Christian Santos Culangan Unzips The Portals of Our ?Innermost?-Selves
Straying far from society's ideals of conformity, this Filipino artist finds strength in being real, honest and authentic in every aspect of his humanity.
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Audio and visual artist, Christian Santos Culangan needs little introduction. Born in the Valenzuela City of Philippines and raised in Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City, Christian Santos Culangan is a Fine Arts graduate who specialised in Advertising at the Technological University of Philippines in Manila (TUP). Best known for graphic deconstruction of images, Culangan draws great influence from his childhood, religion and strong familial ties to create highly revealing and emotive pieces of art. Straying far from society’s ideals of conformity, this artist finds strength in being real, honest and authentic in every aspect of his humanity. Christian Santos Culangan Unzips The Portals of Our ‘Innermost’-Selves
Tell us about your first steps as an artist"
I have always enjoyed drawing but it was during high school that I began to learn about art?s various possibilities. My school used to ask me to take photos make digital posters. It was then that I realized that art can be used to communicate ideas.
At that time, we used to listen to local hip-hop acts like Mike Kosa, Gloc 9 and 187 Mobstaz. Their music reached out to ordinary people as they sang about social issues in our vernacular ...
The post Christian Santos Culangan Unzips The Portals of Our ‘Innermost’-Selves appeared first on LUXUO.
Audio and visual artist, Christian Santos Culangan needs little introduction. Born in the Valenzuela City of Philippines and raised in Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City, Christian Santos Culangan is a Fine Arts graduate who specialised in Advertising at the Technological University of Philippines in Manila (TUP). Best known for graphic deconstruction of images, Culangan draws great influence from his childhood, religion and strong familial ties to create highly revealing and emotive pieces of art. Straying far from society’s ideals of conformity, this artist finds strength in being real, honest and authentic in every aspect of his humanity. Christian Santos Culangan Unzips The Portals of Our ‘Innermost’-Selves
Tell us about your first steps as an artist"
I have always enjoyed drawing but it was during high school that I began to learn about art?s various possibilities. My school used to ask me to take photos make digital posters. It was then that I realized that art can be used to communicate ideas.
At that time, we used to listen to local hip-hop acts like Mike Kosa, Gloc 9 and 187 Mobstaz. Their music reached out to ordinary people as they sang about social issues in our vernacular ...
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