PROFILE

The crisis and the comeback of an ingenious young designer

“I’m in love with poppies. They look so intoxicating,” designer Geof Gonzales says. “And parrot…

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What does artist Manix Abrera think of the comic industry today?

It’s a punishingly hot Saturday and it seems like all the geeks in the Philippines…

How designer Natalya Lagdameo keeps her designs all-Filipino

“Welcome to my office; it’s easy to get lost here,” says Natalya Lagdameo. She’s standing…

The role of dwendes in Kidlat Tahimik’s creative process

In Baguio, there is an enchanting structure adorned with rainbow mosaic staircases, paintings, and various…

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Lav Diaz on why he makes long films set in the past

“I’m trying to unify space and time,” the filmmaker says. “I’m trying to capture ‘yung pinakamaliit na semblance ng buhay na walang manipulation.”

Not everyone in showbiz is in it to be famous

Hi-5 Philippines’ pambansang kuya dishes what it’s like to be in the entertainment biz

Carlos Celdran tells us what to expect at the first Manila Biennale

Carlos Celdran would get three types of reactions whenever he’d make a pitch for the…

Carl Jan Cruz’s conscious acts of creation

“When you’re a creative, you get this feeling that you need to create so much work. But [the danger is in] losing your scope that you can’t highlight anymore what you’re good at”

The Santoses: A family of artists talks about their creative processes

Art runs in the blood of the Santoses, from the iconic patriarch late artist Mauro Malang Santos down to his grandchildren

How artist Patty Eustaquio uses familiar objects in her art

“We’re moving, so the house is a mess,” cautions Patty Eustaquio. Clad in a blue…