Filipino artist exhibits works in Liverpool

Ambassador to the United Kingdom Antonio M. Lagdameo welcomed Filipino artist Ronson Culibrina at the Philippine Embassy in London Chancery following the artist’s recent residency at Liverpool Hope University. PHOTO by Stacy Garcia

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino visual artist Ronson Culibrina showcased his works at the Liverpool Hope University in the United Kingdom (UK), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.

Culibrina visited the UK-based university after winning the 2018 Ateneo Art Awards.

“Mr. Culibrina exhibited his works and delivered a lecture at the university through a grant from Ateneo Art Gallery’s residency partners,” the DFA said in a statement.

Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Antonio Lagdameo said Culibrina’s visit is proof that Filipino artists have an important place in contemporary art.

“Over the years, Filipino visual artists have made indelible marks in international art circles. Mr. Culibrina’s residency at one of the most prestigious universities in the United Kingdom shows that the works of Filipino artists continue to occupy an important place in contemporary art,” Lagdameo said.

Culibrina, an Advertising graduate from Technological University of the Philippines, is known for merging pop culture elements in iconic classical paintings.

Prevailing themes featured in Culibrina’s artworks are cultural change, globalization, the Filipino diaspora, and the collision between art and the economy.

Culibrina’s other awards include the Grand Prize of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company Painting Competition in 2009 and the Special Citation from the Metrobank Art and Design Excellence. /ee

Students from Liverpool Hope University join Ronson Culibrina (second from left) during the latter’s exhibit at Liverpool. PHOTO by Ronson Culibrina