Manuel Baldemor

**Manuel Baldemor** ya met la Filipino a pintor, eskultor, printmaker, manurat tan ilustrador na libro. Inanak ya ed March 26, 1947, ed Paete, Laguna, Philippines.

Sika ya kilala ed pintor na nagagamit ya iba-iba a media tan nagpapakita na eksena ed simple ya geometric a porma tan adda folk art a karakter. Kadaklan na obra na ed arte so baley na, so tao na baley, so ar-aramiden da ed aldaw-aldaw, tan so selebrasyon da.

Sikato so obra na sikat et di laeng ed Pilipinas no di met ed sabali a pagilian. Ya artist-in-residence ed Chile, Estonia, France, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland tan Portugal. Sikato so obra na kilala ed intero a lubong ta UNICEF ya mangipatakder na greeting cards na obra na tan ipalawa ed intero a lubong.

## Early career and education

Inadal so Manuel Baldemor ed University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA), a sayan ya naging College of Architecture tan College of Fine Arts and Design. Bayat na estudyante ya agtrabaho ya kadwa na Mabini a artists para makasapul ed kwarta. Kadwa na klasmeyts na agsapul ya tulong na ed ar-aramiden da a academic art plates, ta kilala da so bukod na bukod a abilidad tan estilo.

Bayat na agadal ya naimpluwensyahan na ed modernist a prinsipyo a inintroduce na National Artist Victorio Edades. Si Baldemor ya naipakita ed exhibits a mangipakita na ugat na modern art ed Pilipinas, kadwa na sabali a kilala a artists a naimpluwensyahan na Edades’ a legado.

Ed senior na taon, agtrabaho ya layout artist tan editorial cartoonist para ed Philippine Graphic. Daytoy ya inumpisaan na karera na ed publikasyon.

## Karera

Nagsimula so karera na bilang pintor ya inipakita na gandang so baley na Paete, Laguna ed pen tan ink. So mural na obra na "Paete I" ya nagwagi ed grand prize ed Art Association of the Philippines Art Competition tan Exhibition ed 1972. Ed sumaruno a taon, so mural na obra na "Paete II" ya nagwagi met so kapareho a premyo. So agsursurong a panagwagi na inbukas so dalan para maging representante na Pilipinas ed XIV International Art Exhibition ed Paris ed 1973. So art critic a Leonides Benesa, tinawag so sikato bilang "The Folk Artist".

Ed dekada 1970, inaramid na so bukod na estilo na arte a pinag-isa na ed rural a alaala na. Inaramid na so adu a obra a nagpapakita na ideal na Pilipinas babaen ed Folk Modernist a estilo. So umuna na exhibit na "The Graphic of Manuel D. Baldemor" ed Hidalgo Gallery ed 1972 ya markado so pagsimula na karera.

Nangwagi ya met so ikatlo na gold prize para ed annual Art Association of the Philippines competition para ed fine prints na 1983. Ineksperimento na met so sabali a media kasla watercolour, acrylic, tempera, oil-on-canvas, woodcut, ceramics, glass, grass paper, tan fine prints.

Asideg ed panagipakita na aldaw-aldaw a biag, si Baldemor ya ineksplor met so espiritwal a tema ed arte. So obra na "Moments with Christ" ya kilala para ed panangibaga na divino a inspirasyon tan agduduma a dimensyon ed repertoire na.

Si Rosalinda Orosa, met la a art connoisseur tan kolumnista, tinawag so sikato bilang "The Chronicle of the Motherland" ta inipakita na gandang amin a lugar ed Pilipinas. Ed 1992, ginawaran so sikato na Cultural Center of the Philippines bilang maysa ed Thirteen Artist Awardees bilang pagkilala ed kontribusyon na para ed pagilian.

Inawat na travel grants bilang artist-in-residence ed France, England, Switzerland, Russia, Spain, Portugal, tan Scandinavia ed Europe; United States, Mexico, tan Chile ed Americas; Iran, Israel, tan Egypt ed Middle East; South Korea, India, Malaysia, tan China ed Asia. Bawat pagilian a pinuntahan na inaramid na topiko tan subject para ed arte na. Nakilala ya bilang International Artist tan met la Most Travelled Artist ta nakapasyar ya ed lampas 50 a pagilian.

Ed 1995, ginunita na so 25th anniversary na bilang artist na ed exhibit ed Artists’ Corner ed SM Megamall, a nagpakita so dua a obra: "Sining Bayan", a nagpapakita na Filipino identity na, tan "The Global Village", a nagpapakita na international a partisipasyon na. So mga embahador na ed pagilian a pagtrabahuan na bilang artist-in-residence ya immay bilang guests of honor. Ed 1998, so Presidente Fidel V. Ramos ya immay ed panangbukas na mural na "Pasasalamat", a permanenteng nakadisplay ed United Nations Center ed Vienna, Austria. Padur-as na so international a pagkilala na ed 2013 nu Ambassador Carlos C. Salinas ya nagbukas na exhibit na Symphony of Colors ed Madrid, bilang parte na selebrasyon na Philippines–Spain Friendship Day, a nagpapakita met la ed international a lawak na karera na Baldemor.
Ed met la a taon, inorganisa na met so one-day exhibit a pinamagatan Philippine Skyland ed UNESCO ed Paris, a nagpapakita na biag tan kultura na Ifugao a tao.

Sika met la ya eskultor. Ed 1982, nangwagi ya so ika-upat na gold prize para eskultura ed Annual Art Association of the Philippines Competition gamit na obra na "Tribute to the Filipino Farmer," a naipakita ed City Gallery ed Luneta ed 1980, bilang pagdayaw na ama na Perfecto S. Baldemor. Ed 1999, inrepresenta na so Pilipinas ed 3rd Inami International Wooden Sculpture Camp ed Toyama Prefecture, Japan, a inaramid na monumental a "Pamilyang Pilipino," a 1m lapad tan 4m angat.

Ed Oktubre 1–14, 1999, inorganisa na met so ika-100 na exhibit na pinamagatan "A Distinctive Milestone" bilang pintor tan eskultor ed Artists’ Corner ed SM Megamall. Ed daytoy a tiempo, so sikato so maysa laeng a artist a nakapag-exhibit na ed sangagasut a beses.

Sika met la ya manurat tan membro na Writers’ Guild of the Philippines. So tula tan essays naipakita ed nangunguna a dyaryo tan magasin. Columnist ya para ed kultura ed dua a dakel a dyaryo. So weekly column na pinamagatan "Folio" ya naipakita ed Sunday Times na Manila Times ed 1992 aginggana 1994. Pinadayon na met so weekly column na ed "Art and Culture Section" na "The Philippines Star" ed 1997 aginggana 1999. Ed 2025, aktibo ya partisipante ed 51st National Writers Congress na Writers’ Union of the Philippines (UMPIL), a nagdisenyo tan nagdonar na handcrafted trophies para ed Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas literary awards.

Ipinakita na met so abilidad na graphic designer ed panangaramid na souvenir programs para ed XI World Congress of Cardiology ed 1991, XXII International Conference on Internal Medicine ed 1994, tan sabali pay a commemorative books maipanggep ed kasaysayan tan panagtanom na Philippines.

Ed 1980, ginawaran ya so "Gawad Sikap" para ed Visual Arts bilang pagdiriwang na ika-400 a anibersaryo na baley na. So Paetenians International Northeast Chapter ya inrekognisar so sikato bilang "Paetenian of the Year" ed 1985 tan maysa ed "Ten Outstanding Living Paetenians" ed 2000. Ginawaran ya met bilang maysa ed "Natatanging Buhay na Anak ng Bayan" ed Celebration of Balik-Paete 2004.

Sikato ya agturay ed panangipromote tan panangipakita na Paete babaen ed exhibits na kasla "Salubong" ed Nayong Pilipino ed 1978, "The Masters of Paete Exhibit" ed City Gallery, Luneta ed 1980, grand exhibition na "The Paete Phenomenon" ed Cultural Center of the Philippines, tape-recording na dua a historical concerts na Band 69 – "Konsyerto ng Pamanang Himig" tan "Konsyerto ng Sentenaryo ng Banda" ed UP Abelardo Hall ed 1997, tan "Konsyerto ng Sentenaryo ng Kalayaan ng Bansa" ed sulod na sangagasut a taon a Simbahan na Paete, Laguna.

Sikat so obra na ed intero a lubong ta UNICEF ya agaramid na greeting cards na obra na a ipalawa ed intero a lubong. Kilala ya bilang pintor na nagpapakita ed Pilipinas tan ed intero a lubong, a mangipakita na lokal a kultura habang nakikibagay ed global a tema. Sabali a obra na na-adaptar met bilang cross-stitch patterns tan naipakita ed exhibits ed Europa, a nagpapakita na versatility tan international a atraksyon na estilo na visual.

Ed 2009, natapos na so monumental a glass mosaic mural na pinamagatan "People Power", a naipatakder ed Basilica of St. Thérèse ed Lisieux, France. Inaramid ya kadwa na French mosaicists Sylvie Henot tan François Sand, a mangipakilala na 1986 People Power Revolution ed Pilipinas. So mural ya parte na permanenteng koleksyon na basilica, a simbolo na talna tan espiritwal a panagkakaisa. Daytoy a instalasyon ya maysa a raro a dung-aw para ed Filipino a artist ed maysa ed kadakelan a relihiyoso a pilgrimage sites ed France.

## Notable Works

## Awards

## Solo exhibits

## Group exhibits

## Books and publications

## Notable People

Angeline Baldemor

Angelito Baldemor

Angelo Baldemor

Antero Baldemor

Celoine Baldemor

Charming Baldemor

Felix "Kid" Baldemor

Fred Baldemor

Leandro Baldemor

Mailah Baldemor

Marvin Baldemor

Mike Baldemor

Nick C. Baldemor

Vince Baldemor

Walter Baldemor

Wilfredo Baldemor

Wilson Baldemor

Zoerya Emi Baldemor Abuel

Vicente Mannsala

## References

## Bibliography
Africano, C., Baldemor, M., and Casanova, A. (2005). Tatlong Haligi ng Sining. In Mga Natatanging Anak ng Paete. UST Publishing House. Featuring artwork by Manuel Baldemor.