At the center of the plaza, the iconic Oblation statue was illuminated by Tanglawas, the 2025 lantern installation by visual artist and UP College of Fine Arts Dean Toym Imao. The work drew attention to the pool at the Oblation Plaza, where figures of people in boats appeared to glide across the water. The title, a portmanteau of tanglaw (light) and lawas (body or gathering in Bisaya), points to the idea of light as something carried by people, not just displayed.
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Disenyo Pandi
Disenyo Pandi is known today as a reliable destination for barongs, gowns, and formal wear in Pandi, Bulacan, operating under the Bagong Barrio Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BBMPC). Since its establishment in 2002, the cooperative has focused on improving the quality of life of its members by supporting local designers and providing access to quality, affordable materials. In January 2025, Disenyo Pandi marked its 7th anniversary as a Wedding Depot, reflecting its steady growth and continued relevance in the local fashion industry.
Bert Monterona’s “All Out Peace Not War” Art Exhibit
During my visit to Zamboanga City, I was fortunate to experience “All Out Peace Not War: Kalinaw Hindi Digmaan,” a powerful traveling exhibition of large-scale paintings by Norberto “Bert” Monterona, currently on display at the National Museum Western-Southern Mindanao inside the historic Fort Pilar. The centuries-old fortress, once a sentinel of colonial history, now serves as a symbolic space for reflection and renewal — a fitting venue for Monterona’s stirring call for peace, justice, and cultural preservation
The Paintings of Jose Luciano Dans at the Paete Church
Inside the Paete Church were four 200-year old paintings made by a Paeteño artist, Jose Luciano Dans. He was commisioned by the Spanish friars to made these murals. Nothing is much known about Jose Luciano Dans except that he was born in 1805.
Starry Starry Night: Van Gogh Alive in Manila
An Australian company, Grande Exhibitions, has paid a tribute to the painter Vincent van Gogh by creating Van Gogh Alive, a multi-sensory exhibit on his life and works. The exhibit ran in Manila from October 26 to December 8 at One Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The exhibit wants us to interpret the thoughts, feelings and mental state of van Gogh during his time in his homeland Netherlands, Paris, Arles, Saint Rémy and Auvers-sur-Oise, the locations where he created many of his timeless masterpieces.
Hirohiko Araki’s Bizarre Adventure
Confined at the corner of the bookstore, there’s not much in the exhibit except for a number of posters and action figures of Araki’s magnum opus “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”. It was first published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1986 making this year its 30th anniversary. It transferred to the monthly seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2005 where it is still running as the second largest manga series by the publishing company Shueish
Isamu Noguchi’s Black Sun
Most famous for the iconic Noguchi table, Isamu Noguchi also made the monumental sculpture entitled “Black Sun” in 1969. It is now located at the Volunteer Park in Seattle, Washington, particularly at the eastern edge of the park’s man-made reservoir. Carving was done in Mure, Japan from a single 30-ton block of stone quarried from a Tijuca formation in Brazil producing the polished torus-shaped sculpture measuring 9 ft in diameter and 12 tons in weight.
A Glimpse Of Frida Kahlo
La Casa Asul (Blue House) in Coyoacán was where Kahlo spent her lifetime since her birth in 1907. Frida got married to another Mexican art icon Diego Rivera and they lived in the same house from 1929 until Frida died in 1954. Diego eventually died in 1957 and the La Casa Azul has served as Museo Frida Kahlo since 1958.
“Art To Thinking, Art To Talking” Exhibit
The “Art to thinking, Art to talking” exhibit runs at the Hokkaidoritsu Obihiro Bijutsukan (Art Museum) showing contemporary art pieces from Seiji Yamagishi, Toshihiko Shibuya, Narumi Hiroshi Makoto, Midori Ikeda and others.
Who Is Naka Bokunen?
Naka Bokunen is an Okinawan artist famous for his brightly coloured Okinawan landscape painting, particularly of his birthplace Izena island in the north of Okinawa. He is an expert of woodblock printing, a form of fine art with carvings in a piece of wood.
Amoj In Wanderland 