'New Formats, Expanding Horizons' on view at the Philippine Center in New York

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'New Formats, Expanding Horizons' on view at the Philippine Center in New York
(philstar.com) Updated November 14, 2009 09:43 AM Comments (0)

NEW YORK -- An exhibition of new, large-scale work of internationally renowned artist Lenore RS Lim is now on view at the Philippine Center here, the Philippine Consulate General said.

Lim, a Filipino printmaker who resides in New York and Manila, presents recently?executed giclee works based on her nature & nostalgia series. The suite of prints, all produced?between 2008 and 2009, will be part of a traveling exhibit in Europe &?Asia in 2010 & 2011, according to the Consulate.

The artist has a long history of experimenting with ways to expand her?horizons as an artist, particularly with technology not necessarily?intended for use by artists. ?This inclination has led her to new?formats. All of the prints were created in?Plaine & Chamberlaine Studio in White Plains NY in collaboration with?Paul Plaine & Wally Rodriguez. ?

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Francisco V. Conching's works showcased at the Philippine Center in New York

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Francisco V. Conching's works showcased at the Philippine Center in New York
(philstar.com) Updated October 21, 2009 09:49 AM Comments (0)

NEW YORK -- An exhibit featuring the works of Filipino master comics artist Francisco V. Coching will be showcased at the Philippine Center in New York from Oct. 26 to Nov. 26.

Coching, a popular Filipino novelist and comics illustrator,?wrote and illustrated 55 novels, 51 of which were adapted into movies. ?He was a popular "komiks" personality from 1930 to 1970 and popularized ?many characters that Filipinos are familiar with such as ?Hagibis, Barbaro, El Indio, Satur, Lapu Lapu,?Pedro Penduko, Movie Fan, Maldita, Talipandas, Condenado, and Dimasalang, among others.

Coching had received from Malacanang the Presidential Merit Award and the?Cultural Center of the Philippines Gawad ?CCP Para Sa Sining for Visual Arts. He continues to connect today, as he has connected and communicated with millions of Filipinos as far back as 1934, with his illustrated comics and novels. ??

For more information, call Marivic Dimaculangan at ?212 764 1330 ext 310? or Lenore RS Lim ?at ?646 321 050 (?lenorerslim@gmail.com).

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