MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Senate of the Philippines present back-to-back exhibitions titled Impressions and Viewpoints. The exhibitions feature selected prints from the Center’s 21st Century Art Museum (CCP 21AM) Collection, on view until July 18, 2025.
Impressions is displayed at the Ceremonial Hall and Conference Room on the sixth floor of the Senate Building. It features prints from the CCP 21AM Collection, showcasing the different printmaking techniques practiced by generations of Filipino printmakers.
Featured works serve as illustrative examples of relief (a printmaking process where the design is cut or etched on a printing surface), intaglio (printmaking style where lines that hold the ink are incised below the surface of the plate and printing relies on pressing the matrix in a damp paper), and serigraph (a printmaking method that involves layering ink through a series of stenciled screens.)
Exhibited in the second-floor hallway, Viewpoints features a diverse selection of prints by Filipino contemporary artists. From abstractions to self-portraits and still life, the works in this exhibition explore a wide range of themes through various fine art printmaking techniques.
Featured artists are: National Artist Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera, National Artist Arturo Luz (+), Ambie Abaño, Leonardo Aguinaldo, Alfredo Juan Aquilizan, Jose Santos Ardivilla, Virgilio Aviado, Elmer Borlongan, Mars Bugaoan, Benjamin Torrado Cabrera, Kristen Cain, Salvador Ching, Joey Cobcobo, Fil Delacruz, Janos Delacruz, Yas Doctor, Neil Doloricon (+), Imelda Cajipe Endaya, Brenda Fajardo, Noell EL Farol, Jess Flores, Ofelia Gelvezón-Téqui, Raul Isidro, Eugene Jarque, Villa Jefremovas, Lenore RS Lim, Angelo Magno, Hershey Malinis, Manuel Ocampo, Jonathan Olazo, Romulo Olazo (+), Caroline Ongpin, Renan Ortiz, Henrielle Baltazar Pagkaliwangan, Radel Paredes, Rod Paras Perez (+), Christina Quisumbing Ramilo, Rhoda Recto (+), Manuel Rodriguez, Sr. (+), Rodolfo Samonte, Juvenal Sansó, Jun-Jun Sta. Ana, Wesley Valenzuela, and Pam Yan-Santos.
Curated by the CCP Visual Arts and Museum Division, the Impressions and Viewpoints: Prints from the CCP 21AM Collection exhibits were officially launched on July 19 at the Senate of the Philippines.
The exhibits intend to showcase notable visual artists’ works and carry on the mission of the Cultural Center of the Philippines to make the art collection available to a larger public.
