Gallery of Philippine Contemporary Art

Kiko Escora

"Every person has a unique way of looking at life." An insight portrayed in words by artist Kiko Escora - an emotion expressed in a canvas and interpreted by the individual's recognition of intelligence mixed with beauty.

Kiko is known in art circles as a figurative painter because he usually paints figures. Kiko prefers using a mixture of oil and acrylic. His inputs come from the people around him, strangers and friends. Technically he is very traditional for he uses brush and the paint and applies it on a canvas in a traditional manner. "The ideas that I put in my canvas are not really new, but I would like to think that my work is unique, different from any painter's work. I'm more into the context of my work. Some artists are into formal painting, into the aesthetics of things. The materials that they use - that's just it. There is no meaning beyond them. I work in narratives, stories, in the pictures."

As a figurative painter, Kiko does not want to limit himself to that genre. "I believe that nobody should limit himself to one thing that he's doing. There are lots of possibilities, and as long as you do it well, you should do it." He's also doing some un-Kiko stuff, things not his style. "It's a very long and continuous process of exploration. It's like life, you discover something everyday."

Kulay-Diwa  is a venue for Philippines and Southeast Asian Contemporary Art. Inaugurated on February 7, 1987, Kulay-Diwa, is strategically located within a cluster of communities South of Manila.  It has five independent exhibition areas able to accommodate large-scale works and a garden ideal for programs, performances and sculpture installations.  The goals of the gallery are to discover and promote the works of young, talented but deserving Filipino Artists and to foster cultural interaction and exchanges with the local regions and other countries.

Kulay (Colour)

Diwa  (Spirit, Thought)

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