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SPECIAL FEATURE

a brief study of Fine Arts in École National
des Beaux-Art in Paris, though simultaneously
exploring passionately other mediums. For more
than a decade, He has produced a diverse body
of works in painting, sculpture, photography and
other medium. He is amongst the most active
Filipino contemporary artist in France, with solo
exhibitions hosted mainly in Paris. Furthermore, he
brings unique perspective, creativity and passion to
all that he does. He lives and works in Paris. n

ARTIST STATEMENT
As a Multi-Awarded International Filipino artist
based in Paris it is inevitable that my subject matter
lives at the nexus of Europe and Southeast Asia.
That said, my sincere hope is that it touches (and
occasionally cuts) at a universal level in a way that
is not slavish to origins or national boundaries.
My time in Paris has reinforced my belief that the
French artists struggle to shed the magnetic force
of Impressionism. It still informs their work to this
day. Similarly, Filipinos have a hard time shedding
their own, but I feel that my work tries to create a
distance.
When viewers observe my work, I want them
to be uncomfortable — not in a naive attempt to
shock or horrify, but to always remind them of
what might be lurking around the corner. Of all
the visual information that they have downloaded
into their brains over the course of their busy days,
I want them to be reflecting on my work when
their heads to hit their pillows. I want to tickle
their curiosity and provide a clean window through
which they see and interpret the real world. n

About the Author:
Angus Morrison is the author of the financial and
technology thriller, Bandwidth@bandwidthbook.
com and Wavelength @www.amazon.com/
Wavelength - Angus-Morrison. He has been
a Pulitzer-nominated financial journalist for
Bloomberg News, and has written for The
International Herald Tribune, The New York
Observer and the Globalist. He lives with his wife
and son in Paris.

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