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Bong Delfin
BBong Delfin (b.1982) from Mindanao, Philippines now works and lives in Madrid, Spain. His routine commences by doing the method of marbling, swirling, water transfer and then he intuitively adding different layers of elements on the work. “Hydrodeepism” is Bong’s personal ideology, artistic method and a term conceived from the term “hydro dipping”,a traditional technique of printmaking.
Subverting the common and factory-made technique to create something high art and contemporary. It is the artist’s idea of portrayal of the daily constraining battles on how a 21st century artist makes and develops artistic ways that can best represent his generation.
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BONG DELFIN
Born in Mindanao, Philippines.
Personality is everything in art and poetry. “ “ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Manuel Neto
MManuel Neto was born in Foz do Douro, Oporto, Portugal, in September 1952. He lives now in Baiona, Spain, where he continues his activity as a journalist, writer, paiting artist and photographer.
After graduating in Journalism at the “Escola Superior de Meios de Comunicação Social”, in Lisbon, he joined, at the beginning of 70’s, the newspaper “Jornal do Comercio”, followed by “Tempo”, Diário Popular”, “Sete” and finally “Diário de Notícias “, here as Great Reporter, where he remained until 2004. He was also the founder of «Radio Minute», late 1980’s. Among its diverse set of journalistic reports, it stands out interviews with singers, musicians, actors, politicians, military and business leaders; The Chronicles of New York – he was the private bartender of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; the reports on the Gulf war; The Infography pages of the last military intervention in Iraq.
In 2003, he received the Award of Excellence, conferred by the Society for New Design (SDN), within the framework of «Creative Competition The Best of Newspaper Design»; he wrote about society, fashion, jet-set, gastronomy, art and travel. He was also a member of the Board of the Press Club, in Lisbon; he is a member of the Journalists Wine Brotherhood.
MANUEL NETO
Born in Foz do Douro, Portugal.
