7p Mother & Child by Al Perez
- Singles (50,000)
20p
Mother & Child by Angelito David - Singles (50,000)
24p
Mother & Child by Al Perez - Singles (50,000)
26p Mother & Child by Mardonio Cempron
- Singles (50,000)
Souvenir Sheets of 2 (6,500)
7p Madonna & Child by Al Perez
26p Mother & Child by Peter Aralar
Design Coordinator: Dr. Ngo Tiong
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First Day Covers:
Artwork for First Day Covers by Reynaldo S. Punelas and Ruben "Robie"
Perdiguerra
MOTHER AND CHILD BY FILIPINO ARTISTS
The Madonna and Child as subject of art is definitely Christian in
origin and symbol. It fascinated artists for centuries and was made
as icons for worship in Christian churches.
In the Philippines, artists have made countless renditions of mother
and child from classical to modern art. These paintings reflect the
human view of the relationship between the mother and the child. The
love the mother gives to her child is made of deep devotion,
sacrifice and pain. It is enduring and endless that nothing can
destroy it or take that love away.
Al Perez
is a native of Hagonoy, Bulacan and a Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate
from the University of Santo Tomas. Best known for his meticulous
and realistic rendition of old churches, he has recorded every
important church in the country. He is the acknowledged aquarelle
master of Baroque churches. His genre of painting includes
Philippine rural scenes, nipa houses, portraits, nudes, flowers,
mother and child and landscapes.
Angelito David
is a Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate from the University of Santo
Tomas in Manila and the Accademia de Belle Arti in Rome. He studied
Fresco painting and Art Restoration. While restoring documents at
the Corcoran Gallery and the JP Morgan Library he had major exhibits
in New York and Nashville, Tennessee.
He
became known for his mastery of watercolor in competitions in Italy,
the United States, and the Philippines. He was head of the
Watercolor Society of the Philippines and prime mover in the Art
Association of the Philippines. He held professorial posts at the
University of the East and the College of the Holy Spirit for over
22 years. He is an Associate Member of the American Watercolor
Society, and the New Jersey Watercolor Society. He is co-founder of
the Society of Philippine American Artists. He is a full member of
the Hudson Artists Inc. and was their Artist of the Year in 2005. He
has been featured in "Contemporary Art" and "Art Philippines". He
currently teaches at the NJ Center for Visual Arts, Summit, and the
Bloomfield Community Center.
Peter Aralar
hails from Pila-pila, Binangonan, Rizal. A member of Bigkis Sining,
he worked as an artist-designer for Coca-Cola Bottlers, Phils. After
retirement in2003, he concentrated in painting and has participated
in more than fifty (50) painting exhibits.
Mardonio Cempron
was born in Jetafe, Bohol in 1941.
Has been practicing in the field of
architecture from 1966 to 1983, when he went fulltime into painting.
In 1974, painted with the art group
Dimasalang, joining their painting excursions to provincial spots.
An artisan of oil and acrylic
paintings, he was first recognized in his watercolor paintings. His
works of Art which decorated some prominent Art Galleries are among
the most sought after Art paintings.
Reynaldo S. Punelas
is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas, is a founding member
of Bigkis Sining Binangonan and an Auditor of Earth Art Group. He
participated in more than 50 art exhibitions and won several art
competitions including the grand prize national drawing contest for
Woman's Magazine (1976) and second prize for the AAP Annual Painting
Competition, sculpture category (1978). Besides being an artist, he
was formerly number one councilor and vice-mayor of Binangonan.
Ruben “Robie” Perdiguerra
is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the
National College of Business and Arts but pursued his artistic
passion. A recipient of several local painting awards, his subjects
focused mostly on women working at the farm. He is presently working
as a freelance artist and managing a modest art gallery.