“ HOMAGE TO BURJ
“ HOMAGE TO BURJ
2, STAINLESS STEEL, KHALIFA
SKYSCRAPER “ “ CHANDELIER“, STAINLESS
KHALIFA SKYSCRAPER “,
24.5" 18" 14.5”, 2017 PENDANT,
STAINLESS STEEL & STEEL, SIZE, YEAR“ “ MOTHER AND
CHILD 1 “,
STAINLESS STEEL, SIZE, YEAR“
DIAMONDS, SIZE,
YEAR“ STAINLESS STEEL, SIZE, YEAR“
2004 | LINE LINKS SERIES
Amazed at the power of the line to convey his
advocacy of peace, Joe created a series of
monumental artworks that was exhibited in
local and international venues.
SM- MOLINO
MALL, CAVITE, PHIL.
“PILLARS OF PEACE”, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 2014 PHIL
.CENTER, NYC, GSIS, MANILA MILPITAS CITY HALL, SAN
USA
FRANCISCO, USA
2004 | FREE FLOW SERIES
During his art residency at the
Vermont Studio Center in the
USA, Joe created a series of
cosmic-scapes on paper by
allowing the natural qualities of paint
to create images
through resist techniques.
“EVENTS NO. 1”, MIXED MEDIA FREE FLOW SERIES AT THE RED
MILL “EVENTS NO. 2”, MIXED MEDIA ON
ON PAPER, SIZE, 2004 GALLERY, VERMONT STUDIO
CENTER, 2004 PAPER, SIZE, 2004
2004 | WRAP AROUND SERIES
In 2004, Joe also produced a
highly abstracted technique
of painting that formed
multidimensional images by
playing on positive and
negative space through
unconventional painting approaches.
“WRAP AROUND THE WORLD”, MIXED MEDIA ON
THE WRAP AROUND SERIES WAS
SHOWCASED IN A SOLO EXHIBITION AT
PAPER, SIZE, 2004
THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE
IN NYC, USA, 2004
2000 (?) | EUREKA SERIES ON EDIFICE
Joe was
commissioned by a local city
district in
Metro Manila to design
their village
parish altar. The output
was a
stained glass wall inspired by
his Eureka
Series . Apart from the
wall, Joe also
designed the altar
table and
lecterns which carried his
stainless steel
fusion signature.
EUREKA SERIES AT VALLE VERDE 3 CHAPEL, PASIG, METRO
MANILA,
YEAR
1998 | EUREKA SERIES
Wanting to break-away from figurative
painting, Joe
returned to the formal elements of
art to create dynamic
forms and shapes of primary colors
on flat planes. The
result was his “Eureka series”. The
colors eventually evolved
to include a range of hues, effects
and textures.
“EUREKA”, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, EUREKA SERIES WAS SHOWCASED IN
A SOLO “PINYIN”, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS,
DIMENSIONS, 1998 EXHIBIT AT AYALA MUSEUM,PHIL. 1999
DIMENSIONS, 2005
1992| EQUINE SERIES
In his search for a style that will identify him in the
local art scene, he chose to paint
images of horses, auspicious creatures in Asian belief and
tradition. Also, during this
time, horse racing was a popular sport and form of
entertainment in the Philippines.
“ LUCKY EIGHT “, DIMENSIONS, OIL ON CANVAS, 1992 EQUINE SERIES
AT NATIONAL MUSEUM, METRO MANILA
1977 | DIAMOND SERIES
Among Joe’s earliest works is the
Diamond Series, which
combined figurative elements with non-
representational
forms, shapes and textures. The
artwork below won in
Citibank Manila’s art
contest in 1977.
THE DIAMOND SERIES
IN A SOLO EXHIBITION AT
DIAMOND PAINTINGS, OIL ON CANVAS, 1977
CITIBANK LOBBY, MAKATI, 1977
1970-1980s | STILL LIFE/ FIGURATIVE SERIES
Joe’s earliest works are figurative. He painted a range of
subjects and landscapes that are
mostly inspired by rural life in his hometown -
Pangasinan city, a provincial city outside
Metro Manila known for its fishing industry.
“ ITAY,
ITO ANG GUSTO KONG
MUNDO“
(WINNER, CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
FISHERMAN, WATERCOLOR, THE ARTIST AND HIS FIGURATIVE WORKS,
PHILIPPINES’ WORLD ECOLOGY PAINTING
1980
CONTEST AND EXHIBIT, 1988)
MANILA
EXPERIMENTAL ART
“ OLYMPRISM” (FUNCTIONAL
ART TABLE)
“ TIME TO SHINE“ (FINALIST- 2012 IOC SPORT & “ MOSCOW
OLYMPIAD ‘80“ (WINNER- 1980 IOC “ HOMAGE TO PHIL.
ART CONTEST AT LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND SPORT & ART
CONTEST AT LAUSANNE, PRESIDENT MANUEL L.
DURING THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS) SWITZERLAND DURING
THE 1980 MOSCOW QUEZON” (WINNER: MLQ
OLYMPICS) CENTENNIAL ART
COMPETITION, 1978)
“THE SHEEP“
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RECOGNITIONS
For his excellence in visual arts, Joe was recognized
locally and internationally by a number of agencies in
both public and private sectors.
GRAND PRIZE
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC)
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND | 2008
Joe won Grand Prize in the Sculpture category of the IOC’s Sport
and
Art Contest held in Lausanne, Switzerland, besting 35
countries. The
contest was part of the festivities of the 2008 Beijing
Olympics.
THE ARTIST RECEIVES HIS AWARD DANCING RINGS, STAINLESS
IN BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA, 2008 STEEL, DIMENSIONS, 20008 IOC
REPRESENTATIVES AND THE “DANCING RINGS”
ANI NG DANGAL
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS (NCCA)
MANILA | 2009
The Ani ng Dangal award is a
state recognition given by
the NCCA under the Office of the
President of the Republic
of the Philippines. Joe received the
award in an annual
event that was celebrated as highlight
and concluding rite
of the Philippine Arts Festival in 2009.
AWARDING CEREMONY AT THE NATIONAL
THE “ANI NG DANGAL” TROPHY COMMISSION FOR CULTURE
AND ARTS
THE OUTSTANDING FILIPINO (TOFIL) AWARD
PHILIPPINE JCIS PHILIPPINES
MANILA | 2012
The Outstanding
Filipino or
TOFIL
Award is the
honor
given by the
Junior
Chamber
International
Senate
Philippines to
Filipino men
and
women, 41
years of
age and over,
whose
exemplary
achievements
are
worthy of
emulation.
JOE RECEIVES HIS 2012 OUTSTANDING FILIPINO (TOFIL) AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN VISUAL ARTS.
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Joe’s works has been cited and featured in both
Philippine and international publications.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILIPPINE ART ARTWORKS :FIRST FIFTY
YEARS 1948-1998
MARLENE AGUILAR ART ASSOCIATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES
MANILA | 2012 MANILA | 2012
TWENTIETH CENTURY FILIPINO ANNUARIO D’ARTE MODERNA ARTISTI
ARTISTS CONTEMPORANEI 2003
MANUEL D. DULDULAO ACCA
MANILA | 2012 ARTE EDITRICE S.R.I. , ROME
| 2003
FLORENCE BIENNALE ART AND THE POLIS GUIDE MUSEUMS GALLERIES
ARTISTS 2016
BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE D’ARTE ART IN AMERICA
CONTEMPORANEA DI FIRENZI 2015 X
USA | 2016
EDITIONE
ITALY | 2015
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A number of esteemed Filipino critics have given
praises to Joe’s work in the past decades.
CID REYES
PHILIPPINE ART CRITIC AND AUTHOR
BUSINESS MIRROR | 2018
Cid Reyes is an award-
winning art critic, and
author of art books about
Philippine National Artists
and awardee of the 2015
Awardee. Cid’s review of
Joe’s ‘Infinity +” exhibit at
Solaire (2017) was
published in the website
of Business Mirror, a
nationwide daily.
MANUEL D. DULDULAO
PHILIPPINE ART HISTORIAN AND CRITIC
TWENTIETH CENTURY FILIPINO ARTISTS | 1993
Filipino Art historian
Manuel Duldulao included
Joe in a compendium of
contemporary Philippine
artists. It includes
Philippine National Artists
works as well as seasoned
and up-and-coming
artist’s works culled from
over a thousand Filipino
artist professionals.
ALYA HONASAN
PHILIPPINE COLUMNIST AND ART CRITIC
PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | 2003
Editor and writer Alya
Honasan is a seasoned
columnist for Inquirer, a
nationwide daily. She
wrote a review of Joe’s
America-Europa
collective exhibition in
2003 which was published
in newspapers
nationwide.
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Joe’s works have been acquired by both public and
private institutions in the Philippines and abroad.
MUSEE OLYMPIQUE
PERMANENT COLLECTION
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND| 2008
Musee Olympique,
which is the largest
archive of Olympic
Games in the world
acquired Joe’s Grand
Prize winning piece
titled “Dancing Rings”.
The museum is based in
Lausanne, Switzerland.
DANCING RINGS, STAINLESS STEEL,
DIMENSIONS, 20008
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL MUSEUM
PERMANENT COLLECTION
MANILA, PHILIPPINES | YEAR
The Philippine National
Museum is the country’s
national agency that
manages smaller
national museums
across the country. It
acquired Joe’s “title” in
“year” as part of its
permanent collection.
TITLE, BRASS (?), DIMENSIONS, year
GSIS MUSEO NG SINING
PERMANENT COLLECTION OF
OVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES | YEAR
The GSIS Museo ng Sining (Museum of
Art) is a private museum managed by the
National Museum of the Philippines. It
houses major works of Philippine National
Artists. In year, it acquired Joe’s “title”
which is a public outdoors sculptural
work.
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Joe has joined in various efforts by private
organizations to help the marginalized.
BANTAY BATA INTERNATIONA CHRISTIAN
MOVEMENT
MANILA, PHILIPPINES| YEAR
HONG KONG | 2016
Joe Donated art proceeds for the organization’s Joe
donated art works to the organizations’ art auction
fundraising for the protection of impoverished for their
charitable efforts aimed at helping poor
children. Filipinos.
SENDEN HOMES PAGPUPUGAY: TAAS
NOO
MANILA, PHILIPPINES| YEAR
MANILA| 2016
Joe sponsored trophy artworks
that were used to recognize the
Philippine’s outstanding athletes and
sports icons during the “Ang
Pagpupugay” awarding event
organized by Filipino celebrity TV
sports anchor Chino Trinidad.
Joe conducted free art workshops to
orphaned children at the senden homes
ALAY SINING OPERATION BLESSING PHILIPPINES
ROTARY CLUB MANILA WEST CBN ASIA
MANILA, PHILIPPINES| YEAR
MANILA| 2006
Joe participated in the Joe donated artworks to
CBN Asia’s Operation
organization’s annual Blessing Philippines campaign
to raise funds
‘Alay Sining‘ art for calamity victims
auction to raise funds
for children’s free heart
surgery
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