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Works of Blanco family of artists from Angono featured in New York exhibit


The family that creates art together stays together.   The renowned Blanco family from Angono, Rizal are the featured artists at the Philippine Center in New York for Philippine Independence Month, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday.   The Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in New York and the Philippine Center Management Board (PCMB) jointly organized the exhibit by the Blanco family from June 3 to 15.   Dubbed "Art by the Blanco Family," the exhibit is "part of this year's celebration of the 114th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Independence," the DFA said in a news release.    The works exhibited were made by the second and third generations of the Blanco family, all taught by their late patriarch and Filipino master Jose Blanco: Glen, Noel, Michael, Joy, John, Gay, and Peter Paul and their children.   The DFA said the Blanco family is best known for a folk realism style, depicting the so-called "Tagalog Pastorale."   Many of the subjects of their works are based on the flora and fauna as well as the rituals of rural life in their hometown of Angono, Rizal.   At the exhibit's opening, Philippine Consul General to New York Mario de Leon Jr. noted that the Consulate and the Philippine Center are proud to display the works of the Blanco Family and through the exhibit share these distinctively Filipino works with a wider audience in New York.   Two of the Blanco Family members, Peter Paul and Gay Blanco-Causapin, thanked the Consulate and PCMB for featuring their family for Philippine Independence Month in New York.   Peter Paul said the Blanco family's commitment to further assisting young artists continues with the establishment of the Blanco Family Academy in Angono.   He also invited all the guests to visit the Blanco Family Museum in Rizal during their visits to the Philippines.   Introduced during the program were two of the youngest artist members of the family, Blanco grandchildren and children of Gay Causapin: Bono, 12; and Sean, 6.   Bono and Sean also showcased their works at the exhibit. - VVP, GMA News

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