Pinto Art Gallery is a treasure cove of Philippine's contemporary art. Located in Antipolo, Rizal, this one-hectare of rolling hills is converted into a compound of galleries and a vacation house for Dr. Cuanang.
It houses works from prominent visual artists in the Philippines like Mark Justiniani, Elmer Borlongan, Rodel Tapaya and a whole lot more. It goes in every corner of this Mexican-inspired architecture. I also think that its structures are noteworthy and in itself holds a grand design. How they incorporated the rocks found in the area to be part of the building is something visually fresh and organic.
I visited Pinto with other members of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang InK) on a Saturday.
The entrance greets you with a number of terra cotta and bronze sculptures
Wide indoor spaces are everywhere! I love this kind of minimalist design.
Installations like this man with snails all over can be found in the gardens
Rocking horse
Karnabal by Saling pusa Group
Rodel Tapaya
Portrait of the owner, Dr. Cuanang.
More installations!
Sculpture by Riel Hilario if I'm correct. I'm not too sure.
Rooms and rooms of more art! It goes on.
Roberto Acosta terra cotta sculptures. I love the bright aura it omits.
Aparisyon by Salvador Alonday
Shoe box
Note: This place deserves a second post just for the gardens.
This is definitely one of the places I want to come back to.
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