Jeremias "Jerry" Elizalde Navarro (22 May 1924 – 10 June 1999) was a Filipino artist.[1] He was later proclaimed a National Artist.
Jerry Elizalde Navarro | |
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| Born | 22 May 1924 |
| Died | 10 June 1999 (aged 75) |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse | Virginia Ty-Navarro |
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| Awards |  Order of National Artists of the Philippines |
Early life and education
editAs a young artist, Navarro was very passionate in creating new ways of art. He experimented with different kinds of art media such as oil, acrylic, and watercolor. He also tried making sculpture and mixed media. He uses the "incision painting" this method is applied on the stop surface by carving out the artist’s desired pattern on the stone materials and layering paint or plaster on the stone surface.[2][3][4]
He studied in the University of the Philippines, Manila as a Ramon Roces Publication Scholar in 1947. The following year he transferred to the University of Santo Tomas, he studied fine arts with a major in painting. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1951. While studying at the university he was also an art editor for the university newspaper The Varsitarian.[2][5][6]
Personal life
editHis wife was sculptor Virginia Ty-Navarro.[7]
Exhibits and works
edit- 1967 – represented the Philippines in Sculpture Category, São Paulo Beinnale Brazil
- 1970 – represented the Philippines in Sculpture Category, São Paulo Beinnale, Brazil
- 1972 – represented the Philippines at the Biennale de art Graphiques, Brno, Czechoslovakia
- 1977 – designed the Philippine booth, 12th Tokyo International Trade Fair Japan
- 1977 – designed the ASEAN Trade Fair, Manila, Philippines
- 1980 – First Filipino artist to be represented at YAYASAN Bali, Indonesia [8]
- 2014 – Leon Art Gallery Auction House "The Kingly Treasures"[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "J. Elizalde Navarro". NCCA. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ a b Hennessy, N. B. (1999). "Jeremias Elizalde Navarro". Retrieved 17 April 2015 from http://www.emanila.com/arts/navarro.htm Archived 13 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Philippine Almanac. (1990). Aurora Publications.
- ^ Duldulao, M.D. (1999). The art collector's guidebook. Reyes Pub.
- ^ AskART. (n.d.). "Jerry Navarro" . Retrieved 2 May 2015 from http://www.askart.com/artist_bio/Jerry_Elizalde_Navarro/11119951/Jerry_Elizalde_Navarro.aspx
- ^ Hermano, M.A.L. & Hermano, J.L. (2008). At home with Filipino art and artists. Anvil Pub. Incorporated, National Bookstore & Sta. Barbara Publishing Corporation.
- ^ Reyes, C. (2006). Living for art: R. Bitanga. Larawan Book Pub.
- ^ Galleria Duemila, Inc. (n.d). "Elizalde – Navarro, Jerry". Retrieved 3 May 2015 from http://www.galleriaduemila.com/web2003/collection/jen/jenabout.html
- ^ Leon Gallery. (29 November 2014). "The kingly treasures auction 2014". Retrieved 15 May 2015 from http://leon-gallery.com/The-Kingly-Treasures-Auction-2014.pdf