PH Consulate General in Milan Launches Likhang Pilipino Series
Consul General to Milan Irene Susan B. Natividad with the artist Richard Gabriel during the opening of the exhibit. (Milan PCG photo)
MILAN 24 January 2019 — The Philippine Consulate General in Milan launched its Likhang Pilipino Series featuring the works of 2007 Bagong Bayani Awardee for Culture and the Arts and sculptor Richard Gabriel on 07 January 2019.
Mr. Gabriel left his hometown in Pampanga 30 years ago, moved to Italy to study art, and worked as assistant to Italian national artist Carla Tolomeo.
Over the years, the Filipino scupltor honed his talent and was commissioned to work with top Italian design shops and a French hotel. He has exhibited his works extensively all over Italy, as well as in the Philippines and in Moscow.
The latest feather to Mr. Gabriel’s cap was winning the top prize in the 13th Artzept Zepter International Design Award in 2016 for his treble clef mosaic piece.
The Likhang Pilipino series at the Consulate General’s Galleria Filipina seeks to put “a spotlight on Filipino artists whose stories of chasing a dream can provide inspiration to each one of us,” Consul General to Milan Irene Susan Natividad remarked during the opening of the exhibit.
“I also want to provide the space and platform for our artists to showcase their work and for our kababayans and Italian visitors whom we receive at the Consulate every day to discover and appreciate the Filipino’s ingenuity and inane creativity,” Consul General Natividad added.
Mr. Gabriel’s exhibit ran from 7-11 January 2019, which also featured paintings and mixed media sculptures of shoes and animals. END
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Guests appreciating the shoe-inspired mixed media sculptures (Milan PCG photo)
A sample of the ceramic collection and paintings on display (Milan PCG photo)