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Benedicto Cabrera, better known as BenCab, is considered the preeminent Filipino painter of his generation. View Benedicto Cabrera’s artworks on artnet. Learn about the artist and find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
- Woman With Pillow 1981
Benedicto Cabrera (Filipino, born 1942) Title: Woman with...
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- Woman With Pillow 1981
Apr 9, 2024 · 2024-04-09 / 5 minutes read. In the realm of Philippine art, one name echoes with profound resonance: BenCab or Benedicto Cabrera. From his extensive repertoire of works, there is a masterpiece that represents the apex of this mysteriousness and wonder – “ Sabel “. This fascinating portrait of a woman with a bewitching countenance ambling ...
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In response to the political abuses of the Marcos era, specifically Martial Law, Cabrera witnessed in a brief return to the Philippines from 1972 to 1974, BenCab began to passionately create artwork that commented on social and political topics of oppression and freedom.
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- Early Life and Education
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- The Baguio Years
BenCab was born to Democrito Cabrera and Isabel Reyes in Malabon, Philippines on April 10, 1942. He was the youngest of nine children. BenCab's first exposure and discovery of the arts happened through his elder Brother Salvador, who was already an established artist during Bencab's childhood. He went on to study at the University of the Philippine...
BenCab met British journalist Caroline Kennedy (author of An Affair of State, 1987, and How the English Establishment Framed Stephen Ward, 2013) in Manila in 1968, and married her in London in 1969. The couple decided to stay in London. They have three children. The eldest, Elisar, was born in 1971 and is now a film and web series producer, married...
BenCab eventually returned to the Philippines, and settled in the City of Baguio in Northern Luzon, eventually putting up a studio and a secluded little farm on Asin road, in the nearby town of Tuba, Benguet. He and a small group of fellow artists - visual artist Santiago Bose, filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik, and sculptor Ben Hur Villanueva, among others...
Benedicto Cabrera, also known as "BenCab," is a renowned Filipino visual artist. He is considered one of the most prominent and influential figures in Philippine contemporary art. His works often feature themes that revolve around the human form, nature and the Filipino culture.
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