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//Painting CV

Originally from Manila, Tito has been living in Hong Kong for 16 years now. After getting a degree in fine arts, with a major in painting, from the Philippine Women’s University (PWU) in 1986, Tito started working as a special effects make-up artist and a senior sculptor. In July 1991, Tito attended – as a scholar of film and video – a workshop under the Mowelfund Film Institute in Manila.

After a few years, he moved to Hong Kong to work with local director Tsui Hark’s film outfit and production house as a multi-media artist, producing visual effects for movies including 3D animation.

Given the hectic pace of life in Hong Kong, Tito finds painting as a cooling and balancing refuge, allowing him to constantly improve the quality of his work. He recently set up a web portal for Filipino visual artists. Called Filipinoart.net, it is one of the first dedicated sites for both local and international artists to share and promote their art.

Tito is a seasoned artist, having displayed his works in four solo exhibitions both in Hong Kong and in the Philippines. On top of that, he has participated in 17 group shows. He finds his commercial works using computers as a way of opening fresh vistas on his future paintings, inspired by the patterned and pre-digested images from pop culture, and the constant re-invention, restructuring and discovery of new forms.

“It’s physically a narrative presentation because of the positioning of all elements in space, but its mostly extracted from my emotional experiences,” says Tito of his works.

By Rex Aguado - founder of Review Asia

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

John Batten Gallery

OSAGE Gallery

AWARDS

- Titanium Painting Competition: Second of the Three Grand Prizes (November 1989)

- Metrobank 25th Anniversary Painting Competition: Top 10 (September 1987)

- Student Awardee of Fine Arts for representing the PWU in a major competition (1986)

- Third Asean Youth Painting Competition: First Place (1984)

- First Metrobank Painting Competition: Top 100 Honorable Mention (October 1984)

- KKK Drawing and Painting Competition: Finalist (1981)

- Charcoal Drawing Contest, University of Life, Manila: 4th Honorable Mention (1981)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

-New Works . 3 boxes , Ground Floor, 35 Graham Street Central, Hong Kong . July 15-August 4, 2006

- Mga Kwentong Bata At Iba Pa (Children’s Stories and Others)
Third Solo Show, Greenhouse Gallery, Botanical Garden, Baguio City, Philippines (April 16 – May 28, 2002)

- Light In A Box
Second Solo Show, John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong (June 1998)

- Si Hala at si Inbisibol Man ( “Hala” and the Invisible Man )
First Solo Show, Hiraya Gallery , Manila (April 1997)

GROUP SHOWS

- "Galleri Magazine Launch" - Exhibition and Launching party at Kee club /August 8, 2007

- "Drawing on Square" - A drawing exhibition by 8 artist in Hong Kong /June 23 ,2007 -July3, 2007

- "Extilo" - A group show of Filipino Artist at the Philippine Consulate / June 7 - 2007

- "December Show" End Year show of Blanc Gallery / December 2006

- "Pool" - A group show at Cultural Center of the Philippines / December 2006

- “REDiscovery”
Art Exhibition of Filipino Artists in Hong Kong, Philippine Consulate, Hong Kong
(March 31 – June 30, 2005)

- Culture in Motion: The Philippines
A group exhibition of five Hong Kong-based Filipino Artists, Chater Road, Hong Kong Sponsored by the Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau (February 20, 2005)

- Behold! God...
A group exhibition exploring the idea of worship and idolatry
John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong (February 3-29, 2004)

- Gambling Show
John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong (September 2001)

- Bundles on Paper
Works on paper featuring 25 international artists, John Batten Gallery (1998)

- Traveling Around
Works of 11 artists inspired by travel, John Batten Gallery (August 3-27, 1999)

- Contemporary Art of the Philippines
Furama Hotel, Hong Kong (November 11, 1997)

- Puna at Pananaw (Views and Visions)
A multi-media collective show by the Hulo artists’ group, featuring eight members Hiraya Gallery, Manila (September 20 – October 2, 1997)

- Rapid Reflection
A two-man show with Joel Ferraris, John Batten Gallery
(August 25 – September 6, 1997)

- Hulo Group Show
Hiraya Gallery (1989)

- Kabanata 1 (Chapter 1)
Hulo Group show at City Gallery, Luneta Park, Manila (1987)

- Encore
A group show of the past winners of the Third Asean Youth Exhibition
Small Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines (1986)

- Young Art
Group Show, Main Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines (1986)

- Third Asean Youth Painting Exhibition
Indonesia Institute of Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia (November 1985)

- Biennial Exhibition of Unesco
Main Gallery, Cultural Center of the Philippines (1984)

- Quest
PWU Fine Arts Showroom, Manila (1983)

- Quest
Tito’s first group show, Pinta Nueve Studio, Quezon City, Philippines (1983)