In Memoriam
Roberto "Bob" Bulatao Feleo
Feleo’s greatest legacy, however, lies in the enduring and indelible impact he left as an art educator, both within and beyond the walls of the Philippine High School for the Arts, UPCFA, and the Philippine Women’s University. There, he not only nurtured in his students a sensibility and intuition for a distinctly Filipino way of seeing, rooted in collective memory, but also embodied a way of living—“placidly amid the noise and haste, while remembering what peace there may be in silence,” as inspired by one of his favorite poems, Max Ehrmann’s “Desiderata.”
Feleo was quintessentially a man of few words—words that instruct, edify, reframe, and redirect. His presence carried gravitas, and his conversations held transformative power.
Beyond his accomplishments—works exhibited in institutions such as the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan, recognition such as the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Thirteen Artists Award, fellowships like the one at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts in the United States, and iconic illustrations including those in The Soul Book—Feleo, in his passing, demonstrated that most enduring memory of him would be his role as a human being who was present when it mattered the most.
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Read a collection of tributes to Prof. Roberto ‘Bob’ Bulatao Feleo in today’s Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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by @josiahbiens
"You are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Therefore Every Part of You is Exactly as it Should", and
"God Sent You to be a Blessing and Joy, He Wants You to be the Same to the World. Love You"
14x10 inches
Ink and Correction Fluid
on Watercolor Paper, 2024
We all start out as innocent pure kids. But as we grow up we take from what others around us say, we measure ourselves against unrealistic standards and develop unhealthy thoughts about ourselves. If our present selves would say these negative thoughts to our younger selves – how hurt do you think they would be?
This is my take on compassion. Front and center is our innocent pure past, written in permanent ink are all the negative thoughts we entertain about ourselves. Like permanent ink they leave us permanently scarred. BUT God in his compassion gave us parents and friends who spoke love back to our lives. They are written in correction fluid – a symbol of how words of love can cover our negative misconceptions of ourselves.
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"Morning Vine" by @zianolmedo
5.5x8.3in, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
February 2024
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"Same as it Ever Was" by @aprl.see
8.5x12in, Paper Engineering - Archival Paper
Limited edition of 3, Framed 12x16in
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Letras Y Figuras by @designbycharles
"Fashion, Creating, and Dancing: A zine centered around my passion for the Arts"
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Introducing “Inaugural Foundry,” a showcase of my students’ final typefaces from VC 134.2, a type design elective. This course marks the first iteration of an introductory course on type design for the UP Diliman College of Fine Arts. 🌟 Check out their work at bit.ly/inauguralfoundry
Typefaces and designers:
• Bahandi by Ryan Llauderes
• Banaue by Daniel Hernandez
• Eno by Paolo Muncada
• Ginhawa by Gilly De Guzman
• Kalliope by Isabella Dela Cruz
• Kanlaon by Abigail Salen
• Kanto by Jose Lorenzo Rojas
• Oasis by Zoe Monteverde
• Potion by Kayla Manganti
• Purry Tail by Joone Joy Dionisio
• Stuart by Cayna Gemora
• Sugar Rush by Claro Taguba
I am incredibly proud of all of these students and could not have asked for a better first class for this elective. Excited to see where your typefaces go from here!!! ☺️🙌
This semester would not have been possible without the help of our guest crits, @jad.otf and @albertzedrick , and the assistance of @chel.siringan 💛 The students and I are very grateful for your help!
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Dayang Yraola is an independent curator and Associate Professor at the Department of Theory, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines. She has served as Curator for the University of the Philippines Fine Arts Gallery since 2021, is currently the Director of the UP Art Prize 2022, and Curator for Listening Biennial 2023. She is also the Archivist and Collections Manager of the University of the Philippines Center for Ethnomusicology.
Dayang is founder and lead curator of Project Glocal (an art residency platform), Composite Noises (a sound art performance platform) and Sonic Manila Research (a sound practice archiving project). Dayang has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philippine Studies, Master’s Degree in Museum Studies, and a PhD in Cultural Studies. She pioneers academic research and formal education for sound art practice in the Philippines.
She teaches several subjects at UP CFA, including Western Art History, Asian Art History, Sound Art, Art Criticism, Medieval Art , Modern Art , and Production of Space in Visual Arts.
Images Featured:
①② ATANG: A Sound Prayer, 2022
③ Composite by the Numbers (compositebythenumbers.com), 2022
④ Padyak der Vortragsabend, 2022
Find out more at dayangyraola.com
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Created from a carved 8x10 in. block of (mounted) linoleum and printed using black ink on Awagami Kitakata, Philippine Gampi papers, @lainevx got the inspiration of juxtaposing two distinct figures from Maurits Escher’s “Sky and Water” in the year 1938. "Binhi ng Kalayaan," through the Figure-Ground Distinction principle, echoes calls for genuine agrarian reform and just land distribution.
𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨.
"Binhi ng Kalayaan" Linocut 2022
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“Ano?” @by.ttinay
18x24 in, Synergy Painting ; SFA-20
Is this the course I really want? Or am I just forcing myself to want this course because this is the only thing I can do? Anyway, Padayon I guess?
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