Jose V. Blanco
| Jose V. Blanco | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1932 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Filipino |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Folk Realism |
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Jose V. Blanco (born 19 March 1932) is a Filipino artist.
Early life and education
Jose Blanco was born on 19 March 1932 in Angono, Rizal. His father was a fisherman and his mother owned a sari-sari store. Jose V. Blanco, nicknamed "Pitok Bunggan" from a young age, showed an unusual excellence in drawing with crayons and painting with watercolor. His father, however, discouraged this, and preferred that his son help him in his livelihood of fishing.
College of Fine Arts
Blanco, now with the support of both his parents, had his studies at the University of Santo Tomas to pursue his passion in art. Blanco's family, however, lacked the finances to support an artistic career, so Pitok frequented fishing with his father at night and depended on the generosity of the lake Laguna de Bay to suffice his bus fare and necessities for the following day.
Blanco had the tutelage of various artists such as The Triumvirate of Filipino Modern art including his Ninong, (in English, 'Godfather') and National Artist Botong Francisco, Galo Ocampo, National Artist Victorio Edades, as well as Garcia Llamas, Celis, Bonifacio Cristobal among many others, and he accordingly excelled in his education, although in the latter part of his career, as all artists do, developed his distinct, and subjectively superior approach in art.
Graduated in 1955 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Advertising; University of Santo Tomas and awarded First prize for his Graduation Thesis, Jose V. Blanco, fresh with his degree, struggled with uncertain employment for three years.
[1] Creative prerequisite
In 1969, Blanco, from art director then supervisor, would be further promoted at the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson and then realized that in order to devote more time to his own art he must move forward, but with the sacrifice of resigning from his advertising job.
In 1971, he had his first one-man show at the Manila Hilton Art Gallery, and with the initial success of the exhibit, he braved leaving his job in the advertising agency and ventured into an uncertain future. Subsequently, in two years, he had two one-man shows in succession at the Galerie Blue.
The following years then paved the way for success: various awards, notably the "Sanggunian Bayan" which gave him recognition from his whole town of upbringing, vast numbers of travel opportunities locally and abroad, and a gifted family of tour de force in art.
Personal life
Blanco has seven children: Glenn, Noel, Michael, Joy, Jan, Gay, and Peter Paul.
References
- ↑ "2. Tagalog Grammar", Modern Tagalog, De Gruyter, 1976-01-31, doi:10.1515/9783110815184-005, ISBN 9783110815184
- Alice Guillermo (1987). Blanco. M.R. Jimenez and F.Y Liao, 1987. Search this book on
- Alice Guillermo (1991). Blanco The Family of Artists. M.R. Jimenez and F.Y Liao, 1991. Search this book on
- Ligaya G. Tiamson Rubin (2006). Dangal ng Angono Book 1. UST Publishing House, 2006. Search this book on
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