Agustin Goy exhibit opens in National Museum

Agustin Goy at the opening of his exhibit at the National Museum on January 19, 2017. Photos: DANNY PATA

An exhibit showcasing some of the works of Agustin Goy has opened at the National Museum.

The renowned classicist painter, known for his ballet paintings and other beautifully realized works, said that he wants to "feature the three things that every artist has to be capable of doing: still life, landscape, and figures."

With the exhibit showing his work over the decades, the Binondo-born Goy, 81, said that the paintings "show [his] progression in terms of movement and level of difficulty in execution."

Goy with former senator Nikki Coseteng at the exhibit launch.

Goy wanted the exhibit to feature three things that "every artist has to be capable of doing: still life, landscape, and figures"—in this case, members of the Zobel de Ayala clan.

Agustin Goy's "Tiburin."

— BM, GMA News

"Agustin Goy: Sixty Years in Art" runs from January 20 to March 19, 2017 at Gallery XXI, National Museum of Fine Arts (Old Legislative Building) in Manila.