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Mindanaoan Artist in Lexicon of Surrealism

Mindanaoan Artist in Lexicon of Surrealism

Posted 15 October 2009 | By | Categories: Global Mindanaoans | No Comments

At a time when Manila is rocked by controversies surrounding the questionable declaration of some personalities as National Artists, a Davao-born art talent quietly carved a niche among history’s greatest surrealists. His stuttering childlike speech, incompatible with his towering 6-foot height, sometimes amuses people. But today, Bienvenido Banez, Jr., towers all the more for achievements [...]