Manuel Baldemor

**Manuel Baldemor** metung yang Filipino a pintor, eskultor, printmaker, manulat at ilustrador ning libro. Iya pinanganak king Marso 26, 1947, king Paete, Laguna, Philippines.

Kilala yang dakal king kayang pamagpinta king aliwang media a mamungang aliwang eksena king simpleng geometric a porma a atin katangian a folk art. Dakal kareng kayang paksa king arte iya ing kayang banwa, deng tau king banwa, deng aldo-aldo dang gawa, at deng kayang selebrasyon.

E mu la king Filipinas kilala deng kayang obra, atin yang kapamilatan king aliwang bansa. Metung yang artist-in-residence king Chile, Estonia, France, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland at Portugal. Kilala deng kayang obra king mabilug a yatu uling UNICEF atin pamagpalaganap kareng obra na bilang greeting cards a pamagdistribyu king mabilug a yatu.

## Simula ning karera at edukasyon

Inaral neng Manuel Baldemor king University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA), a kayabe yang maging College of Architecture at College of Fine Arts and Design. Atyu yang estudyante, makiobra yang kayabe deng Mabini artists para susuportan yang sarili financially. Dakal deng kayang classmates a magrequest king kayang bulung king academic art plates, alangang kayang bukod a abilidad at estilo.

King panaun na, maimpluwensiyahan yang modernistang prinsipyu a ipinakilala ning National Artist Victorio Edades. Maki-exhibit yang Baldemor a makasubay king ugat ning modern art king Filipinas, kayabe deng aliwang sikat a artistang apektadu ning legado nang Edades.

King kayang senior a banwa, makiobra yang layout artist at editorial cartoonist para king Philippine Graphic. Iting obra iya ing umpisa ning kayang karera king publikasyon.

## Karera

Magsilbi yang pintor ing kayang karera a makapamungang kayang banwa, Paete, Laguna, pauli king pen at tinta. Ing kayang mural a obra "Paete I" mipalyari yang grand prize king Art Association of the Philippines Art Competition and Exhibition king 1972. King kayang kayang banwa, mipalyari yang "Paete II" deng kayang mural a obra deng kapamilatan a paralan. Deng sunud-sunud a pamagwagi mipaglako yang representante ning Filipinas king XIV International Art Exhibition king Paris king 1973. Ing art critic a Leonides Benesa, papasyag yang "The Folk Artist" keng kayang pamagobra.

King dekada 1970, pinasiknangan neng Baldemor ing kayang bukod a estilo ning arte a maki-ugnayan king kayang ala pang banwa. Mipamungang obra yang makapamungang ideal ning Filipinas pauli king Folk Modernist a pamagtrato. Ing kayang mumunang exhibit "The Graphic of Manuel D. Baldemor" king Hidalgo Gallery king 1972, metung yang tanda ning umpisa ning kayang karera.

Miwagi yang kayang katlung ginto king annual Art Association of the Philippines competition para kareng kayang fine prints king 1983. Sinubukan neng Baldemor deng aliwang media a anti ning watercolour, acrylic, tempera, oil-on-canvas, woodcut, ceramics, glass, grass paper, at fine prints.

Maliban king kayang pamaglarawan kareng aldo-aldo a bie, mibandila yang Baldemor king espiritwal a tema king arte. Ing kayang obra "Moments with Christ" kilala para king pamagpasiknangan ning divine a inspirasyon at magdagdag yang aliwang dimensyun king kayang koleksyon.

Ing Rosalinda Orosa, metung a art connoisseur at kolumnista, tinawag yang "The Chronicle of the Motherland" uling pamaglarawan na king kayang ganda ning eganagana a lugar king Filipinas. King 1992, ginawaran yang metung kareng Thirteen Artist Awardees ning Cultural Center of the Philippines bilang pasasalamat kareng kayang ambag king bansa.

Mekua yang travel grants bilang artist-in-residence king France, England, Switzerland, Russia, Spain, Portugal, at Scandinavia king Europe; United States, Mexico, at Chile king Americas; Iran, Israel, at Egypt king Middle East; South Korea, India, Malaysia, at China king Asia. Bawat bansa a bisitahan na naging paksa at tema ning kayang arte. Kilala yang International Artist at e mu la, bilang Most Travelled Artist uling mipasyal yang lampas 50 a bansa.

King 1995, minarkahan neng 25 a banua a panaun bilang metung a artist king exhibit king Artists’ Corner king SM Megamall, a atyu deng aduang obra: "Sining Bayan", a magpakit king kayang identidad a Filipino, at "The Global Village", a magpakit king kayang international a pakipag-obra. Daptan deng embahador kareng bansa a kayang pinaglilingwan bilang artist-in-residence bilang dakal a bisita a dakal dang galang. King 1998, daptan neng Presidenteng Fidel V. Ramos ing pamagpasibayu king kayang mural a "Pasasalamat", a makapermanenteng atyu king United Nations Center king Vienna, Austria. Ing kayang international a kapamilatan e mibale king 2013 nung kayang exhibit a Symphony of Colors king Madrid, a binuksan ni Ambassador Carlos C. Salinas, bilang pasibayu king selebrasyon ning Philippines–Spain Friendship Day, a lalong magpakit king international a lawak ning kayang karera king arte.
King kayang banua yang aldo, atin yang metung a aldo a exhibit a titulungang Philippine Skyland king UNESCO king Paris, a magpakit deng obra a maglarawan king bie at kultura da reng tau ning Ifugao.

Metung yang eskultor. King 1982, manalo yang ika-upat a ginto para king eskultura king Annual Art Association of the Philippines Competition gamit ing obra na a "Tribute to the Filipino Farmer," a makapakit king City Gallery king Luneta king 1980, bilang pasasalamat kareng kayang tatang, Perfecto S. Baldemor. King 1999, kinatawan na ning Pilipinas king 3rd Inami International Wooden Sculpture Camp king Toyama Prefecture, Japan, a kayang gawang monumental a "Pamilyang Pilipino," a atin lapad a 1m at tangkad a 4m.

King Oktubre 1–14, 1999, ipinakit na ing kayang ika-100 a exhibit a titulungang "A Distinctive Milestone" bilang pintor at eskultor king Artists’ Corner king SM Megamall. King panaun a iti, metung yang artistang mag-exhibit kareng obra na a dakal a beses.

Metung yang manulat at miyabe king Writers’ Guild of the Philippines. Deng kayang tula at sanaysay makasali king dakal a pamanulatang dyaryo at magasin. Miyayali yang kolumnista para king kultura king aduang dakal a dyaryo. Ing kayang lingguhang kolum a titulungang "Folio" makasali king Sunday Times ning Manila Times king 1992 hanggang 1994. Pinagpatuluy neng kolum king "Art and Culture Section" ning "The Philippines Star" king 1997 hanggang 1999. King 2025, aktibu yang mibie king 51st National Writers Congress ning Writers’ Union of the Philippines (UMPIL), a kayang disenyo at idinonate deng handcrafted trophies para king Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas literary awards.

Ipinakit na ning kayang kasanayan bilang metung a graphic designer king pamag-gawang souvenir programs para king XI World Congress of Cardiology king 1991, XXII International Conference on Internal Medicine king 1994, at aliwang commemorative books tungkul king kasalesayan at pamag-alaga ning Philippines

King 1980, tinanggap neng "Gawad Sikap" para king Visual Arts para king 400th anibersaryo ning kayang banua. Tinanggap neng Paetenians International Northeast Chapter bilang "Paetenian of the Year" king 1985 at metung kareng "Ten Outstanding Living Paetenians" king 2000. Tinanggap ya mu rin bilang metung kareng "Natatanging Buhay na Anak ng Bayan" king Selebrasyon ning Balik-Paete 2004.

Minsan yang mamuntuk king pamagtaguyod at pamagpalaganap ning Paete kayabe deng exhibits a anti ning "Salubong" king Nayong Pilipino king 1978, "The Masters of Paete Exhibit" king City Gallery, Luneta king 1980, dakal a exhibit a "The Paete Phenomenon" king Cultural Center of the Philippines, tape-recording da reng aduang makasalesayang konsyerto ning Band 69 – "Konsyerto ng Pamanang Himig" at "Konsyerto ng Sentenaryo ng Banda" – king UP Abelardo Hall king 1997, at ing "Konsyerto ng Sentenaryo ng Kalayaan ng Bansa" king sulud ning atlu a pung a simbahan ning Paete, Laguna.

Kilalang internationally deng obra na uling pinapamyalin da reng UNICEF bilang greeting cards a ipamyalat king aliwang bansa. Kilala yang pintor a maglarawan king Pilipinas at king mabilug a yatu, a magdala king lokal a kultura at global a tema. Aliwa kareng obra na atin yang cross-stitch patterns at makasali king exhibits king Europa, a magpakit king kayang versatility at international a apela king kayang biswal a estilo.

King 2009, tinapos na ning Baldemor metung a monumental a glass mosaic mural a titulungang "People Power", a makapakit king Basilica of St. Thérèse king Lisieux, France. Gawang kayabe deng French mosaicists Sylvie Henot  at François Sand, ing obra magpasyag king 1986 People Power Revolution king Pilipinas. Ing mural atyu king permanenteng koleksion ning basilica, a simbolu ning kayang kapayapan at espiritwal a kapatad. Ing pamaglagyu na metung yang dakal a karangalan para king metung a Filipino artist king metung kareng dakal a dakal a relihiyosung pilgrimage sites king France.

## Dakal a Kilalang Obra

## Gantimpala

## Solo Exhibits

## Group Exhibits

## Libru at publikasyun

## Kilalang Tauhan

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

## Reperensya

## Bibliograpiya
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.