Arts & Culture (09/22/21) – BusinessWorld

Japanese woodblocks inspire new artworks  Modernismé, an exhibit featuring Tesa Celdran’s first collection of mixed media/collage paintings, opens on Sept. 26, at the Secret Fresh Gallery. Modernismé takes the traditional subject matter of ukiyoe — Japanese woodblock prints from the late 19th century – and combined these with the modern techniques of mixed media/collage. Celdran’s first mixed media/collage pieces were part of the Manila Biennale art auction in 2018. In 2020, she did the same for La Collina’s artisan market. Her first exhibit was The Chair Project, a show of Seating Furniture at Pineapple Lab, Makati in 2017. The Secret Fresh Gallery is located at the Ronac Art Center, 424 Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan City. Contact the gallery for viewing, following COVID-19 health restrictions, via e-mail at secretfreshinfo@gmail.com.  Picture book-making webinar opens to the public  Award-winning Filipino artist and children’s book illustrator Aldy Aguirre will conduct “Illustrating Unheard Stories,” a two-part webinar which delves into the creation of picture books, on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. The first session walks the participants through the artistic process, from conceptualizing characters, worldbuilding, creating storyboards to seamlessly incorporating texts and sketches. An interactive exercise will guide the students how to flesh out their cast, tapping the diverse personality traits provided by the class. The second part focuses on the art. Aguirre will discuss different mediums used in picture books, as well as the various points to consider in color selection. He will design a new cover from scratch, inspired by non-existent children’s…
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