Blancos - A Family of Gifted Painters
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(DSC03871) The celebrated Blanco Family of painters has its own museum along a simple unassuming road in Angono belying the extraordianry collection of paintings produced by Jose "Pitok" V. Blanco, his wife and 7 children through the years. The museum documents the progression of skill the Blanco children acquired under their father's tutelage highlighted by Mr. Blanco's own masterful work. One is struck by the photo-realism of their body of work: the painstaking textural strokes that capture grass blowing in the wind; the growth pattern of carabao hair; the mysterious play of light on water; the flash of iridescence of bird feathers. Impeccable detail, dramatic lighting reminiscent of a Rembrandt, flawless composition and plain old stamina for the sheer size of some of the canvasses all contribute to achieving depth, mood and message. Nothing is stylized. There is no gimmickry here, just the honest portrayal of the humble life exalted through the consistent use of all-Filipino themes of family, friendship, bayanihan among neighbors and love of country pervading the work. Pitok is the son of a fisherman and prodigy of National Artist Botong Francisco. (Taken from http://www.waypoints.ph/detail_gen.php?w pt=blanco)
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