Bond of family, PH culture shine in art exhibit
BELMONT Hotel Manila and ArtisteSpace mounted its second art exhibit in celebration of National Arts Month. This marks the two entities’ second collaboration as they proudly bring together the legendary Filipino family of artists — The Blanco Family.
The exhibit entitled “Hiraya, the legacy of the Blanco family” features 23 oil paintings on canvas by the seven Blanco siblings.
The original artist in the Blanco family is their patriarch, the renowned Jose “Pituk” Blanco, from Angono Rizal.
The eldest among the Blanco siblings, Jose Glenn Blanco was awarded the Outstanding Thomasian Alumni Award by the University of Santo Tomas in 2016 for his contribution to Philippine art. This is the highest award given to an alumni.
The second child, Noel Blanco, was excluded from participating in a school art competition because his work was judged too professional.
The third son, Michael Blanco, is famous for his outstanding portraits and landscapes, and a curator of the Blanco Museum.
Joy Blanco-Balcita, the first daughter and fourth child, has paintings that strongly resemble her father’s realist style.
Jan Blanco excels in the painting of birds and once did a series of paintings inspired by the Moriones festival.
Painting for Gay Blanco-Causapin came as naturally as walking. Her favorite subjects depict humans caring for each other.
Peter Paul is the youngest in the family. He became the youngest member to join the Art Association of the Philippines and the youngest artist to exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.