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In terms of style and subject matter, the transition from Manila to
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The mango trees, mountains, and sea opened and brightened up our canvases, and widened our view of the world. It is a gift to each other to create in two separate studios. We move freely, without marital ties that bind, uncompromising in our own worlds. Emong's studio is bursting with Rock and Roll
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My classmate Manny
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Fernando Sena who introduced me to the art world. While I was studying under him at the Children's Museum and Library, Inc. (CMLI) in 1978, he would open the pages of the encyclopedia and show in class the works of his favorite Dutch painters Rembrandt and Frans
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1993 saw a return to the
University of the Philippines Diliman campus for Borlongan. He and Roberto Feleo were artist delegates to the 2nd ASEAN Workshop, Exhibit, and Symposium on Aesthetics in Manila, and as part of the workshop the two were given working studios in UPD.
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taught me the basics of drawing and painting. It was a solid foundation to prepare me to the direction of where I want my art to proceed. All of his students imitated his style to understand the techniques he was teaching. It was up to the individual to find his own
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Borlongan's exposure to the poor areas in Tondo in Manila and in
Montalban and Antipolo in Rizal province where he apprenticed under Sena during workshops would help provide Borlongan with much of the imagery that would become the subjects of his later works.
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touchpoint whenever Borlongan works are exhibited together, such as in 2011's "Kariyanan" at the Pinto Art Gallery in Antipolo, Rizal, and at 2014's "Elmer Borlongan In City and Country (1992-2012)" at the Ayala Museum.
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prolific in doing street murals, effigy, posters, banners, streamers, illustrations and comics for cause-oriented groups. Giving art workshops and organizing students were also a part of our activities.
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Borlongan's early work is known for its usage of figures in urban settings, in stark contrast to the idyllic rural settings of the earlier generation of Filipino artists, such as Fernando Amorsolo.
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Borlongan came of age in a period of significant social tumult in the Philippines - contributing to the social awareness inherent in Borlongan's work. 1970 saw the beginning of the so-called "
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In his second year in college, Borlongan was selected as a delegate to the ASEAN Youth Painting Workshop and Exhibition, which was held at the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "
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Sena also contributed to Borlongan's artistic development by convincing him to enroll in a fine arts course instead of taking up architecture as he had originally planned.
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music and mine is deeply ensconed in silence. We each have a sacred space to thresh out our ideas and experiences, mindful only of what we individually need to express.
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in 1992 created an environment where young artists like Borlongan could find more opportunities. But the platform's thrusts towards industrialization and
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