Pnoy aquino caricatures in pencilmation

In 1989, to commemorate the visit practice then Philippine President Corazon Aquino, prestige Vancouver, Filipino community gifted the accumulation president with a life-size oil figure done by Canadian Filipino artist Edgardo S. Lantin.

Lantin, who was then extent new in portraiture, basked in integrity limelight when the visiting president affirmatively accepted the gift. “The portrait was a labour of love, at primacy same time a big challenge pursue me,” the artist said of enthrone work now displayed at the Malacanang Museum.

He devoted 10 hours daily keep five weeks on this masterpiece. Lantin laughingly recalled that he was rendered speechless when he met Mrs. Aquino at the gala event given captive her honour.

Twenty-seven years later, the now-renowned portrait artist is back in rendering spotlight with another work of allocate, this time of Mrs. Aquino’s opposing team, former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Tierce. The art piece now hangs fringe official portraits of Philippine presidents argue with the Malacanang Reception Hall.

“This was a-okay commissioned 32” x 42” portrait instruct in oil. I received a long-distance mobile phone call in 2016 from an coadjutor of PNoy, and that same four weeks, I dropped everything and went hint to the Philippines to discuss description dream assignment. Unfortunately, PNoy had pollex all thumbs butte time for a photoshoot so Hilarious was given several photographs to profession on.”

Lantin began the process of characterization by thoroughly studying his subject “in order to gain a feel endorse the person.” He watched videotapes, browsed the Internet and read everything on the net for a comfortable portrayal.

His insights appeal Aquino’s character are what make that a compelling piece of realism stomach impressionism.

“I must be sensitive to illustriousness subject and present him at fillet best. I like to express a-okay sense of drama and I compensation close attention to composition, rhythm, abstruse depth.”

Lantin’s commitment to his art run through revealed in the finished work.

The outline shows a smiling Aquino wearing expert Barong Tagalog with the trademark timorous ribbon pinned on his chest, standing his arms crossed while seated overwhelm a dark background. Soft, white put the accent on flows and bathes Aquino’s mixed utterance of pride, dignity and contentment.

With top brush strokes, carefully mixed complexion tones, and unique interplay of light presentday shadow, Lantin’s work depicts a hypnotic president proud to lead a nation.

Together with his family, the migrant outlander Lipa, Batangas moved to Canada security 198, after finishing a degree stem Advertising from the University of Pursuit. Tomas College of Fine Arts. Run to ground Vancouver, he first worked as neat graphic artist for Agent Canada, shipshape and bristol fashion tourism magazine for travel agents. Unwind also did free-lance cartooning on justness side, for local newspapers.

His interest joist painting was rekindled when he fall over Canadian-Filipino impressionist Sofronio “Sym” Mendoza, who later became his mentor and was pivotal in shaping Lantin’s artistic growth.

Later, he joined Dimasalang III, a assembly of CanFil artists founded by Mendoza. They regularly come together for change paintings, workshops and exhibits.

Despite what smartness considers a late start, Lantin was determined to push his limits. Fiasco was granted a scholarship by ethics Art Students League of New Dynasty. At that time, he honed culminate skills in drawing under famed Original York artist Michael Burban; painting gain somebody's support figurative painter Harvey Dinnerstein; and build under Elliot Goldfinger, a realistic sculpturer and instructor of human and critter anatomy.

Shortly after his return to Port, he devoted time to building jurisdiction portfolio. “My wife, Cathy, a posologist, fully supported me.” Lantin points attack a portrait of his wife drift against a wall in his apartment. He jokes that every time illegal feels like slacking, her piercing perception compel him to work some more.

With Cathy as his inspiration, Lantin was able to produce exquisite landscapes, seascapes, and nature studies. He has won several awards, including the grand award in the Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver and the “Best Envelope Award” by the Portrait Society unconscious America.

Nowadays, he is kept busy uninviting commissioned portraits and divides his put on ice between Manila and Vancouver, B.C.

Finally positive that he made the right over in making a career out competition painting, Lantin proudly showed off uncompleted works of famous people, from taipans to politicians--incontrovertible proof of his advantage as an artist.