Rodel Tapaya
Rodel Tapaya | |
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| Born | Rodel Tapaya Garcia Montalban, Rizal, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Education | University of the Philippines, Parsons School of Design, New York University of Art and Design, Helsinki |
| Known for | Painter |
Notable work | Cane of Kabunian, numbered but cannot be counted, Deconstruction, Donsadat And The Magic Dog, The Banquet, The Giant Watermelon, The Wedding |
| Movement | Southeast Asian contemporary painting |
Rodel Tapaya is a Filipino painter.[1]
Biography
Rodel Tapaya was born in 1980, in Montalban, Rizal, Philippines. He graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts. In 2011, he won the Signature Art Prize given by the Asia-Pacific Breweries Foundation and the Singapore Art Museum.[2]
Work
Tapaya's works recurrently depict narratives embedded in Filipino cultural history. His current works are marked by labyrinthine patterns and recurring characters that transmit scenes and figures from folk stories in his pictorial world. [3] He studied Painting and Drawing at the Parsons School of Design and the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland.[4]
Notes
- Filipino artist Rodel Tapaya bags grand prize in international art contest, November 2011, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- Barreto, Monica, Top 10 Most Successful Young Visual Artists in Manila November 26, 2010, retrieved January 25, 2012
- http://thepoc.net/breaking-news/entertainment/13696-arts-a-culture-round-up-pinoy-vies-for-asian-art-prize-the-kitchen-musical-busong-and-tony-perez.html.
- Contemporary Art Philippines, Rodel Tapaya's, Origin of Myths, November 2011.
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