 IBARRA
DELA ROSA +
Born 1943 in Nueva Ecija. FEATI University College of Fine Arts. Original member of the Dimasalang Group of progressive artists. His first show at La Solidaridad Gallery was followed by more than 60 shows in his lifetime in the best Philippine galleries including Hidalgo, Quad, Kamalig, Luz, Jeune, Micaller and Galerie Bleue. Prizes and awards include the CCP 13 Artists award, Rotary Club Art Tilt and the Araw ng Maynila Heritage Award. Ibarra is the foremost exponent of meticulous impressionism in the Philippines. His blots, which he called "wipings", as series of acrylic splashes on board project pure abstract art experience. Former member of the PWU art faculty. |
