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Seeing the Light: Mark Justiniani’s Cosmology of Perception and Division
By Vanini Belarmino

Women printing
By Denzel Yorong

Reflections on the Philippine art scene’s manly competitions and dirty plays
By Carla Gamalinda

“In the Face of…”

A Portrait of a Portrait Show Part 2
By Mara Fabella

The non-brutal submissions in Archie Geotina’s Tropikal Brutalism
By Lk Rigor

First impressions: Inside the OVERINKED Studio
By The Cartellino Team
As part of Prints Made in May 2023, Cartellino met with the members of up-and-coming Quezon City printmaking studio,…

Oh, for art’s sake! The No Name Show is back
By Pao Vergara
In The No Name Show 2.0, Gravity Art Space puts art-for-pleasure center stage

A Conversation: Brushing histories, carving space
By Lyra Garcellano and Lec Cruz
In reflections on their personal artistic process, the artists invite readers and viewers of art to engage in the active exploration of the past, to…

Loosen Writing’s Leash
By Pristine de Leon
Kickstarting the series, On Art Writing, Pristine de Leon poses the question: How might…

Like This/Like That: On 'Katulad/Kahadha'
By Lix Sumilong
This Instagram exhibition draws striking parallels between works by Philippine and Arab masters, identifying points of contact in diplomacy, migrant…

Behind the Racket: FREE-Lances on the Art Gig Economy
By The Cartellino Team
Is there such a thing as an exclusively professional career in the arts? FREE-Lances’ Renan Laru-an, Con Cabrera, and Jaime Pacena II are asked…

Seeing through Textiles with Patricia Perez Eustaquio
By The Cartellino Team
In our conversation with the esteemed artist, we learned two things: 1) the reasons behind her fascination with textiles, and 2) that she writes so…

It’s Hidden in the Details: Artist Interview with Mai Saporsantos
By Jose Naval

Dispelling Doubt, Shadow in “Light and Crystalline”
By The Cartellino Team

In-Between Visibility: Cavity Collective’s Push for Philippine Urban Art
By The Cartellino Team

8 Online Art Courses For Questions (Privately) Asked
By The Cartellino Team
Anyone can have his or her interpretation of, or feeling toward, a piece. Although it’s…

Why Net Art Is Here to Stay
By Jose Naval
In line with movements like installation art and street art, the foremost principle was to close the gap with interactive artworks one URL away, utilizing…

'Fathom' Goes Beyond Size in Understanding Today's Biggest Issues
By The Cartellino Team
The exhibition 'Fathom', as curated by Leo Abaya, 20 artists go beyond…

How Art Movements Matter to Asian Contemporary Arts
By Francesca Testa
There's one thing art movements have in common: they were all born in the west and are products of western thinking,…

7 Contemporary Art Podcasts Worth Adding To Your List
By Cielo Serale
We bring you 7 contemporary art podcasts that will help you develop your creative career or simply educate you on everything visual arts.

The Many Faces Of Appropriation Artist Yasumasa Morimura
By Cielo Serale
In 1988, Yasumasa Morimura photographed himself as the subject of Édouard Manet's Olympia, the realist painting of a naked lady (who…