IASAS Art 2018 Workshop Leaders

Ral Arrogante is the Head of the Society of Philippine sculptors, active leader of the Art Association of the Philppines and member of EarthArt. Ral has spent more than 25 years buying industrial products like copper, brass and aluminium from junk shops to create pre-industrial images and symbols of underdevelopment, which rebuke the supremacy of the industrial world and reveal his Utopian vision or hankering for the rural, pastoral and primordial.

Workshop: “It is the materials that actually dictates where my art will go…” says Arrogante who is constantly on the look-out for potential materials he could utilize for his art. Students are given a range of recycled materials and a set of pliers and then taught methods and processes of 3D creation.

Mercedes Olondriz is a Manila based artist and creative. After earning her BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a heavy focus in oil painting and art history, she developed as a freelance artist creating murals and surface designs. Her adoration for nature inspires her botanical and floral themed work.

Workshop: Mercedes will explore ways of approaching large-scale work by showing examples of her process and images of her own mural work. Students will then work in small groups to create nature-inspired designs utilizing elements from home (whenever they feel this is). They will transfer this design to a large scale resin heart statue. Students will be challenged to various brushes and tools they aren’t comfortable with a well as understanding collaborative art creation.

Winnie Wong is a Philippine-based illustrator with a dual passion for art and education. While earning her Bachelors in Vancouver at the Emily Carr University of Arts and Diploma in Early Childhood education, Winnie contributed to professional work to brands such as Listerine® Singapore, Nick-Asia, Penshoppe and Ayala Malls. She is currently teaching High School Graphic Design and Photography at International School Manila.

Workshop: A short, fun activity where students get into groups, select one of the many preselected paintings, and recreate the image using the materials supplied.

Jono Duran Pisano is a Fine Arts graduate from Parsons, New School for Design. After several years curating Jono now primarily works with Oil paint, utilizing the practice of appropriation. Isolating, transforming and then combining pre-existing images to generate new ambivalent yet ubiquitous storylines.

Workshop: Jono uses the Jasper Johns quote “Take an object / Do something to it / Do something else to it” to shape a workshop where students are encouraged to explore the evolution of an idea between pieces. As new pieces are added, students observe how their ideas develop and intentions change.

Gari Carreon is a Filipino artist whose work has been featured in numerous art exhibitions. Most recently, he was chosen as a member of the Top 30 in the Art Association of the Philippines "On the Spot" Painting Contest. He is a dedicated Artist and Arts Educator,working in many formats, but particularly known for his hyper realistic drawings.He currently works in the Elementary Art department at International School Manila.

Workshop: An introduction to hyper realistic drawing of an everyday object that could be found in a sari-sari store. The students will be using different mediums to create amazingly realistic 3D artwork.

Liz Wendler is an American ceramic artist, painter and art teacher. She holds a degree in art education from the University of Vermont. She has been teaching art internationally for the past seven years, and currently teaches Elementary Art at International School Manila.

Workshop: After examining the 'Emptied Gestures' artwork of artist Heather Henson, students apply her process, focusing on how they can use their entire body ito create art. Using the body like a compass and making symmetric shapes from personal expressive movements, each student will create one large charcoal drawing.

Clarissa Ghelli is a practicing mixed media artist and art educator. She holds a Master's degree in Art & Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Originally from Italy, raised in New York City, Clarissa is now living and teaching in Southeast Asia.

Workshop: What role does skin tone play in portrait painting and does it define who we really are? In this workshop we consider one contemporary artist's perspective on the question, as well as briefly examine the history of portraiture and its transformation through the ages. Participants are invited to experiment with color mixing and matching to re-create their own skin tone mini canvas.