RAUL G. ISIDRO, a multi-awarded painter in Philippine contemporary art will open his 50th solo exhibit of recent acrylic paintings to be presented by Yellow Door Gallery at R1 Corridor, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center, Makati, at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2009 and will run through April 30, 2009. Just last year, Isidro held his 40th Retrospective Exhibit at the Main Gallery of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) which showcased a series of artworks done by the artist since 1968.
CCP President and Artistic Director Nestor O. Jardin wrote, “…As a leading and influential artist of our times, Raul Isidro’s unstinting devotion and dedication to his craft, coupled with his single-minded advocacy for the preeminence of the Filipino talent became an inspiration to aspiring young artists. To this, we pay tribute to a man whose exceptional talents and achievements exemplify the true Filipino artist…” Corporate and private art collectors here and abroad who speculate on the works of Isidro recognize its appreciation equally in aesthetic and investment value per se.
As a former member of the academe, Isidro was appointed as one of the youngest directors of the PWU’s College of Fine Arts in 1975. in 1979 was chosen as “The Outstanding Young Man of the Philippines (TOYM)” in the field of fine arts for his achievements and contribution in Philippine art and in 1997 received the Araw ng Maynila “Patnubay ng Sining at Kaliningan” award. The University of Santo Tomas has awarded him “The Outstanding Thomasian Award for Visual Arts” in 2006. In 1981, Isidro was given a Cultural Grant by the Australian Foreign Affairs and he lectured about Philippine art at selected universities in the cities of Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane. In 1972, his two entries in the National PAP Print Competition won him both the Grand Prize and the First Prize. Isidro has joined and won in the 1968 AAP Outdoor Sculpture Competition for the Luneta Park and in the painting competition of AAP in 1969 and other major art competitions in the country.
He was selected in 1983 as president of the Art Association of the Philippines (AAP). From 2001 through 2006, he became president of the Philippine Association of Printmakers (PAP). During his term as PAP head, Isidro with a team of artists conducted hands on exposure on the diverse techniques in the art of printmaking to the local communities of artists in more than 20 provinces and likewise lectured on art in certain universities in Metro Manila.
As a Visayan artist himself, Isidro was invited to the prestigious Cebu VIVA Excon (Visayas Visual Artists) in 2008 as one of the exhibiting artists. Earlier this year, he lectured on art at the Cebu Convention Center during the One Visayas Cultural, Tourism and Trade Convention, composed of delegates from 16 provinces of Eastern and Western Visayas.
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Monday, April 20, 2009
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Mr.Raul Isidro's creations mesmerized me. In fact-- and I realized this only when I left-- that it actually took me several minutes to look at EACH painting. I was totally engrossed!
This may sound funny, but for every drawing I stood in front of, time seemed to stop. Then it was just me and that drawing... locked... staring at each other. Uncanny yes, but it was actually a delightful experience.
My only regret was that the venue didn’t seem like the best place to showcase the works since it was only along a narrow corridor amidst shops. For art of this caliber, I felt it deserved a bigger space like a court or a plaza inside the mall.
But then again, I wonder if the reason why they chose the narrow corridor -- which was further narrowed down by the exhibit-- was deliberately done to slow down people and encourage them to pause and take a look. Thus, bringing Mr. Isidro's masterpieces closer to everyday folk.
And besides-- as every art lover knows-- each painting has a life of its own and thus, a venue in itself. So I guess, no matter where you put them, their beauty and splendor will still utlimately prevail.
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