Timesman's son triumphs in Nokia painting tilt
Andres
Barrioquinto first place with four other winners in the 1999 painting contest
yesterday. The 24-year-old is the eldest child of Socorro Jarillas Santos and
Manila Times business deskman Cesar Barrioquinto. The five winners each received
P96,000 and a plaque from the Swedish Telecom Company.
Their works will represent the Philippines in a regional competition in Singapore later this year. A graduating student of fine arts at the University of Santo Tomas, Andres also won first prize in Metrobank's Painting Competition in 1998 And in Urban Bank's first painting contest the same year. He placed third in the Art Association of the Philippines' annual contest in 1997. His other woks have been cited as juror's choices in various other competitions.
A Filipino art gallery owner has described Barrioquinto's Metrobank painting as comparable to Edward Munch's famous Scream. "I like his sense of color very much," a proud Cesar told The Times. He also recounted how last year's Metrobank citation described the young Andres as a "master." A representational painter, Andres received one of UST's highest honors, The Miguel de Benavidez Award. A government arts group has invited him to enter a piece for a painting exposition celebrating the new millennium next year.
The Manila times Online, 1999
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