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Organizations like The Metrobank Foundation, Inc. have long provided a space for the Filipino artist to articulate their place in all this. Its annual Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) has served as a venue for the next set of contemporary masters for close to four decades now. This year's winners are no different.
A section of the show also features works by the alumni organization of MADE awardees—MADE Network of Winners—called In Between Paths (Sa Pagitan ng mga Landas).
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With the overarching call Connect: Stronger Ties, Bolder Strides, this year’s MADE competition received a total of 402 entries. And all of them presented some interesting new perspectives.
The 2023 MADE Board of Judges was chaired by artist, educator, and consultant Sandra Palomar and co-chaired by Qube Gallery founder Maris Holopainen. Members of the Board include visual artist and sculptor Kublai Millan, painter Golda King, visual artist Raffy Napay, sculptor Richard Buxani, and heritage specialist and educator Dr. Laya Boquiren-Gonzales. Palomar, the Dumaguete-based artist, educator, and consultant, also served as the curator for the exhibit this year.
Each winner received the "More" Trophy, which was designed by Juan Sajid, a Metrobank Foundation Prize for Achievement in Sculpture winner himself. With that said, here is the next set of up-and-coming artists to learn more about as they embark deeper into their art practices.
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"Napapanahon, sa bawat panahon," Jowee Anne Aguinaldo tells me.>pThe beauty of “Puro Kahig, Walang Matuka" is how it speaks of the grief of farming without misrepresenting the farmers' plight. With figures set in a desolate area, this portrayal demonstrates the irony of life on the fringes for people who directly nourish the nation. The red, yellow, and blue, practically surrounded by darkness, are no coincidence, too, of course.>pJerome Santos>h2"Ha(PAG PAG)kaing pinagkainan" (2023)
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