"3 women"
digital print
He portrays his
works with a vibrance of color, adding excitement and zest to traditional
themes in the age of technology.
"An artist
will always be an artist ...
the talent
will always show regardless of the medium he is using to express his art".
|
Art Suarez graduated with a degree in Fine Arts at the University of
Sto. Tomas in 1996.
At an early age, he started to draw and do sketches furthering his studies
in a variety of artform, trying his hands on different mediums. Working
from pen and ink, watercolor on paper, and airbrushing, he has since then
expanded his talent with photography and digital graphic designing.
After an incident that brought him to the hospital in November of 1999,
suffering from a broken wrist, computers played a vital role in his life
of art. Doing sketches and rendering in his digital canvas, technology
has enabled him to continue with his craft while learning to make use of
his right hand: "I wanted to prove then at that time that disability is
no reason to hinder progress. An artist will always be an artist regardless
of his state of being. The talent will always show regardless of the medium
he is using to express his art". As an artist who never wants his artform
to remain stale and stagnant, he spends spare time creating illustrations
and freelances as a contributing cartoonist to a local newspaper as well
as doing works for numerous art competitions.
He remains an active member of the International Designers Network (IdN)
Club Philippines, with whom he had his first group exhibit at the Cultural
Center of the Philippines entitled "Sibol" followed by "Cyber
Art" at Le Souffle in Makati.
"New Media",
the club's third group exhibit for 1999, managed a new twist to his artworks
with a style he could definitely call his own. His love of nature and a
strong sense for the Filipino culture moves his viewer into his world of
travel, capturing his experiences around the country. He portrays his works
with a vibrance of color, adding excitement and zest to traditional themes
in the age of technology. |
He was invited by well-known abstract painter Ross Capili to join eArt
Philippines, a new digital art group formed among other traditionalist
who had also begun to use computers as an extension of their fine art.
The convergence of such artists included Steve Santos, Benjie Cabangis,
Jose Tence Ruiz, Al Manrique, Cid Gomez Hildawa, Mario Parial, Glenn Bautista,
Dopy Doplon, Heber Bartolome, Ige Ramos, George Cabig, Joe Datuin and Fats
Lasay among other IdN'ers Archie Degamo, Benjie Nuval, Ronnie Millevo and
Nelson Viterbo. The successful first group exhibit held last March 11,
2000 at Blind Tiger Gallery entitled "e@rt 1.0" is to be followed
with a collaborative work for an exhibition to be held at the Cultural
Center of the Phillippines this coming September 2000.
At present,
he is working as a graphic artist in one of the leading paint manufacturers
in the Philippines, -Boysen Paints. Engaging himself not only with the
marketing media but also with exhibit booth design that has earned him
numerous awards like 1999 Worldbex Exhibit Best Booth and Best
Booth-Philippine Institute of Architects Convention last February 2000
among others. Managing his own website and continuing with numerous crafts
and hobbies, his love affair with mountaineering
and travel is as boundless as his art. Climbing the high peaks of the
land helps him express himself in his computer canvas while attempting
to find inspiration to create new and better artform in his contemplative
observance of life and nature. |
