Rommel Manto and Paul Sena at Chef Jessie
Rockwell Club
A
back-to-back exhibit of Rommel
Manto and Paul Sena is on show the whole month of April at Chef Jessie Rockwell Club at the Ground Level, Amorsolo Square,
Amorsolo Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati.
No other two artists could have been
more different. Manto finished Fine Arts at the University of Sto. Tomas. He
then led a professional life doing everything creative – book illustration,
mascot production, murals, stage design, print ads, billboards, logos. Some of
his works he did while at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. His natural talent he supplemented with
extensive knowledge of computer graphics.
One of Manto’s works in the exhibit
is “Carriedo,” a colorful oil depiction
of the hustling and bustling commercial and business hub of Manila.
Paul
Sena regards himself as a self-taught painter. His contemporaries call him an
“Artistang Bayan,” touching on subjects that depict the everyday comings and
goings of life – a construction worker doing his share to build the nation, a
mother tending to her child, a child bent down on his studies, fishermen
hauling in a catch.
His
watercolor piece “Apol, Makdo at Kok” is a playful still life showing two of
the world’s most popular brands with huge apples by a windowsill.
Sena
came from humble beginnings, growing up in Tondo with his parents and equally
creative siblings. He was a winner in the Shell Art Competition and a finalist
in the Metrobank Art Competition. He has
served as art instructor and has had several group and solo shows, one of
which was with fellow artists Antipas Delotavo and Nemiranda.
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