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Benedicto Reyes Cabrera

  • Recognized by CCP.One of the thirteen chosen artists.Gawad CCP Para Sa Sining.Baguio Arts Guild.Success defined by his awards and successful exhibits and museum.

Bencab's Critical Reception

A place in History of Contemporary Art- Struck.

- emotional chord in the national consciousness.

- An authentic kinship between artist and the audience.

An acclaimed bold trailblazer. Addresses:

- Social and political issues

- Filipino’s heritage and identity

Hailed as master of figuration and portraiture.

- Gestural energy and dynamism approach.

Inspiration

Achievements and

Significant Events

  • He and other established artists established BAG – Baguio Arts Guild.He received the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining (CCP award for the arts in 1992)In 2006, he was conferred the Order of National Artist for Visual Arts by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Malacanang Palace.
  • He began painting on the pavement and on walls at the age of seven. He was influenced by his older brother Salvador, already an established artist who exposed him to the world of art.
  • His flight to London to escape the Martial Law marked the beginning of his passionate involvement with social issues and the topics of repression and freedom.

Biography of Bencab

Inspiration

  • Born on April 10, 1942 in Malabon, Manila.
  • Bencab married Caroline Kennedy, in 1969, and had 3 children: Elisar, Mayumi and Jasmine.
  • In the article of HowTai chi brings out BenCab’s creativity by Enriquez, he described how Ben Cab’s creativity changed.
  • “Ever since BenCab took up tai chi, his style evolved into gestural painting, infused with vigorous rhythmic brush strokes, flowing lines and spirited body movements. BenCab partly attributes the rapturous yet controlled brushwork to his daily morning ritual of 40 minutes of tai chi.”

The BenCab Museum

Now let us have a look at Bencab's representative works..

Education

  • Balagtas Elementary School.
  • Arellano High School.
  • He was part of the staff of the school paper "The Tambuli".
  • In 1963, he received his bachelor degree at the UP Diliman with a degree of Fine Arts.

Contributions

Influences on Art

Contributions to

Philippine Art

  • Houses Ben Cabrera's art collection in a four-level building.
  • One of the largest collections of Northern Philippine tribal objects (tribal art).
  • He is also committed to the promotion of the arts, and the preservation, conservation and protection of the environment, as well as the culture and traditions of the Cordilleras.
  • Draftsmanship
  • Reflections on Filipino Identity:
  • *Sabel - female figure draped in rags
  • *symbol of the oppressed and conditions of the country’s state of poverty
  • Was awarded National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts (Painting) in 2006.
  • “Best selling painter of his generation of Philippine Artists”.
  • Cabrera won 2nd prize at the 12th Shell National Students Art Competition for Blue Serenity, a surrealistic abstract painting of barung-barong (shanties).
  • In 1963, he won 1st prize for his oil painting of a talipapa (market) in the U.P. Student Council Art Competition.
  • At the 20th AAP Annual Exhibition and Competition he won three awards in the Photography category. Contribution to the conceptualization and building of Tam-awanVillage
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