon mother and his child with dog in tow are in search of something (or someone) beyond the ethereal and sensate around them. 6 4. Rangtay (2007) by Julmard Vicente 5. Paoay Church (2003) by Rexell Livelo 6. Perspective (2014) by Noel Elicana “If you’re a good artist, then your work will automatically be Filipino.” HR Ocampo National Artist 27 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO 1. Okir-Okir (2006) by Judeo Herrera 2. Buhay Dagat (2004) by Darby Vincent Alcoseba 3. Punong-Puno ng Pag-ibig (2004) by Mark Andy Garcia In Nahawing Ulap sa Hangin ni Bonifacio (2007) by Dave Arjay Tan shows a a simple subject but distinctly captured. Guillermo Tolentino’s tribute to the founder of Katipunan is caught in mixed emotions in the dramatic play of dark and light. Another is Noel Elicana’s Perspective (2014) took advantage of the theme of triumphs and victory by pronouncing the unappreciated role of the Ilonggos in the quest for freedom in history and progress. SOUL PROPRIETORSHIP How Filipinos are portrayed in the arts have also been the burden of the young students of Vision Petron. Appreciating our time-honored ideals made up for Philippine art’s lack of definition in coming up with their own visual style. Punong-puno ng Pag-ibig (2005) by Mark Andy Garcia graphically portrays love in all its facets. Done in various mixed media, Garcia explores relationships in spontaneous brushstrokes bordering on friendship and upbringing in one continuous moving depiction. Love is a verb and this painting proves that art must move for it to be valued survive. Garcia makes love a timeless classic theme. 1 2 3 28 Oftentimes the Filipino is seen in the details than the colorful and the loud. Dibuhong Masinsin (2006) by Hilarious de Jesus shows how a pina jusi barong is appropriately rendered. How patience and attention come to justify its minute design elements done manually by hand. Okir-Okir (2006) by Judeo Herrera pays homage to our Muslim master craftsmen by imbibing their artistic philosophy in dual reflective images. How religion and their way of life are intertwined in the lives of Filipinos in the South. Respect for their past symbols to appreciate their lives today is what Herrera wants to impart to his viewers. Vision Petron saw how popular genre scenes highlighted the uniqueness in the Filipino. Such as the hustle and bustle of the La Trinidad market was perfectly captured by Market in Motion (2009) by Paul Quiambao. Despite being confronted by surplus of vegetables from abundant foreign export, our local markets continue to struggle to compete in providing nourishment in our food ingredients by keeping reasonable prices on our tables. 4 The raw and dirty lives of the fishermen in Buhay Dagat (2004) by Darby Vincent Alcoseba are often ignored. These unrecognized guardians of the sea bear the loneliness of being out there, sometimes for days just to earn their keep, is framed in realist watercolor hues. Meanwhile the dignified backbreaking work of the farmer is reflected on how Cherry Mae Pinoliad captured them as she witnesses them in the fields in Salamin ng Buhay (2010) is worthy to note. SOUL FLIGHT In one of his essays, National Artist Nick Joaquin defined Filipino identity as an active word--not what how we were influenced by our colonizers but what we continue to become what we are at this moment. The 15 years of Vision Petron saw or even documented how our culture is dynamic and had evolved and adapted to the changing times. 5 With the continued increase Filipinos working abroad, El Viaje de Familia (2005) by John Paul Antido paints the diaspora of the Filipino family and how they affect globally the dysfunctional existence of which they live: the father works in Saudi Arabia, the mother is a domestic helper in Italy while the kids stay home with their grandmother who takes care of them. With the Philippine map as backdrop the Filipino family is threatened while what the money they send back home helps uplift the economy. 4. Dibuhong Masinsin (2006) by Hilarious de Jesus 5. Nahawing Ulap sa Hangin ni Bonifacio (2007) by Dave Arjay Tan 29 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Students like Dale Erispe have painted their struggle closer to home. In his Lakbaying Walang Katapusan (2011) one could in sympathy with the perils of getting a decent education. With all the adversity, a rainbow is more than just a plethora of colors but an inspiration that after the storm a brighter tomorrow await for those who dared. Traditions through rituals are passed on despite the change in customs as in Eid Mubarak! (2014) by Ezra Acayan, a lone Muslim child is evident as she patiently waits for her family’s obligation with their customary prayers. It is expected that one day she will practice what her elders have preached. Our native language does not have a word for “art.” The closest word we have is “sining” which in Bahasa Malay for “to reflect.” Our concept for art may be intertwined with how we live which makes us different from our Asian neighbors like Malaysia, Indonesia or even Thailand. One wonders further why Chinese, Indian, and Japanese paintings have their own distinctiveness in their arts. Having no common brushstroke, we may have diverse and various expressions as many as 21 ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippines, what matters most is we have soul or souls, as many and layered of influences as possible. More like the Filipino kakanin, called sapin –sapin. Untangling the Flag (2014) by Jeremiah Digo reflects this ongoing sentiment. Tattered as it is shown, our flag still flies proudly above the skies. In this day and age where everything is instant, short and fleeting, culture is eroding, fast changing and being lumped into globalization. Nevertheless Vision Petron makes sure the next generation of Filipinos remains grounded and appreciative of Filipino values, that how you build a country, with body and soul intact. 1 2 1. Market in Motion (2009) by Paul Quiambao 2. Eid Mubarak (2014) by Ezra Acayan 3. Blur (2011) by Marc Henrich Go 3 30 Hinabing Simbuyo ng Bagong Panagimpan (2006) by Angelo Tabije The Re-enchantment of Traditional Values in Philippine Art Rina Angela Corpus T o re-enchant is to bring a sense of aliveness and wonder, to awaken to our sense of connection to a contested world – with its calls, causes and storied traditions – as opposed to Western Cartesian art’s ontological predilection to make art an entity without a purpose outside its aesthetic – art for art’s sake -- quite separate from the everyday and its concomitant issues. part of the world, art critic Suzi Gablik also cogently wrote in a similar vein, as she critiqued the alienation and social antipathy of Western modernist art, while invoking art that can be a relevant crucible for a people’s sense of purpose, offering a sense of community, an anchor of a culture’s time-honored values amidst the precarious hegemony of materialism and hyper-consumerism in our modern times. So it is worth noting that the very narratives and richly-layered expressions of our enchanting traditional Filipino values permeate the works of Vision Petron artists over the years. The process of re-enchanting art back to where it belongs – to community, to Philippine Humanities scholar Felipe de Leon Jr. once called for the “re-enchantment of art,” where art can be a place where the aesthetics of the everyday and traditional values meet. In another 31 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO people and their deeply held values and sense of spirituality – is very much ensconced in the various winning art works, whether in painting or the photographic medium. SPIRITUALITY AND FOLK ARTISTRY Take Hinabing Simbuyo ng Bagong Panagimpan (2006)by Angelo Tabije, a surrealist conception of two generations of women weavers, in a state of sleep and dreaming, behind them a background detail of the traditional t’nalak weave of the T’boli indigenous community in Southern Philippines. Also known as “dreamweavers,” the women weavers of T’boli culture are known to possess sacred powers and are revered as leaders of the community, held high for their capacity to connect to the gods and the spirit world while able to translate messages and images from the dream world into their woven cloth. The monochromatic hues of earthen green, beige and white in Tabije’s work make for a dream-like vision of a traditional artistic practice that is deeply entwined with our people’s native spirituality. 1 The artistry and playfulness of Jaclyn Wong’s Gitarang Mabutingting (2006) is also worth noting for giving life to the life of a guitar in cubist fashion. Her use of browns and greys to form the various shapes of guitar-making that Cebuano culture is known for takes form in this work, making the audience ruminate on the practice of artistry in this local industry. 2 The artistry and playfulness of Jaclyn Wong’s Gitarang Mabutingting (2006) is also worth noting for giving life to the life of a guitar in cubist fashion. Her use of browns and greys to form the various shapes of guitar-making that Cebuano culture is known for takes form in this work, making the audience ruminate on the practice of artistry in this local industry. 4 TRADITIONAL GAMES Meantime, traditional Filipino games and the values of camaraderie, team work and creativity are put to fore in the paintings of Romeo Rosete’s Tatsing (2001) and Ricky Ambagan’s Kanlungan ng Kamusmusan (2001). Rosete’s work is a profile of four boys engrossed in the local game of ‘tatsing’ (from the English “touching”), where the ‘battle of bottle caps’ takes center stage. His aerial perspective enframes his subjects in dynamic positions denoting movement and the intense energy of children at play. Ambagan’s cartoonish work, meanwhile, shows children walking on bamboo stilts, which is a traditional outdoor activity in several Asian countries. His flat perspective and horror vacui aesthetics of children enjoying their flexible bodies on bamboos speak 3 1. Piko (2002) by Yveese Belen 2. Dinagyang Festival (2008) by Alex Ordoyo 3. Pagdating ng Isang Anghel (2013) by Chrisanto Aquino 4. Larawan ng Mabuting Pamayanan (2010) by Neil Defeo 32 The Re-enchantment of Traditional Values in Philippine Art 5. Bayan Ko Ipinagdarasal Ko (2014) by Karl Albais 6. Mga Nakakubling Ngiti ng Pagdiriwang (2008) by Gerald Mungcal of the communal nature of traditional Filipino games – which are always meant to be enjoyed outdoors and in the convivial company of others. The softness of watercolor as medium is central to Yvesse Belen in Piko, showing the profile of stick-like children amidst the all-too-familiar layout of the popular Filipino street game. This offers a distinct contrast from Orley Ypon’s Ober-Ober (2001), a photorealistic painting that captures the sense of aliveness of street kids striking it in this game with rubber slippers. In all these works -- the gregarious festivity and a strong sense of sharing are the core values in action in the children’s practice of traditional games. 6 FOLK SPIRITUALITY Traditional Filipino piety and folk religiosity are also ensconced in several art works. The Dinagyang Festival (2008) of Iloilo becomes the theme of Alex Ordoyo’s Dinagyang Festival, while Gerard Mungcal tackles the Moriones Festival of Mindoro in Mga Nakakubling Ngiti (2008). In both instances, the joyful smile that Filipinos are known for is revealed. 5 In photographs, these are equally highlighted in the works of Marcelino Bugaon’s Indayog (2008), Vincent Kho’s Sinulog Festival (2008)and Hadrian Aguilar’s Pagkakaisa ng mga Kulay, (2008) all revealing friendly faces and celebratory colors of the richly variegated religious and cultural festivals throughout the archipelago. Faith in the power of contemplation and prayer is similarly accentuated in Karl Albais’ Bayan Ko, Ipinagdarasal Ko (2014) a painting of a lone child on her knees, as daylight peeps through the squalor of the metropolis. An image of both urban dereliction and spiritual devotion to a Divine Being -- a continuation of our forebears’ faith in the spirit -- is here put to fore. INDUSTRY AND HARD WORK The value of industriousness is put to fore in the photographs Baguio Market (2009) by Vincent Kho, a bird’s eye view of market vendors busily selling their produce. Meantime, Paul Quiambao’s Market in Motion (2009) artfully uses the time-lapse technique to capture the moving crowd inside a market, as he uses the tall metal frames of the public space’s bare architecture to enclose his image of a bustling horde. In the countryside setting, this value is shown in Cherry Mae Pinoliad’s Salamin ng Buhay (2010), a photograph capturing the feet of farmers at work, as the watery rice paddies mirror their upper bodies as they are engrossed in their backbreaking work under the sun. 33 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO The spirit of volunteerism, meanwhile, becomes the theme of Michael Feliciano’s Plant a Tree (2010), where the hands of profiles of school kids are shown engrossed in the act of planting seedlings. In Neil Defeo’s Larawan ng Mabuting Pamayanan (2010), we see an image within an image, as the painting shows a teenage girl pleasantly smiling beside a photograph-like rendition of a scene of volunteer street sweepers cleaning the flooded metropolis. Journeying through various modes of transport is also envisaged in several works. Michael Froilan’s The Path of Life (2010) shows a painting of a fully-loaded tricycle traversing the countryside scenery, while some blue roses dreamily make up the sky. Dale Erispe’s Lakbaying Walang Katapusan (2011), meantime, shows three girl-children in uniform, crossing a body of water with a line of classroom chairs, as a painted rainbow surrealistically beams overhead. This work also echoes Alexis Gapal’s Success Begins Here (2011) which photographs a lone schoolboy crossing the rice fields, cluing us into the hardship of schoolchildren who must walk through strange and unfriendly terrains just to reach school. Similarly, Kirk Buenconsejo’s Ride Under the Rain (2011)is a candid frontal shot of four kinds of local transportation braving the streets on a rainy day – a traditional horse-drawn kalesa, a pedicab, a bike, and a mini-van. The spirit of making-do amidst the inclement of environments is portrayed here. The notion of making-do and resourcefulness are similarly portrayed in Eden Cruz’s Joyride (2011) which shows six street kids happily riding a small wheeled cart (locally called kariton), made with bare repurposed wood and wheels. 1 THE ECOLOGICAL CONNECTION An innate love and respect for nature also proliferate the collection of art works. Kakambal Ko ang Kalikasan (2012)by Lance Yaneze is a powerful imagery of a twin female figure – a brown-colored female being mirroring the earthen body of mother nature herself – showing the inescapable connection of humans with our very ecology. Emil Reambillo’s Unending Journey (2012) takes us to an imaginaire of a girl jutting out of a painting frame as if it were a real-life window. The girl is in the act of embracing nature, as riverine waters flow from the painting out through the frame, while butterflies, birds, flora and fauna are released from the 1. Sinulog Festival (2008) by Vincent Kho 2. Pagkakaisa ng Mga Kulay (2008) by Hadrian Aguilar 3. Indayog (2008) by Marcelino Bugaoan Jr. 4. Plant a Tree (2010) by Michael Feliciano 5. Baguio Market Place (2009) by Vincent Kho 6. Journey to Love and Happiness (2013) by Reu Dawner Flores 3 34 2 The Re-enchantment of Traditional Values in Philippine Art frame out into the outside world. The inner and outer worlds seem to be referenced here, as if to feature the idea that the internal ecology (kalooban) of humanity is but a reflection of the state of our outer ecology (kalikasan). Kyrke Stephen Jaleco’s Volunteers (2012) is also a cogent image of a young mangrove tree amidst a backdrop of older mangroves in the ecosystem, offering an allegory of hope for our ecological future. A close-up picture of a lone native tortoise, swimming in its habitat, is also an icon of promise for the possibility of survival amidst our beleaguered times in Oliver Lagda’s Barely Surviving (2012). 4 The silhouette profile of two mountaineers standing amidst a mountainous terrain is the subject of Gib Sam Salak’s Explorers. The photo proffers a sense of awe and reverence for the natural world. Edu Perrera’s Fulfilling and Caring for God’s Gift (2014) is a painting that resembles a collage, as cut-out hand-shaped papers encircle the planet earth. These hands contain words that suggest pledges for the stewardship of our lone and precious ecological home Familial affection and respect come to fore in Chrisanto Aquino’s Pagdating ng Isang Anghel (2013), a roughly-textured caricature of a man and wife snuggling their newborn, which, again, symbolizes the proverbial light of hope amidst the hardship of our times. 5 Then, the gregarious photograph of Reu Dawner Flores’ Journey to Love and Happiness (2013) shows a happy family picture celebrating what looks like a wedding anniversary of their aged parents, seated in the middle as their closest kindred cheer them on. In all these instances, our contemporary artists find reasons to celebrate the enchanting traditional values of our forebears – time-honored values that continually persist in the memory, identity and embodied lifeways of our current times, allowing us to face the challenges of the day with a sense of resilience and confidence that can come only from our deep rootedness to our storied, resonant past. 6 References: Gablik, Suzi. The Re-enchantment of Art. New York, 1991. De leon Jr., Felipe. “Cultural Identity and Development” in Suri Sining. Quezon City, 2011. 35 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Barely Surviving (2012) by Oliver Lagda 36 Visions of a Disappearing World: Connecting Ecology and Society through Vision Petron’s Winning Works by Lisa Ito REPRESENTING NATURE A survey of themes adopted by the competition since 2001 underscores the range of perspectives held by young artists on the question of ecology and nature: considering these as part of the country’s vast wealth, as celebrations of life, as essential aspects of a society’s culture, and as visions of a fast disappearing world. Competition themes during the early 2000s, for instance, explored aspects of Philippine culture fast disappearing with the changing times. Always incorporated within these narratives of loss, celebration, and preservation were the link to the environment and its resources. These ranged from the idea of play (2001), merging recreation with the outdoors, to rich local artistic traditions such as okkir, habi, basketry and woodcarving in Alay sa Sining Pinoy (2006), which are all derived from the abundance of the native earth. E Busay (2003) by Clint Normandia ncountering the ecological embraces not only the experience of nature, but also reflects on how the world beyond is interconnected with the lives of people and communities, with generations past and present. The preservation of the natural world is not an entity separate from our own survival, but a necessary condition for it. Several of these themes would directly engage the question of how people relate to their natural environments. In 2003, for instance, the organisers fielded the theme of Philippine land-scapes, under the slogan Lumang Tanawin, Bagong Likhain. The winning entries for that year, representing places and vistas from all across the archipelago, would all collectively incorporate the presence of people in nature: whether as explorer or inhabitant of the place. In the history of the visual arts in the Philippines, nature is inseparable from the production of art: providing not only the materials for works but also subjects for iconic representation. Images of nature or motifs derived from nature have appeared as central theme and ornament, backdrop and primary subject matter across a wide range of art forms: from indigenous textile traditions to painting and other media adopted during the modern age. These images are testaments to the natural wealth yielded by the Philippines’ seas, lands, forests and fields. Yet they are also mirror the relationships, whether perceived or lived, that people have with their environment. The human presence within landscape may be a central one—seen in the bathing figures of Ada Grace Venci’s work, Bahaghari sa Tagolami (2003) —or may be barely perceptible, as in the case of peasants portrayed in Ian Caesar Cheng’s work titled Site of the Battle of Paye (2003), nearly blending into the gap between field and forest. Both represent farmers and fisherfolk, peoples whose livelihoods and lifestyles remain closest and most connected to that of nature. Even idyllic vistas of nature portrayed by the works of Clint Normandia, titled Busay (2003), and James Neil Viola, titled Hintayan sa Pola (2003), weave traces of the human presence into landscape, where rural homes merge and blend in with the surrounding scenery. The annual Vision Petron student art competitions have taken on various themes and con-cerns for the past years: many of these have strongly resonated with facets of the natural world. Whether directly or indirectly, the works produced by Vision Petron’s winners also offer glimpses of how young Filipinos visualise the question of environmental protection and awareness. On the other hand, the motif of the human viewer standing in front of mountains, symbolic and literal, can be recalled in Fernando Ramos Jr.’s Bahay Katutubo sa Pinatubo (2003) and Rexel Livelo’s Paoay Church (2003). Ramos’ work juxtaposes the contours of the 37 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO 1 famed volcano with a map and vignettes of indigenous peoples and the daily struggle for survival, reminding the viewer that Mt. Pinatubo, post-eruption, is not a wasteland but also home to some of the oldest cultures in the archipelago. On the other hand, Livelo’s vivid rendition of Paoay Church (2003), ominously illuminated by the sky, soil and a coming storm, seems to recast the site of the man-made heritage church as a metaphorical mountain: a monument to the divinities of both the pre-Hispanic and Spanish colonial eras. CELEBRATING AND REAPING NATURE’S GIFTS The symbiotic connection between communities and natural ecologies was further explored in 2004’s competition theme, titled Lumang Ani, Bagong Sali. The winning works for that year centered on the idea of the harvest as a celebratory space: as a site and rite of abundance, fecundity, and productive growth. Here, the long 2 38 Visions of a Disappearing World period of sowing and waiting is finally through; and in reaping the harvest, a new cycle of life ends and begins. The winning paintings for 2004 may furthermore be categorised into two general types in terms of subject matter: works depicting the harvests of the field, literally the fruits of the soil and the “green” gold reaped above ground, and works representing the catch from the country’s vast and teeming waters. It is no surprise that the idea of nature’s abundance has such diverse dimensions in a coun-try both agricultural and archipelagic. The Philippines has long been considered as a megadiverse country: home to many rich species and abundant natural resources, whether on land or in its seas. This balance between terrestrial and marine harvests is seen in a comparison between the work by Florentino Impas, Jr.’s Abundang Ani (2004) and Rochelle Cruz’s Night’s Catch (2004). The work Ani, for instance, distills in a single, unified frame the various stages of farming harvest activities, done under the bright midday sun. In contrast, Night’s Catch shows solitude and solidarity between fisherfolk as they haul back their nets from the deep, entwined with the rhythm of the sea. 3 The two works also present interesting contrasts in styles of representation and techniques that the competition’s winning works embody: from realism to stylized figuration and abstraction. The tradition of figurative realism, for instance, is seen in Orley Ypon’s Pamaling (2004), and Jose Pempe Ibanez’s Kurantay (2004), which both demonstrate the masterful execution of figures, objects and landscapes. Night’s Catch, on the other hand, brings out a parallel sense of harmony in its use of geometric patterns and lines, drawing connections between sea, shore and slopes. The possibilities of increasingly abstract form and of different approaches towards perspective is further explored in Emmanuel Servito’s winning watercolour work, Lambat ng Kasaganaan (2004), which combines the top view of a fishing scene with random, vivid swirls of pigment to denote the diversity of life teeming beneath these still waters. 4 1. Tagolami River (2003) by Ada Grace Venci 2. Site of the Battle of Paye (2003) by Ian Caesar Cheng 3. Abundang Ani (2004) by Florentino Impas 4. Hintayan sa Pola (2004) by James Neil Viola By this time, the Vision Petron competition also adopted photography as another category of form, recognizing the work of many young practitioners in the field. Also responding to the theme of harvest, the black and white photographs would emphasise their human subjects as the focal point. In the works by Kim Sanchez Si Tsong at mga Tilapia (2004) for instance, the 39 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO solitary figures of the farmer and fisherman—engaged in the postharvest processing of fish is connected by the gesture of the hand, working to turn nature’s harvest into food for nourishment. In retrospect, the addition of photography in the competition strengthens the idea of ecological connection not only as vision or perspective but also as documented reality. Interestingly, many of the winning paintings this year portrayed images of sea harvests while most of the winning photographs documented scenes from the fields. INTERSECTIONS OF CULTURE AND NATURE A sense of continuity from the idea of harvest may be drawn from the competition’s successive themes from mid-2000 to 2010. The concepts adopted during this period ranged from local artistic traditions and forms of folk art in Alay sa Sining Pinoy (2006) to the themes of heritage, festivals, and markets from 2007 to 2009. Throughout all of these, the presence of nature as material and motif is a recurrent subtext. For instance, the country’s long-standing traditions of woodcarving— premised on the abundance of hardwood and softwood species throughout the archipelago—is chronicled in the works of 2006, such as Judeo R. Herrera’s winning painting on Mindanao’s intricate okkir traditions and Marilaine Claudette Gapal’s photograph of a woodcarver at work on an image of a Catholic santo. Both traditions originate from opposite ends of the country and in different socio-religious contexts, but are nonetheless connected by shared cultural traditions that the Philippines’ ecological resources have shaped. The same can be said for the other winning works representing various traditions of weaving, where nature yields not only sources of textiles and dyes but also patterns and symbols. 1 Within the succeeding years of the competition, the idea of nature continued to exist in an interface with culture. In the themes of festivals and markets, for instance, objects and products of nature are constructed, celebrated and consumed, both across the market as commonplace commercial space and within festival, as ritual spectacle. For instance, the water as staging area of a fluvial celebration is highlighted in Mari Rose Angeline Lim’s 2008 photograph, Apung Iru Festival (2008), while the market as repository of bountiful catch from both river and sea is documented in Ronel Peren Pangan’s The Colors of the Sea (2009) and Al Ameer Lawan’s Isda: Paboritong Pagkain ng Tao at Pusa (2009). 2 3 40 A closer visual interface between ecology and community resurfaces in 2010, with Chrisanto N. Aquino’s winning watercolour work, titled Dulot ni Bakawan (2010). The painting successfully conveys how the transitional presence of mangrove forests simultaneously connects and protects settlements from the tide and sea: a hatching ground, buffer zone, and eco-logical niche essential to the life of the coastal community. Rendered in a monochromatic style, the work emphasizes the organic continuity of lines across roots, roofs and waves—symbolically implying that the same life force runs through all of these. Meanwhile, texts within the work underscore the artist’s cry for the preservation and protection of mangroves as a space critical to the balance of the entire system. HOLDING PARADISE DEAR The urgency of the message forwarded by Dulot ng Bakawan has resonated more strongly in recent years, as various disasters— natural and unnatural—unfolded not only locally but also globally. The competition themes from 2011 to the present may thus be interpreted as an attempt at reflecting on how the current ecological crisis touches various aspects of a society’s existence and how people are currently learning the value of protecting nature from further degradation. 4 In 2011, the competition started focusing on the idea of lakbay (travel or journey), adopting a more distinct ecological theme in 2012 with the slogan Lakbay Kalikasan A Journey of Nurturing Nature. The winning paintings and photographs of that year, unsurprisingly, all focused on the experience of nature—but in various ways and perspectives. Many works celebrate the act of communing with nature, and the consciousness that such communion facilitates. John Mark Saycon’s solitary figure of a child in Salamin ng Buhay (2012) denotes how the encounter with nature is also a process of self-discovery, while Don Bryan Michael Bunag’s work, Magkaibang Magkaibigan (2012) touches on the moments or points of connections between the self and other, between earth and water, and between humans and other inhabitants of a shared earth. 5 1. Wood Carver (2006) by Marilaine Claudette Gapal 2. Apung Iru Fluvial Festival (2008) by Mari Rosa Angeline Lim 3. Si Tsong at Mga Tilapia (2004) by Kym Sanchez 4. Salamin ng Buhay (2012) by John Mark Saycon 5. Magkaibang Magkaibigan (2012) by Don Bryan Bunag These moments of self-discovery and connection are further visualised in Emil Reambillo’s watercolor painting titled Unending Journey (2012), where the viewer is exhorted to look at the world be-yond through the eyes of a child: through a person who is able to see with wonder, beyond the cur-rent frames 41 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO of one’s own experiences. Lance Kirby Yaneza also delivers a timely message on how nature and the environment is not to be seen as only external realities but also as part of our very own selves, in the work Kakambal ko ang Kalikasan (2012). These urgent times call for awareness, action and advocacy— areas underscored in Arman Jay Arago’s work titled Pagkamulat (2012). In this painting, two children look up at a poster of another child, standing in front of bulldozed land and holding a placard. What fine line divides and separates them from the other? How much time left before these two other children themselves become icons and subjects warning of imminent threats? Also implied in this work is the need for actual action and intervention in realities that have been reduced to images and virtualities, smokescreens and spectacles. What is coincidental and common to all winning paintings in the 2012 Lakbay Kalikasan collection is their employment of various gestures of the hand: touching and exploring, pointing and probing, holding and grasping. These gestures, as a shared trope or motif, may be interpreted as a collective appeal to reach out, to hold paradise dear and to grasp the tools that can protect it from further harm. In these, one may find solace in Salvador Banares’ work titled Hope (2012), where art makes possible the act of re-drawing and re-imagining the world that was, and that can be. 1 This is, perhaps, where art offers change and the potential for continuity. The competition has over the years produced a rich array of works dealing with the concept of ecology at the level of representation, visualizing connections with nature through paintings and photographs. One corollary challenge is when or how to transition to works and encounters beyond the visual— where a wide range of multi-sensorial media can further explore and translate ecological connections into encounters with art. Many thematic questions—such as the current realities of environmental destruction, resource extraction and the challenge of ecological protection amidst the need for industrialization—also can be considered for further reflection and retrospection by visual artists. 3 1. Hope (2012) by Salvador Bañares 2. Pagkamulat (2012) by Arman Jay Arago 3. Unending Journey (2012) by Emil Reambillo Threaded together as a narrative by artists of different generations, the competition’s winning works have not only celebrated the gifts of nature and our links to our environment but have also underscored the preciousness of these memories of nature and the urgency of responding to these visions of a fast disappearing world. 2 42 Vision Petron National Student Art Competition 2015 : Journey to Happiness O n 28 July, Petron Malaysia embarked on its third instalment of Vision Petron, with the theme “Journey to Happiness”. The theme is a reflection of the road to one’s happiness and this year, we added a new videography category to encourage students’ expression of arts through film. The competition was open to students aged 18-28 years old studying in local universities and colleges. This year saw a marked increment in the number of submissions where a total of 669 entries were submitted when the competition came to a close on 4 September 2015. This year’s submission constituted more than 90% increase from last year’s 335 entries. Majority of the submissions were for the Photography category which constituted 60% of the total submission, followed by Art Painting category (35%) and Videography (5%). To reach out to more potential artists, Petron Malaysia had embarked on a comprehensive campaign to promote Vision Petron which includes advertising in the STAR newspaper, the number one English newspaper in the country. The STAR newspaper had also written an advertorial about Vision Petron on its Lifestyle section. Vision Petron’s advertisements were also played on Spotify, a commercial music streaming service provider and had reaped 614,000 numbers of impressions which was the highest traffic in all ads unit. Aggressive promotions were also done on Petron Malaysia’s Facebook page, which managed to garner more than 1000 reach. activities such as photography and art jamming workshops, with leading local photographers and artists such as Professor Ishak Abdul Hamid (Mass Media Principal Lecturer), Azman Karib (Professional Photographer), Nazli Zainal Abidin (Professional Photographer), Ben Toh (Owner of Refinery, Art & Design Hub), Elnaz Rostami (Visual Artist & Decorator) and Kenzy (Artist). The judging sessions took place at the National Visual Arts Gallery on 9 September, 2015. A panel of very prestigious judges comprised of renowned national artist, art curators and professional photographers judged each submission based on originality, composition, and creativity. The panel of judges were Suzlee Ibrahim (Renowned National Artist), Chng Tack Lui (Renowned National Artist), Winson Loh (Founder, Pinkguy Gallery), Andrew Petron Malaysia had also gone on ground with a series of road shows at the campuses of Saito College, Dasein Academy of Art, UCSI University, SEGI University, Multimedia University, Taylors University and Lim Kok Wing University of Creative Technology. During the roadshow, students participated in exciting 43 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Boey (Director, Beyond Photography Academy), Steven Leong Kit Foon (Chairman, The Royal Photographic Society), Azharr Ruddin (Producer, Director & Editor), Syahrul Niza Ahmad Zaini (Senior Assistant Curator, National Visual Arts Gallery) and Zaimi Harun (Petron Malaysia’s Manager of Corporate Affairs). Koo Yein Ni of Dasien Academy of Art emerged as the grand prize winner in the painting category. Her entry entitled, “Beautiful Scene,” caught the attention of the judges with her clever use of motifs, color and composition to reinforce the idea of a happy life. Meanwhile, Abdullah Amirulamin Bin Hamid of Multimedia University, won the photography category with his photo entitled “Enjoyment”. He presented a picture of a little boy playing with birds beaming with happiness. The boy’s pleasure in interacting with his immediate living environment were fleeting on the eyes, but lasting on the mind. For the videography category, Khor Zhen Yee of University of Science Malaysia had bagged the top prize with his entry “Journey to Happiness”. His video depicting a little girl sacrificing her savings to help the needy had touched the hearts of judges. Participants compete for the top 18 prizes comprising a total value of RM22,500. Grand prize winners each received a cash prize of RM3,000.00. Second and third place winners received RM2,000.00 and RM1,000.00 respectively; while fourth, fifth, and sixth placers each won RM500.00. All winners also received trophies and certificates of participation. 44 45 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO people Introducing Vision Petron’s creme de la crème. artists WHO TRANSFORMED THE FACE OF CREATIVITY 1. Mark Andy Garcia • 2. CJ De Silva-Ong • 3. Raffy Napay • 4. Joey Cobcobo 5. Charles Buenconsejo • 6. Florentino Impas • 7. Arturo Sanchez Jr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 46 8. Orley Ypon • 9. Ronald Jeresano • 10. Mark Salvatus • 11. Robert Besana 12. James Ona • 13. Jeff Salon • 14. Paul Quiambao • 15.John Paul Antido JOHN PAUL ANTIDO (b.1982) John Paul Antido is a hall famer having won in 2002 and 2005. A member of the Antipolo-based Sanviaje, Japs has a peculiar style of painting - the impasto technique of laying thick paint with finite textured brushstrokes using vivid colors with light hues. With five solo exhibitions, travelling has been his constant theme. He has also done illustrations for a children’s book and lately he has dabbled photographer where portraiture is his forte. His paintings were recently featured in a children’s book. ROBERT BESANA (b.1976) One of Vision Petron’s first grandprize winner in 2001, Besana has always investigated the contemporary possibilities of materiality and perception. His winning work Manwal (2001) makes the viewers rotate their gaze as he captures children playing a game of slippers. He is currently a director at the School of Multi-Media Arts at the Asia Pacific College where he has proven that the best teachers of art are those that actively practice it. CHARLES BUENCONSEJO (b. 1984) Multi-media preoccupies Buenconsejo’s work while employing his deep passion for photography where he was first recognized as Vision Petron’s first hall of fame in this category. He has won the Ateneo Art Awards for two consecutive years and has done residencies in Visual Arts Center in La Trobe University in Australia. His art was shown in his solo exhibitions – Unending Void, Destination Unknown, and Reality is a Hologram which are infused with his inquiries on science. Sometimes to question is enough response. JOEY COBCOBO (b.1983) The art of the indigenous is intrinsic in Cobcobo’s work who comes from a lineage of Ifugao wood carvers in the north. He has rediscovered his technique by employing a multiple layers of images in heavily indented prints. His subject matter range from a tribute to his tribal roots to the personal relationships Filipinos value such as respect and love for the elderly and families. A CCP 13 Artists Awardee, he now teaches at his alma mater Technological University of the Philippines. MARK ANDY GARCIA (b.1984) A graduate of the Technological University of the Philippines, Mark Andy Garcia has won a grand prize and three runners up in Vision Petron. A recent CCP 13 Artists Awardee for 2015, he also won grand prize in the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence in 2007 and Juror’s Choice Award of Excellence for Philip Morris in 2008. Garcia paints autobiographical works reminiscent of his personal tragedies and Joys. Despite the ruggedness and the raw texture of his works, Garcia remains optimistic about life. 47 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO FLORENTINO IMPAS (b. 1970) What make Vision Petron unique is it is open also to students of museum-based painting classes where we discovered homegrown talents like Florentino Jun Impas. One of Cebu’s most sought after artist. He is also portraitist of choice of cardinals, bishops and has even been invited to the Vatican for a sit down with the religious there. Impas has done the official portrait of St. Lorenzo Ruiz of what we all are familiar with. He had significant solo exhibitions at the SM Art Center in 2009- “Portraits and Figures” and 2011- “Circle of Life”, Metropolitan Museum of Manila and 2014- “Kalendaryo Festival”, SM Art Center, SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. This year he participated in painting Art and Anthropology at the Chicago Field Museum Mural Painting “Art ad Antropology” in the United States of America. JEFFREY SALON (b. 1986) Salon is a hall of famer having won in 2005 and 2010. Mark by his own realism and monotone palette, Salon is old school with his palette focusing on children and their plight and welfare. He has had solo exhibitions at the SM Art Center, Nineveh Art space and Singapore. He won in Sining PSE National Art Competition and the Miguel Malvar National Art Competition. MARK SALVATUS (b. 1980) Even when he joined ArtPetron and submitting wall bound paintings, Salvatus was always one step ahead of his contemporaries. For his winning piece in ArtPetron 2 he used red car paint Garcia won the mostwhite he etched with a white primary base his figures to come up with a toned down but still celebratory image of the Pahiyas from his hometown in Lucban. Always on the experiment for new technologies to debunk old myths found in history or even memory, he now and then gets to be invited in biennales and residencies while keeping his focus on his contemporary practice here. A product of UST Fine Arts where he taught for a time, Salvatus is a CCP 13 Artists Awardee and runs his art collective 98B virtually or wherever he is. ARTURO SANCHEZ JR. (b.1980) Sanchez is proof that someone so technical can be the most artistic. Sanchez took up architecture at the Technological Institute of the Philippines. Mirrors have always fascinated Sanchez in fact his pieces are meticulously done by etching selected magazine images to reflect his art on the mirror. Based in the art town of two national artists, Sanchez has exhibited in local galleries and his artworks have participated in the auction houses in Hong Kong and Singapore. He won the Grand prize Philip Morris Philippine Art Awards 2013. CJ DE SILVA-ONG (b. 1987) De Silva-Ong is a graduate of UP Diliman College of Fine Arts and award winning creative director at TBWA\Digital Arts Network. Right after graduating, she handling brands where she has been recognized in local and international shows: she has won in AdFest, Spikes Asia, One Show, D&AD and is part of the team that bagged the country’s first Webby. CJ is also a well-known painter. Versatile in her own illustration, her book covers for Sen Miriam Santiago “Stupid is Forever” have recently been lauded. 48 RONALD JERESANO Social realism served its artistic purpose the turbulent times during Martial Law. With its strong political content the movement’s aesthetics revolves around anatomies of people as allegories to the dark perils of our country. Jeresano is a proud heir to social realism as his images speak of ouremancipation as a nation. He has won other major art competition and had solo exhibitions locally and abroad. RAFFY NAPAY (b. 1986) From two-dimensional works, EARIST graduate Napay shifted into threads and fabrics into his canvases. Often dealing with his personal life, he stitches, tufts and weaves stories from memory. He has won in Metrobank Arts and Design Excellence, Ateneo Art Awards 2013. He had artist residencies in Artesan Gallery and Studio in Singapore in 2013 and Liverpool Hope University in Liverpool United Kingdom last year. He just attended the Florence Biennale in Italy where he won the Silver Award. JAMES ONA (b.1986) Despite the surplus of the DSLR cameras it takes an amount of time and dedication for a master lensman to emerge. Trained as a photojournalist in his alma mater PUP Manila, Ona would eventually cover more important events for his corporate clients. He does art photography for Studio 5 Designs coffee table book projects. He continues to work and teach for PUP Manila. PAUL QUIAMBAO (b.1991) Quiambao is a photographer who seeks to elevate photography into the art form it rightfully deserves. School spirit runs deep for him UST in particular where he graduated with a degree in architecture. With his loyalty and perseverance Quiambao has been bestowed as UST’s quadricentennial photographer during its celebration in 2011. Motion and depth best describe his images. Remote islands have of late fascinated him most specially Batanes which he has visited many times over and photographed extensively. ORLEY YPON (b.1973) When Ypon won in the first ArtPetron in 2001, National Artist Napoleon Abueva commented that “he has Amorsolo’s light.” Based in Cebu, Orley is one of ArtPetron’s first grand prize winners and its first hall of famer for painting. A self-taught artist, realism has been Ypon’s trademark having been influenced by the master Martin Abellana. He had an art residency last year at the Artist Renewal Center in New York. The first hall of famer in Painting, Ypon has come full circle as a judge in the recent Vision Petron. His first solo exhibition Bidlisiw (sunrays) at the Altro Mondo Gallery is still ongoing. Biographical notes by Jay Bautista 49 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO milestones FIFTEEN YEARS OF VISION PETRON and thousands of entries after 50 2001 Petron launches ArtPetron: National Student Art Competition, a painting contest for students enrolled in colleges and universities nationwide. It also opened the contest to student of museum-based painting classes, a first in the realm of art contest. Petron President and VPs were part of the judging process. ArtPetron exhibits in Ayala Alabang. 2006 Petron launches Brushstrokes from the Heart: The First Five Years of ArtPetron by Dr. Alice Guillermo. The book won the Alfonso Ongpin Prize for Art at the 2006 National Book Awards. A reunion exhibit was organized to coincide with the awarding ceremonies and book launch. 2004 Petron adds Photography as a category, another first for a national art competition. 2007 Two National Artists (Billy Abueva and BenCab) Co-chair. Petron decorates its 41st and 42nd Executive floors with ArtPetron winning works. Petron launches ArtPetron Folio, an arts and culture magazine for Filipino youth. 51 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO 2008 ArtPetron organizes the first-ever Deans Dinner with 12 Fine Arts deans in attendance. 2009 ArtPetron organizes the second Deans Dinner with 17 deans in attendance. 2010 ArtPetron 10 invites three National Artists to judge. ArtPetron awards total 65 2011 SMC buys Petron. ArtPetron now renamed “Everyone’s Vision Petron” Exhibits mounted at the CCP and SM Megamall Vision Petron visits 20 schools in Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. First cities visited were Vigan, Baguio, Tarlac, Cebu and Davao The contest include T-shirt Art Design as a new category. 52 2012 2014 Vision Petron awarding and exhibit is set at the National Museum. Vision Petron opens its Facebook Page (now with almost 7,000 members). Vision Petron garners the highest number of submission with 2,828 entries 2013 Petron turns 80 years. Vision Petron adds video-making as its 4th category, attracting all possible creative expression of the youth. Vision Petron Collaterals are awarded the prestigious Anvil Hall of Fame Award by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines at the 48th Anvil Awards 2015 Award-winning scriptwriter Ricky Lee and respected film and TV director Laurice Guillen conducts a video-making workshop attended by 75 students from 43 schools 53 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO 15 Years of Promoting Philippine Art, Culture and Heritage to the Filipino Youth 54 55 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Grand Prize Winners Painting - Oil/Acrylic 1 56 2 1 Wencyl Urieta Smile! All is Well! Bulacan State University Oil/Acrylic - 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm 2 3 Modesto Samonte Jr. Hapag Ng Kagalakan College of the Immaculate Conception Oil/Acrylic - 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm 3 Weriel Mallari Libre Lang Maging Masaya, May Sukli Pa Tarlac State University Oil/Acrylic - 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm 57 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Grand Prize Winners Painting - Water-based Media 1 1 2 3 Eric Perreras Weriel Mallari Arman Jay Arago Aanhin ang Masarap na Ulam Kung Wala Naman ang Magulang Museo ng Angeles Water-based Media 109 cm x 80 cm Basaan sa San Juan Tarlac State University Water-based Media 109 cm x 80 cm Surprise Kulay Diwa Gallery Water-based Media 22.86 cm x 66.04 cm 58 3 2 59 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Grand Prize Winners Photography 2 1 1 Reyjie A. Baluyot Amigo Southern Luzon State University 2 Joel Policarpio Mga Anghel sa Calangitan Museo ng Probinsya ng Tarlac 3 3 Jenevie O. Estrella Shadow + Play Partido State University 60 4 5 4 Vincent Gerard dela Rosa Sumisilip na Kasiyahan Tanauan Institute 5 Jana Patricia Padre Juan Ingiti Mo EARIST 6 Jal Valdez Liguan Na! Adventist University of the Philippines 6 61 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Grand Prize Winners T-Shirt Art Design 1 Deo Carlos Amarante Happinas EARIST 2 Jonathan Villalobos Hiling University of the Cordilleras 3 Ejem Alarcon Lakbay Kasiyahan sa Aming Munting Tahanan PUP Lakandayang Cultural Association 1 62 2 3 63 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Grand Prize Winners Video-Making 1 Anne Catherine Malazarte Tingnan Nang Malapitan, Damhin ng Malaliman University of San Agustin 2 Rizzelle Mae Santiago Lipad Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology 3 Vyankka Balasabas Para Sa’yo Kaibigan University of Mindanao 1 64 2 3 65 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Runners-up Painting - Oil/Acrylic 2 1 1 Marjean Claude Samonte Tara let’s! Ligo sa ulan! Imus Computer College (Imus Main Campus) Oil/Acrylic - 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm 2 Kurt Morris Rojas Cradle of Happiness University of Mindanao Oil/Acrylic - 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm 3 3 Garry Allen Watin A Celebration of Life Kimsoy Yap Summer Art Workshop Oil/Acrylic - 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm 66 Runners-up Painting - Water-based Media 1 3 1 Jirah Labanza The Harvest of Abundant Joy Iloilo Science and Technology University Water-based Media - 101.6 cm x 76.2 cm 2 Wencyl Urieta Biruan Museo ng Bulacan Water-based Media - 96.52 x 96.52 3 Aldrin Ryan Apostol Bigyan Natin Ng Kulay Ang Bawat Hakbang Cebu Technological University Water-based Media - 53.34 cm x 73.66 cm 2 67 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Runners-up Photography 1 Jenevie Estrella Swing Low Partido State University 2 Reyjei Baluyot The Filipino Resiliency Southern Luzon State University 3 Jerrica Sabariaga Sarap at Saya ng Pagiging Bata Technological University of the Philippines 2 3 1 68 4 5 4 Ren Stephen Dingli Alapaap Tarlac State University 5 Joel Policarpio Repleksyon ng Makulay na Samahan Museo ng Probinsya ng Tarlac 6 Ferdianne Antonie Bermudo Splash of Fun Bataan State Peninsula University 6 69 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Semi-finalist Painting - Oil/Acrylic 1 2 1 John Verlyn Santos Memories Last Forever Bahaghari Art Workshop Oil/Acrylic - 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm 2 Junenard Pasion Pagpapala sa Gumabay at Nagtagumpay Kasiyahang Walang Kapantay Lakandayang Cultural Group Oil/Acrylic - 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm 3 Eunico Arellano Sa Likod ng Aming Kasiyahan EARIST Oil/Acrylic - 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm 3 4 4 Jashiel Dominique Ramos Vision of the Inner Us University of Mindanao Oil/Acrylic - 91.44 cm x 121.92 70 5 7 5 Eric Perreras Picture is Perfect When It’s Full of Happiness Museo ng Angeles Oil/Acrylic - 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm 6 Jayme Emille Lucas No Place Like Home Tarlac State University Oil/Acrylic - 101.6 cm x 121.92 cm 7 Christian Macalinao Smile Pilipinas! EARIST Oil/Acrylic - 50.8 cm x 76.2 cm 6 9 8 John Raphael Carloto Masaya na Kami Technological University of the Philippines Oil/Acrylic - 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm 9 Franklin Cajumban A Ride to Eternity Laguna State Polytechnic University Oil/Acrylic - 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm 8 71 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Semi-finalist Painting - Water-based Media 1 Jhon Michael Macariola Aking Alaala, Aking Kayamanan Lakandayang Cultural Association Water-based Media - 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm 2 Kevin Cubinar Happy Fiesta Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Water-based Media - 111.76 cm x 93.98 cm 3 Benjamin Alba Jr. Mga Ngiti Pagkatapos ng Dalumhati Kulay Diwa Gallery Water-based Media - 71.12 cm x 99.06 cm 4 Jessie Tadeo Jr. Minsan Lang Tayo Bata Tarlac State University Water-based Media - 76.2 cm x 50.8 cm 2 3 1 4 72 7 5 Christian Jaime Maglente Joy is Not in Things, It is in Us EARIST Water-based Media 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm 6 Lymuel Bautista Panibagong Simula Kulay Diwa Gallery Water-based Media 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm 5 7 8 Dhax Daryl Daleth Reyes Kaligayahan sa Kabila ng Lahat Bulacan State University Water-based Media 50.8 cm x 76.2 cm 8 Roland Llarena Burador Iloilo Science and Technology University Water-based Media 62 cm x 57 cm 9 9 Ma. Elena Defeo Action to Happiness PUP Manila Water-based Media 6 76.2 cm x 50.8 cm 73 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Semi-finalist T-Shirt Art Design 1 2 1 Rachel Batislaong Mga Batang Espanya FEU Manila 2 Jonathan Villalobos Real Happiness University of the Cordilleras 3 3 4 Deo Carlos Amarante Lakbay Kasiyahan Para sa Pinagpalang Bansa EARIST 4 Ejem Alarcon Pananampalatayang Walang Hanggan PUP - Lakandayang Cultural Association 74 5 Timothy Bryle Flores Roadtrip with An Extended Family Mapua Institute of Technology 6 Jirah Pastrana Happiness Through Peace and Love Bulacan State University 7 Maria Elena Defeo Keep Going! PUP Manila 8 Anika Biene Padrigo Kung Bakit Tinatawag na Happy Lang, Walang Ending Ang Aming Kwento Mapua Institute of Technology 6 9 Chriskindle Joy Santiago Pyesta De La Salle College of St. Benilde 5 9 8 7 75 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO board of judges Painting Judges Clockwise from top: Mary Ann M. Neri Alfred Esquillo Jr. Elmer Borlongan Orley Ypon Felice P. Sta. Maria Danilo Dalena Hon. Benedicto Cabrera HON. BENEDICTO CABRERA (Chairman) ELMER BORLONGAN His career began immediately after graduating with a Fine Arts degree from the University of the Philippines. As a master of Contemporary Philippine Art, he was conferred National Artist for Painting in 2006. He has been based in Baguio City since 1986 where he built a world-class museum of Philippine indigenous and contemporary art. A retrospective of his works among various museums is ongoing until next January. BenCab has been Vision Petron judge since 2005, and this year he chairs the board of judges for the third time. A fine arts graduate of the University of Philippines, Elmer was a member of the progressive art groups Saling Pusa and Sanggawa. A recipient of the prestigious CCP 13 Artists Award in 1994, his works are in the collection of local and Asian galleries and museums. Hi solo exhibition, Pinoy Odyssey, is ongoing at the Canvas Gallery and Garden. FELICE P. STA. MARIA Felice is an internationally awarded non-fictionist. She advocates the use of cultural development so individuals and societies can discover their most excellent and honorable capabilities. She is a trustee for the National Museum of the Philippines and Museo ng Kaalamáng Katutubó, as well as an advisor to the Ayala Museum. Felice has been Vision Petron judge since our inception 2001. DANILO DALENA Born in Pakil, Laguna Danny started out as an illustrator for the Free Press and Asia Philippines. A fine arts graduate of UST, he was known for incorporating humor and wit in his contemporary art. He was part of the first CCP 13 Artist Awards in 1972 and won the first Mobil Art Awards. This is his fourth time as judge. ALFRED ESQUILLO JR A fine arts graduate of UST, Alfred won almost all major local art contests including the grand prize in the Philip Morris Asean Art Awards. A recipient of the CCP 13 Artists Award in 2000, he just had an exhibition of his works in 3D at the Secret Fresh Gallery in San Juan last July. His latest exhibition Transfigurations is ongoing at Arndt Berlin. ORLEY YPON Based in Cebu, he is one of ArtPetron’s first grand prize winner, and our first hall of famer, he has exhibited locally and internationally. A self-taught artist, Ypon also won other art competitions including an artist residency last year at the Artist Renewal Center in New York. His first solo exhibition Bidlisiw is still ongoing at the Altro Mondo Gallery. 76 Photography Judges DENISE WELDON Denise graduated from the Wheaton College in Boston where she is the first recipient of the Miriam F. Carpenter Prize in photography to be honored for two conservative years. She is a much sought after portraitist. She mounted a solo exhibition of her black and white photographs entitled Water Spirit at the Silverlens Art Gallery last year. WIG TYSMANS (Chairman) Wig is one of the country’s top portraitists and commercial photographers whose career spans to almost 40 years. An architecture graduate of St. Louis University, he just finished a coffee table Inabel Iloko and is currently shooting for the centennial coffee table of the Philippine Senate for Studio 5 Designs. He has been our chairman in the photography category since its inception in 2004. EDWIN TUYAY GEORGE TAPAN FRANCIS ABRAHAM is the photographer of choice by Manila’s “movers and shakers” as well as the top advertising agencies. A veteran of 18 years in the industry of advertising photography, he has been awarded a Gold Araw Award for Print Campaign in the 2001 Advertising Congress of the Philippines. Recognized and sought after by the fashion industry, he has photographed Manila’s most beautiful faces. George is one of the country’s top travel photographers. Among his coffee table books are Southeast Asian Art and Culture, Filipina, Our Natural Heritage (DENR), The Landscape of Ildefonso P. Santos, Palawan Islands and Dipolog City. He won first prize in the Places category of the National Geographic 2012 Photo Contest and the PATA Gold Award for Best Travel Photo for same year. JEREMY BARNS Jeremy is the Director of the National Museum of the Philippines. He is spearheading the upgrading and improvement of all the agency’s central museums, as well as regional and site museums throughout the country, and is also working to establish the National Museum of Natural History in Rizal Park, scheduled to open late this year, to highlight Philippine biodiversity. 77 Edwin’s photojournalism career began with the Manila Chronicle which permitted him to cover Office of the President, Defense, and Senate beats. Today, Edwin travels all over Asia to shoot presidents, prime ministers, celebrities and taipans. He is currently shooting for the Petron coffeetable book on the Petron RMPII project. Left to right: Francis Abraham, Jeremy Barns, Denise Weldon, Mary Ann M. Neri Wig Tysmans, George Tapan, Edwin Tuyay 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO board of judges T-Shirt Art Design Judges RAUL ISIDRO (Chairman) JONATHAN JAY ALDEGUER Raul is a well-respected abstract painter specializing in lithography and printmaking. He has held important positions such as president of the Printmakers Association of the Philippines (PAP), Art Association of the Philippines (AAP) and as dean of Philippine Women’s University College of Fine Arts. He chairs again the T-shirt category for the fifth time. Jay is the President and CEO of the Islands Group based in Cebu. The youngest to be awarded the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM), Islands Souvenirs has more then 100 outlets locally and abroad. He has been recently been appointed founding curator for Global Shapers Community Cebu hub. Jay’s main advocacy is to spread the culture of entrepreneurship in the Philippines. BG HERNANDEZ DAN MATUTINA BG is Creative Director and Vice President of Studio 5 Designs, a pioneering graphic design company specializing in corporate collaterals and publications like the annual report of Petron for the last three years. BG is a multi-awarded graphic designer who designed the New Generation bank notes. He has designed more than 30 coffee table books and recently finished Lightning The Second Century and Coconut Champion: The Franklin Baker Story. A graduate of UP College of Fine Arts, Dan Matutina is a designer and illustrator based in the Philippines who loves to mix handmade and digital, clean and duty, as well as old and new aesthetics. He combines colors with different textures and shapes to tell a story. In 2013, Matutina was awarded the Art Directors Club Young Guns Award (YG11) and is also the co-founder of Plus 63 Design Co, a Manilabased design studio. Among his clients include publications like Fast Co., Wired, Foreign Policy, Wall Street Journal, and The Guardian. Left to right: Bg Hernandez, Dan Matutina, Raul Isidro, Mary Ann M. Neri, Jonathan Jay Aldeguer 78 Video-making Judges Left to right: Ricky Lee, Mary Ann M. Neri, Laurice Guillen, Raymond Red, Romy Vitug LAURICE GUILLEN (Chair) Laurice is a protégé of the late National Artist Lino Brocka, Laurice began her first major work as a director with Init sa Magdamag. Her other acclaimed films include Salome, Ipagpatawad Mo and Dahil Mahal Kita: The Dolzura Cortez Story. In 2006 she was awarded the Gawad Tanglaw ng Lahi by Ateneo de Manila University for services to the Arts. She headed the organizing committee in the past five years of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. She is currently doing a drama series for a major television network. It is her second year to chair the video-making category. ROMY VITUG Romy started as a photographer for the Manila Chronicle. As one of the country’s foremost cinematographers with more than 50 feature films to his credit, he has won every major award in his field including the first FAMAS Hall of Fame and the Parangal Patnubay sa Kalinangan for Cinematography. He currently supervises the production of a sitcom in a major television network. Mang Romy has been with Vision Petron since the inception of photography as a category in 2004. He chaired our first video-making category two years ago. RAYMOND RED Raymond is one of the pioneers of modern Filipino independent and alternative cinema. Having a background in Fine Arts and photography, Red immediately gained recognition by winning awards and citations, both locally and at the international film festivals, including the prestigious Palme d’Or award at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival for his short film Anino. A retrospective of his films was shown at the Guam International Film Festival. He was a member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival. His new film Mga Rebeldeng May Kaso for Cinema One Originals where during the festival awards he was honored for his achievement. RICKY LEE Ricky is the most-awarded scriptwriter in the Philippines. He has written 160 film scripts, earning him more than 70 trophies from award-giving bodies, including three life achievement awards from the Cinemanila International, the Gawad Urian, and the PMPC respectively. He is also the recipient of UP Gawad Plaridel, as well as one of the Gawad CCP awardees for this year. Among his films are Himala, Anak, Jose Rizal, Muru-Ami, Dubai, Nasaan Ka Man, and Bagong Buwan. MARY ANN M. NERI Ana is the Assistant Vice President for Marketing of Petron Corporation. Under her guidance Petron’s youth program for the arts and culture has progressed to a bigger advocacy through Vision Petron. 79 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO appendices PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Pacifico R. Jose Jr. Zambales Palay Charles J. Buenconsejo Mais ArtPetron 1 - 2001 ArtPetron 3 - 2003 PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Orley Y. Ypon Ober-Ober Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Fernando F. Ramos Jr. Buhay Katutubo sa Pinatubo Oil on Canvas, 100 cm x 150 cm Romeo Jose E. Rosete III Tatsing Oil on Canvas, 87.63 cm x 109.22 cm Ian Cesar L. Cheng Battle of Paye Oil on Canvas, 122 cm x 183 cm PHOTOGRAPHY RUNNERS UP Charles Buenconsejo Kani-paan Robert Nelson V. Besana Manwal Oil on Cavas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Rexell S. Livelo Paoay Church Oil on Canvas, 88.96 cm x 122 cm Jophel Ybiosa Ang Ani ni Annie Yveese J. Belen Piko: Alay Kay Mahal Watercolor, 55.88 cm x 73.66 cm Clint P. Normandia Busay Watercolor, 59.92 cm x 76.25 cm Romeo R. Forbes Jr. Karera ng Tsinelas Watercolor, 55.88 cm x 116.84 cm James Neil DL Viola Hintayan sa Pola Watercolor, 57.19 cm x 76.25 cm Ricky V. Ambagan Sa Kanlungan ng Kamusmusan (Kadang-kadang) Watercolor, 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm Ada Grace M. Venci Bahaghari sa Tagolami Watercolor, 76.25 cm x 101.66 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Roldan C. Ventura Sungka Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Mark Ramsel N. Salvatus III Istar Player Oil on Canvas, 60.96 cm x 91.44 cm John Paul V. Antido Red Team Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Robert Nelson V. Besana Ka-Bao Watercolor, 55.88 cm x 73.66 cm Maria Jeromia L. Pujeda Patintero ng Kuya Ko Watercolor, 101.96 cm x 81.28 cm Clifford John R. Tolentino Dahil sa Ulan, Iba Naman Watercolor, 55.88 cm x 76.2 cm ArtPetron 2 - 2002 PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Parker E. Encisa Saling-Galing Oil on Canvas, 123 cm x 122.5 cm Guijo H. Dueñas The Gathering Kym A. Sanchez Si Tsong at ang Mga Tilapia Albert Manuel dela Rosa Sweetest Pick of the Day PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Angelo B. Tabije Hinabing Simbuyo sa Bagong Panagimpan Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Clarence A. Cantiveros The Dream Weaver Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Arturo T. Sanchez Jr. Higanteng Sining Oil on Canvas, 81.28 cm x 101.60 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Lance Kirby Yaneza Naghimo Og Banga Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Joemel G. Mirabuena Hagdan Sang Padulungan Watercolor, 60 cm x 79.8 cm Jansen Peter N. Salvatus Kay Apo Oil on Canvas, 91.5 cm x 91.5 cm Christiana Jade M. de Silva Unang Guro, Unang Kaibigan Watercolor, 56.15 cm x 75.57 cm Mark Ramsel N. Salvatus Tierra Santa Watercolor, 91.5 cm 91.5 cm Nomar B. Miano Panagkot Kaupod Si Lolo Watercolor, 56 cm x 75 cm Joey V. Cobcobo Terrace of Living Tradition Watercolor, 77.5 cm x 95 cm Mark Andy R. Garcia Punong Puno Ng Pag-ibig Watercolor, 76.20 cm x 101.60 cm PAINTING RUNNERSUP Ryan P. Rubio Heart Talk Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Vicente T. Pado Jr. Tampisaw Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Kristoffer Tolentino Sining Pinoy Oil on Canvas, 81.28 cm x 101.60 cm PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE James Bryan K. Ona Quiapo Bridge: Tulay ng Kalakalan at Hanap-Buhay Johnson C. Lopez Buhay Kubo Oil on Canvas, 120.5 cm x 120.5 cm Dave J. Buenconsejo The Lighthouse of Liloan After a Rain Jaime B. Gubaton Shoe Specs Watercolor, 81.28 cm x 101.60 cm Marilaine Claudette G. Gapal Lipa Church Nomar B. Miano Furnace Living Watercolor, 76.20 cm x 50.80 cm Gualberto M. Licong Jr. Pamana ni Itay Watercolor, 66.04 cm x 101.60 cm PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Dave J. Buenconsejo Observing Grandpa Make Native Hats Maria Charmaine D. Laino Tagagawa ng Barong John Paul V. Antido Sa Paskong Darating Oil on Canvas, 91 cm x 121.5 cm Rochelle S. Cruz Night’s Catch Oil on Canvas, 61 cm x 122 cm Joey V. Cobcobo Antique Revision Watercolor, 52.5 cm x 85 cm Emmanuel E. Servito Lambat ng Kasaganahan Watercolor, 74.93 cm x 100.33 cm Ryan R. Jara Matagumpay na Plano Watercolor, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Jaime B. Gubaton Rhythms of Cloth Production Watercolor, 76 cm x 106 cm Jose Pempe Y. Ybañez Kurantay Watercolor 71.12 cm x 96.52 cm Xavier Abelador Maytep 55.88 cm x 76.20 cm Antonio M. Totto Jr. Taka Ka Pa Watercolor, 76.5 cm x 56.5 cm Darby Vincent A. Alcoseba Buhay Dagat Watercolor 56 cm x 76 cm PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Pacifico R. Jose Jr. Nanay Ko Na, Titser Ko Pa 2005 PAINTING RUNNERS UP Robert Nelson V. Besana Munting Museo Oil on Canvas, 122 cm x 122 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Mark Andy Garcia Poultry Raising: Daan sa Makulay na Umaga Oil on Canvas, 101.6 cm x 121.92 cm Romulo G. Oñate II Saling Kaalaman 2005 Jophel B. Ybiosa Sto. Niño ni Niña Charles Nikolas J. Buenconsejo Father’s Son 2005 Jophel B. Ybiosa Kultura ng Kasuotan Abraham Belen Pagmamahal Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Charles Nikolas J. Buenconsejo Children of the Fields 2005 Alex P. Ordoyo Connecting Our Culture in Our Own Hearts Maria Jeromia L. Pujeda Maskara ng Pag-ibig Watercolor, 55 cm x 75 cm Anne Karla D. Rivera Alay Kay Emilio Oil on Canvas, 69.85 cm x 69.85 cm Fernando F. Ramos Jr. Kanlunga’t Kwento ni Pedro nang Iloilo Watercolor, 56 cm x 76 cm PAINTING GRANDPRIZE John Paul V. Antido El Viaje de Familia Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Jeffrey E. Salon Lumang Bago Oil on Canvas, 91 cm x 117 cm Jesus Rona Corn Harvest Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Angelo B. Tabije Monumento Oil on Canvas, 69.85 cm x 69.85 cm Antonio M. Totto Jr. Ramos Family of San Miguel, Bulacan Watercolor, 76.2 cm x 55.88 cm ArtPetron 5 - 2005 Edgar C Daguinotas Buhay Napiin 91.5 cm x 122 cm Wilfredo F. Rufon Sto. Niño Imahen ng Cebu Oil on Canvas, 96.5 cm x 80 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Julmard D. Vicente Ang Naiwan Palalatandaan Oil on Canvas, 60.96 cm x 116.84 cm Jeffrey E. Salon Bayanihann (Punta Capones Lighthouse) Watercolor 55.88 cm x 76.2 cm Florentino G. Impas Jr. Abundang Ani Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Romeo Rosete E. Rosete III Pamana ni Lola Oil on Canvas, 75 cm x 96 cm Ronald L. Jeresano Revealed History, Behind Mystery Watercolor, 53.34 cm x 73.22 cm Jaclyn G. Wong Gitarang Mabutingting Watercolor, 76.2 cm x 55.88 cm Redentor L. Castillo Jr. Family Reunion: Sariwain ang Nakaraan Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Mark Ramsel N. Salvatus III Balwarte ni Lolo, Ang Aming Munting Kastilyo Oil on Canvas, 121.5 cm x 122 cm Julmard D. Vicente Rangtay 74.93 cm x 101.6 cm Elaine Therese Basilio Popeye The Fisherman Yveese J. Belen Mga Anghel ng Burol Oil on Canvas, 30.5 cm x 183 cm PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Orley Y. Ypon Pamaling Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm ArtPetron 6 - 2006 Judeo R. Herrera Okir-Okir Watercolor, 81.28 cm x 101.60 cm Judeo B. Herrera Malikhaing Umpisa, Makulay na Pagsasama Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm ArtPetron 4 - 2004 Milven A. Guzon Kaibigan Gerald B. Mungcal Royal University Watercolor, 55.88 cm x 74.93 cm Eva Salazar Paggapas PAINTING RUNNERS UP Mark Andy R. Garcia Makulay na Hagdan At Masayang Palayan Ang Ating Simpleng Kayamanan Oil on Canvas, 61 cm x 152.5 cm Jose Pempe Y. Ybañez Highway in the Sky Watercolor, 53 cm x 74.38 cm Lowienor C. Lee Precious Moments Mark Lester J. Cayabyab Crayon Forum 2005 Dorothy May Tabaque Paggalang 2005 Ryan P. Rubio Bakal, Ilaw, Pintura, Makina, Tornilyo, ang Mga Gamit sa Paggawa ng Jeepney ni Itay Watercolor, 96.5 cm x 61 cm Mark Andy Garcia Punong-puno ng Matatamis na Ngiti Watercolor, 76.20 cm x 101.60 cm PHOTOGRAPHY RUNNERS UP Charles Nikolas J. Buenconsejo Kids in the Late Afternoon Fernando Ramos Jr. Lupaing Ani’y Sagana, Pamana ni Ama’t Ina Watercolor, 71.12 cm x 96.52 cm Romulo G. Oñate II Bahagian Rommel Cahucom Halina Gumawa ng Maskara Watercolor, 76.5 cm x 50.5 cm Melbourne Paano Palina sa Panagat Watercolor, 55.88 cm x 76.2 cm Hilarious E. De Jesus Dibuhong Masinsin Marlaine Claudette G. Gapal Wood Carver 2 Romulo G. Oñate II Abstraction in the Making James Bryan K. Ona Karunungan Mula Kay Lola PHOTOGRAPHY RUNNERS UP Dave J. Buenconsejo Guitar-Making Maria Charmaine D. Layno Bangang Gawa sa Kamay Marie Rose Angeline G. Gapal Kalesa Maker ArtPetron 7 - 2007 PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Raffy T. Napay Lupang Pinagpulungan, Lupang Libingan Oil on Canvas, 83.22 cm x 11.76 cm Nikko M. Santos Tulay ng Magkakaibigan Emerson F. Guiam Alaala Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm Siegfried R.S. Perez Cutting with Our Hands, Healing with Our Hearts Dave F. Alarcon Batanes (bahay na Bato) Kauahayan Du Vatan Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm 80 Jemerson M. Magay Brave Dave Arjay A. Tan Nahawing Ulap sa Hangin ni Bonifacio Jo-Ann C. Bolis Binondo PHOTOGRAPHY RUNNERS UP Dave J. Buenconsejo View of the Cebu Cathedral from a Car Window Jo-Ann C. Bolis City Hall and Intramuros Al Ameer Marco C. Lawan The Traditional Filipino Arko Rafael B. Dorilag Tulay ng Malagonlong Maria Charmaine D. Layno Paco Park Graziela O. Isidro Tribute to the KKK Monument ArtPetron 8 - 2008 PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Blaine Louie A. Rosales Ipagpatuloy ang Daloy ng Alon Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Ronald L. Jeresano Panatang Obra Oil on Canvas, 111.76 cm x 121.92 cm Christian Erick R. Villaruz Massquerade Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Rommel C. Ramota Ang Pundasyon ng Kasiyahan Oil on Canvas, 55 cm x 67.7 cm Gerald B. Mungcal Mga Nakakubling Ngiti ng Pagdiriwang Watercolor, 76.20 cm x 101.60 cm Alex P. Ordoyo Dinagyang Festival Watercolor, 55.88 cm x 76.20 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Marc S. Salamat Pakitanggilas Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Jesus R. Tejada Pintados Festival Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Evan Joshue G. Tiu Ng Bangus sa Palengke Watercolor, 71.12 cm x 50.8 cm Michael Art M. De Leon Sama-sama Hanggang sa Dulo Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Mishael Jacob L. Pueblas Nagmula sa Bukiran, Ngayo’y Nasa Bayan Keith Paras The Festival of Smiles Watercolor, 102 cm x 81 cm Mark F. Miclat Aming Pista, Aming Pinanghuhugutan ng Lakas Watercolor, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Ronson C. Culibrina Ibang Gawi, Ibang Lahi Watercolor, 76.20 cm x 53.34 cm Vincent L. Kho Baguio Market Place Ronel Peren P. Pangan The Colors of the Sea Paul Allyson R. Quimbao Market in Motion Karlo Emmanuel M. Victoriano The Fruit of Labor Roel Robert G. Aquino Lambat ni Totoy PHOTOGRAPHY RUNNERS UP Cherry Mae J. Pinoliad Magtanim ay Di Biro T-SHIRT ART DESIGN GRANDPRIZE Emil Aldrine B. Alarcon Lakbay Pinoy Patungo sa Pag-unlad Kathleen Joy F. Gonzales Juan Ride Cherry Mae J. Pinoliad Welder Renz D.R. Bautista Trip to Happiness Hadrian M. Aguilar Buwad Vision Petron 12- 2012 Hadrian Aguilar Sunset’s Rewards Alyssa Marissa F. Africa Pagbuo ng Kinabukasan Niña Karla T. Bacos Planting Trees at La Mesa Eco Park Vision Petron 13 - 2013 PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Noel M. Elicana Perspective Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Lance Kirby T. Yaneza Kakambal Ko ang Kalikasan Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 92.16 cm Bernardo S. Cabugnason Pasalamat Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Edu P. Perreras Success Comes From In a CAN not a Cant Oil on Canvas, 121.94 cm x 91.44 cm Salvador M. Bañares Jr. Hope Oil on Canvas, 92.16 cm x 121.92 cm Emil O. Reambillo Unending Journey Oil on Canvas, 92.16 cm x 121.92 cm Arnold D. Lalongisip Susi ng Tagumpay 50.8 cm x 76.2 cm Chrisanto N. Aquino Sa Pagdating ng Isang Anghel 111.76 cm x 99.06 cm Don Bryan Michael R. Bunag Magkaibang Magkaibigan Watercolor, 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm Don Bryan Michael L. Bunag Walang Hanngang Karangalan 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Vincent C. Kho Sinulog Festival Al Ameer Marco C. Lawan Isda:Paboritong Pagkain ng Tao at Pusa Paul Allyson R. Quiambao Season of Grace PHOTOGRAPHY RUNNERS UP Reselda T. Tapnio The Colors of Health PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Dale M. Erispe Lakbay ng Walang Katapusan Oil on Canvas, 92.16 cm x 122.88 cm Ronel Peren P. Pangan Fish Selector Men Michael V. Froilan The Path to Life Oil on Canvas, 122.88 cm x 122.88 cm John Mark L. Saycon Salamin ng Buhay Watercolor, 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Dave B. Cruz May Mataas na Pangarap Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm Erick E. Salon San Juanico Bridge: The Golden Bridge Oil on Canvas, 92.16 cm x 122.88 cm Arman Jay S. Arago Pagkamulat 91.44 cm x 60.96 cm Marvin E. Quizon Ngayon Araw Ikaw ay Dumating Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm 121.92 cm Mark Kelvin M. Benitez Lakbay Aral Watercolor, 56.32 cm x 76.20 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Arman Jay S. Arago The Rebuilders Oil on Canvas, 92.16 cm x 121.92 cm Weriel Mallari Una’t Huling Pag-ibig Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Karl P. Albais Living on a Prayer Watercolor, 76.20 cm x 102.40 cm Crisanto G. Sator Man and Nature Oil on Canvas, 121.94 cm x 121.92 cm Arman Jay S. Arago Tagumpay na Pagsilang Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Arnold D. Lalongisip Dugtungan ng Lahi Watercolor, 76.20 cm x 102.40 cm Michael B. Pamonag Kaligkasan Oil on Canvas,121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Gieward J. Hulagno Hanggang Papaghiwalayin Tayo ng Kamatayan Watercolor, 57 cm x 76 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Amadeo B. Cristobal Yu-Pi, Yumapak sa Pinitak 92.16 cm x 122.88 cm Neil Bryan DC Urbano Perlas ng Silangan Watercolor, 55.6 cm x 76.2 cm Mark Lester E. Espina Inspirasyon sa Tagumpay Watercolor, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Mark Kevin M. Benitez A Carabao’s Bacon Watercolor 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm Marcelino L. Bugaoan Jr. Indayog Alexa M. Remalante Lugod Mari Rose Angeline G. Lim Apung Iru Festival Hadrian M. Aguilar Pagkakaisa Ng Mga Kulay PHOTOGRAPHY RUNNERS UP Jophel B. Ybiosa Wow Pista Ronel P. Pangan Imbayah Festival (Wooden Scooter Race) Crisanjoy M. Sto. Tomas Line for Perfection Catherine Michelle T. Aragoncillo Bangkero Festival Float Joanna Marie C. Gonzales Araw ng Pasig Vincent C. Kho Karukatik Festival ArtPetron 9 - 2009 PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Arel A. Zambarrano Madinuagon Nga Mga Tapak sa Merkado Nga Malutak (Colorful Footprints on the Mud of the Market of Life) Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Jareds C. Yokte Pera at Bayong Oil on Canvas, 75.6 cm x 121.92 cm Lance Kirby T. Yaneza Intayon Kapwa-an Dak Man Nga Mapan Diay Dapon Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Mark F. Miclat Byaheng Gulay Watercolor, 71.12 cm x 106.68 cm Emil Jay B. Guiang 300 Watercolor, 68.58 cm x 45.72 cm Darby Vincent Alcoseba Tabo – Convergence of Buyers and Sellers Watercolor, 56 cm x 78 cm PAINTING RUNNER UP Ariel N. Caratao Ylaya St. Divisoria Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Amadeo B. Cristobal Buhay Luntian Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm Paolo S. Marin Tila Isang Munting Palengke Sa Makulay Kong Ulo Oil on Canvas, 60.96 cm x 91.44 cm Alex P. Ordoyo Tienda sa Amon Guimaras Watercolor, 81.28 cm x 101.60 cm Jefferson P. Padlan Magandang Kalakalan, Matibay na Ugnayan Watercolor, 75.6 cm x 101.6 cm Vincent L. Kho Baguio Meatshop Michelle T. Aragoncillo Makulay na Gulay Mishael Jacob L. Pueblas Ginoong Palengke Richard A. Reyes Market’s Mirror ArtPetron 10 - 2010 PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Jeffrey E. Salon The Vision Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 106.68 cm Mark Lester E. Espina Byahe Patungo Sa Aming Mga Pangarap 106.68 cm x 106.68 Jeminic G. Real The Filipino Community Magazine Oil on Canvas, 106.68 cm x 121.92 cm Vision Petron 11 - 2011 Dave B. Cruz Sa Tamang Destinasyon 122.88 cm x 92.16 cm Gib Sam G. Salak Explorers PHOTOGRAPH RUNNERS UP Rhadsley R. Inguillo Solid Waste Management Ezra L. Acayan Basaan Elizabeth Alag Little Neighbor Melcharo J. Tumbiga Champion Ako Alexis S. Gapal Itulak Mo Tungo sa Paraiso Reu Dawner A. Flores Hakbang Gib Sam Salak Between Mountains Anthony Francis A. Villalon Kuntentong Biyaya Merie Anne S. Camba Lata at Plastik Gilbert John Gomez A Step to Success Christian S. De Leon Daybreak T-SHIRT ART DESIGN GRANDPRIZE Mardale C. Chu Juan’s Ride to Adventure PRINTMAKING GRANDPRIZE Mitchell S. Domingo Pawikan and Change Deo Carlos D. Amarante Katas ng Tagumpay Gib Sam G. Salak Pasada Hyacinth Lyn M. Laoke Gandang Kalikasan Mukha ng Pilipinas Jirah B. Pastrana Lakbay Tungo sa Tagumpay Kiss Thrill John Demetita A Bridge of New Hope John Jonar V. Garcia Anihan 2012 Neil Bryan DC Urbano Ing Dalan Ning Visitas Iglesias Queng Palengqui Ning Apu 92.16 cm x 122.88 cm Mark F. Miclat Pag-asa ng Mga Munting Pangarap Watercolor, 76.2 cm x 111.76 cm John Mark L. Saycon Byahero Watercolor, 76.20 cm x 102.40 cm Neil C. Defeo Larawan ng Mabuting Pamayanan Watercolor, 50.8 cm x 76.20 cm Don Bryan Michael R. Bunag Promdi Watercolor, 50.80 cm x 76.20 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Chloe P. Dellosa Kapit Oil on Canvas, 106.98 cm 121.92 cm Meredith B. Gualberto Pamanang Alaala Watercolor, 50.80 cm x 76.20 cm Archie Luigi A. Oclos Ito ang Pamana Ko Oil on Canvas 121.92 cm x 106.68 cm Dionamir S. Ceria Sakay Na! Watercolor, 45.74 cm x 71.54 cm Alex P. Ordoyo Service Watercolor, Oil on Canvas, 55 cm x 75 cm Karl P. Albais Puno ng Buhay Watercolor, 55 cm x 75 cm PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Paulino A. Tamayo II Catch of the Day (Dagupan Fisherfolks) Paulino A. Tamayo II Boatman from Dagupan Cherry Mae J. Pinoliad Salamin ng Buhay Kirk Gideon S. Buenconsejo Scavengers Michael Lester Feliciano Plant a Tree Yawsof C. Marientes The Preserver Watercolor, 55.8 cm x 76.2 cm PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Ezra L. Acayan Gawgaw Ma. Yohana R. Frias Lakbay Kaalaman at Karangalan Sheila Mae B. De Vera For the Win Reu Dawner A. Flores Journey to Love and Happiness Janica A. Arceta Kalayaan Bryan R. Morit Big Joy of A Little Boy PHOTOGRAPHY RUNNERS UP Jophel B. Ybiosa Ang Inspirasyon Chrisanto N. Aquino Dulot ni Bakawan Watercolor, 41.25 cm x 29.9 cm Mark Lloyd B. Belicario Key Oil on Canvas, 96.52 cm x 91.44 cm Karl P. Albais Pursuit of Happiness Watercolor, 55.8 cm x 76.2 cm PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Kirk Gideon S. Buenconsejo Ride Under the Rain Alexis S. Gapal Success Begins Here Mark Henrich W. Go Blur Lydel S. Buenconsejo Little Help for Mom Gib Sam G. Salak Garota Eden Joy L. Cruz Joyride PHOTOGRAPHY RUNNERS UP Reu Dawner A. Flores Energy Saver Reu Dawner A. Flores Shadows of the Past Mari Rose Angeline G. Lim Which Way PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Kyrke Stephen B. Jaleco Volunteers Alexis S. Gapal Nature’s Black Knights Marc Henrich W. Go Life Oliver E, Lagda Barely Surviving Sheila Mae B. De Vera Punla Para sa Bagong Bukas VIDEO-MAKING GRANDPRIZE Balaram Ochangco and Eugenio Christopher B. Tolentino IV Pitik Mulat sa Maynila Esmeraldo T. Montero Jr. Kaya Mo, Kaya Ko, Kaya Nating Lahat 81 15 Years of Fueling Creativity 2015 VISION PETRON FOLIO Julius Mikko D. Bayani, Mark Jay D Felipe, Jerome S. Martinez Lakbay Tagumpay Edu P. Perreras Iniukit ng Panata Watercolor, 71.12 cm x 101.6 cm Wencyl M. Urieta Katutubo Watercolor, 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm Roman Marcus M. Abad Diwang Karl P. Albais Bayan Ko, Ipinagdarasal Ko Watercolor, 78.74 cm x 78.74 cm Neil C. Defeo Ka-Juan Gawa Watercolor, 50.8 cm x 76.2 cm PAINTING RUNNERS UP Soon R. Unlang Baliktanaw Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm PHOTOGRAPHY GRANDPRIZE Ezra L. Acayan Eid Mubarak! Vision Petron 14 - 2014 PAINTING GRANDPRIZE Edu P. Perreras Fulfilling And Caring For God’s Gift Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Titus Ira J. Adayon Kabataan Karunungan, Kalikasan Eric P. Perreras Till Death Do Us Part Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm Melanio M. Bulauitan Panatang Makabayan: Iniibig Ko ang Pilipinas Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm Mark Leo G. Maac Sa Liwanag ng Tagumpay Oil on Canvas, 91.44 cm x 124.46 cm Garry Allen V. Watin A Mother’s Vow Oil on Canvas, 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm Weriel B. Mallari Sa Gitna ng Unos Watercolor, 91.44 cm x 121.92 cm John Mark L. Saycon Kuwa Taliman Watercolor, 101.6 cm 76.2 cm AWARDS 2011 2008 Petron 2011 Wall Calendar: Dynamic Partnerships Award of Excellence 10th Philippine Quill Art Petron 8: Fiesta Collaterals Award of Excellence 2008 Philippine Quill 2014 Vision Petron 2014: Lakbay Panata Collaterals The Anvil Gold Legacy Award 50th Anvil Awards Vision Petron 2014: Lakbay Panata Collaterals Award of Excellence 50th Anvil Awards Vision Petron 2014: Lakbay Panata Award of Excellence Division 2 Communication Management Philippine Quill 2014 Vision Petron 14 Collaterals: Lakbay Panata Award of Excellence Division 3 Communication Skills Philippine Quill 2014 2013 Vision Petron 2013: Lakbay Tagumpay Award of Excellence Division2 Communication Management Philippine Quill 2013 2010 Art Petron 10 Collaterals Award of Excellence 46th Anvil Awards Art Petron Folio 10th Year Award of Excellence 46th Anvil Awards 2009 Art Petron Award of Excellence 45th Anvil Awards Petron 2009 Wall Calendar Award of Excellence 45th Anvil Awards Art Petron Market Folios Award of Merit 45th Anvil Awards ArtPetron 9: Alay sa Pamilihang Bayan Award of Excellence 2009 Philippine Quill Vision Petron Collaterals Hall of Fame and Award of Excellence 48th Anvil Awards Art Petron “Markets” Collaterals Award of Excellence 2009 Philippine Quill Vision Petron Folio 12 Award of Excellence 48th Anvil Awards Art Petron 9 Artist’s Village Website Award of Excellence 2009 Philippine Quill 2012 Art Petron Folio “Markets” Issues Award of Excellence 2009 Philippine Quill Vision Petron 12 Collateral: Nurturing Nature Award of Excellence 11th Philippine Quill Awards Vision Petron Brushstrokes from the Heart: A 365-day-e-calendar Award of Excellence 47th Anvil Award Vision Petron 11 Lakbay Pinoy Collaterals Publications (Special Publications) Award of Excellence 47th Anvil Awards Of Hopes and Dreams, 15 Years of Fueling Hope (For Petron Foundation) Award of Excellence 47th Anvil Awards Petron Wall Calendar 2011: Dynamic Partnerships Award of Merit 47th Anvil Awards Lakbay Pinoy (Journeys to Remember, Pathways to Rediscover) Award of Merit 47th Anvil Awards John Christian D. 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