PANCHO PIANO is one of the most recognized artists in our
country today. His medium varies from acrylic, oil, and stain glass. He gathers
inspiration from everyday things from landscape and portrait to abstract and
realism.
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| Pancho M. Piano |
Sir Pancho started out joining art contests at school but
his big break when he was offered a scholarship at UP Fine Arts after his
talent got noticed. He later went to Europe and stayed the longest in Japan. It
was also in Japan that he got into another art form which is stain glass. He
also got to do some stain glass art in Philippine churches but he concentrated
generally on canvas.
Artists like sir Pancho also have camaraderies and
fellowships and he is also with the Friday Group. The Saturday Group is one of
the oldest groups because it’s already fifty years of existence and has a
roster that includes national artists. Sir Pancho also has a group of Manila
based Bicolano artists. But he also has friends with the Saturday Group.
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| Lupang Hinirang by Pancho Piano. (With Permission from Mr. Piano). |
Sir Pancho has an ongoing exhibit at Okada’s Corral Wing.
Among his displayed works, the one that I fancied was the Lupang Hinirang. I
fancied this painting because it illustrates a mythic-like character on
horseback. During our chat, he was able to draw a portrait of a fellow blogger
within 7 minutes. Besides Okada, sir Pancho will also have another exhibit that
will open on June 21 at SM Aura. When I asked him about being an artist in Europe, he answered, it is an eye-opener to Europeans that we Filipinos are not just OFWs, domestic helpers or caregivers.
For more info about Mr. Pancho Piano works please feel free to visit his official website and social media platform at:
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