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Artes de las Filipinas: Private Collections

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Private Collections (Bayanihan by Carlos "Botong" Francisco)

By: Christiane L. de la Paz

1, 111 artworks drawn from the art collections of 30 Filipino art collectors
30 art collections, 30 essays of formation, progression and completion

First book project conceived, managed and executed by Artes de las Filipinas
Six surveyed and chosen book covers present a unique mode of art book presentation and is thoughtfully designed to give the book a truly unique identity
Limited to 1000 copies; each of six covers has only 166 copies in print
Accompanied by an interactive CD-ROM which contains trivias about each collector, artworks and portraits of artists covered in the book
Amply illustrated with artworks, majority of these are never before seen and documented
Packed with many references on the works of the masters, established and emerging artists
An up-to-date and representative sample of Philippine modern and contemporary art
Delineates that fine art is not limited to traditional paintings and sculptures; lithographs, prints, drawings, comics, photographs, glass, ceramics, potteries, embroidery and stained glass all included
Thirty art collectors are featured individually; their brief biographies and stories of their acquisitions reveal their colorful histories, personalities, knowledge, tastes, methods in collecting and skillfully explain their reasons for collecting
Art collectors in the book are chosen and organized into three main chapters based on the criteria set by the author
Essays are concise and readable and are written in a way that has not been attempted in past publications and which other authors have ignored or simply passed over
Explores the idea that an art collection is an extension of oneself
Emphasizes that private art collecting has a beginning, middle and end stages and that it has a destiny – for the education and enjoyment of public
An insightful reference book for art students to pursue further research about private art collecting in the Philippines