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Café for book lovers and board gamers
Bringing life to Metro streets
FROM black and white city walls, a Thomasian can turn grays into vibrant colors.
After graduating with a degree in Advertising from the College of Fine Arts and Design in 2012, Ana Korina “Kookoo” Ramos immediately found her heart drawn to plastering portions of Metro Manila with murals, which she considers as a calling beckoned upon her.
She has done live art for Globe Telecom at the Bonifacio Global City, The Sweet Spot Pasig, and for Jack TV’s Kimbra Concert last 2014. She also painted commissioned graffiti murals in Tuscany McKinley Hill, Lift Hard Philippines, Melody Restaurant, and SM Fairview, as well as personal paintings in Ortigas and Quezon City.
Thomasian painter holds Star Wars exhibit
December 16, 2015, 1:52p.m. - In time for the premiere of the seventh installment of the Star Wars franchise, "Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens," a Thomasian painter will exhibit his new Star Wars collection at Bonifacio High Street Cinemas from Dec. 16 to 20.
Rodel Gonzalez is the only Filipino artist licensed to paint interpretative pieces for Star Wars. He studied at the former UST College of Architecture and Fine Arts from 1976 to 1978 and finished his studies at the Philippine School of Interior Design.
A musician’s ode to the country
LIKE A finely tuned instrument that produces wondrous harmonies, Kabaitan Bautista’s unwavering nationalism and strong influence among the youth continue to reverberate like the beat percussions.
Bautista, a Baguio native, acquired his sense of nationalism from his parents who gave their kids unique names reflecting their Filipino identity. Bautista eventually used nationalism and patriotism to create his music. Having heavy metal rock as his favorite genre, Bautista had a rough transition from screams and amplified tones to the melodious classical tunes, as he entered the Conservatory of Music.
“Pumasok ako nang hindi ako marunong mag-notate ng notes, nang hindi ako marunong magbasa ng mga score. Naaliw naman ako, kaya ko naman pala,” Bautista said.
Thomasian puts up ‘Harry Potter’-inspired cafe
YOU DON’T need a port key, floo powder, Knight Bus, or Hogwarts Express to experience Hogsmeade and have a taste of the famous Butterbeer.
Nicole Guanio, a Business Economics graduate of 2014, came up with a Harry Potter-themed café called The Nook Café on the famous Maginhawa food strip last July which continues to leave Potterheads spell-bound with all of its quirky charms.
Butterbeer, a frothy drink that was adopted from the Three Broomsticks pub in Harry Potter, is the signature drink of the Nook Café, which allowed it to gain the favor of many Harry Potter fans in and out of the metro.
Tomasinong direktor ng Inside Out, nagbalik sa UST
10 Agosto 2015, 9:55 p.m. - KINILALA si Ronaldo "Ronnie" del Carmen, alumnus ng dating College of Architecture and Fine Arts, para sa kaniyang kontribusyon sa larangan ng paglikha ng animated films, kabilang na ang pagiging kauna-unahang Filipino na naging co-director ng isang internasyunal na pelikula.
Ginawaran ng parangal ni P. Edgardo Alaurin, O.P., rehente ng College of Fine Arts and Design, si Del Carmen, co-director ng pelikulang "Inside Out" ng Disney-Pixar, sa Gusaling Beato Angelico noong ika-10 ng Agosto.
