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Multi-faceted artist Claude Tayag opened his
latest exhibit PALATE / PALETTE at the Alliance
Francaise de Manille last September 6. Ongoing
until the 28th, he leads us on a cultural tour
around the country and beyond. His passion for
food, travel and design takes him to far away
places, capturing images of off-the-beaten-track
destinations, local markets, sidewalk eateries
and food hawkers. His spontaneous sketches of
everyday scenes allow us to virtually smell and
taste the local flavor of exotic yet familiar
sights.
Tayag is an accomplished painter, sculptor, furniture
designer, a handy chef, food and travel
columnist for the Philippine Star. He is
primarily a self-taught artist, taking up
architecture and economics courses at the
University of the Philippines. He considers his
mentor, the late writer/painter Emilio “Abe”
Aguilar Cruz as his greatest influence.
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scene in 1978,
exhibiting watercolor paintings of Philippine
folk festivals, religious images and cordillera
landscapes -- works characterized by a forceful
spontaneity and raw vigor -- he now comes full
circle in his exploration of the aquarelle
medium in this watercolor travelogue. Since
1990, he has been venturing as well into the
functional and sculptural wood pieces starting
with an exhibition “Art Furniture” at the Ayala
Museum. In his sculptural work, Tayag’s
exploration with wood has allowed him to
supercede the limitations of an essentially
rigid material, achieving limitless volume and
sensuous plasticity with his wave and
curvilinear series. He has participated in
several one-man and group exhibitions in Manila
, Beijing , Washington DC, and Madrid. His art
is part of many private and public collections
such as the Metropolitan Museum of Manila,
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Bank of Philippine
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