| Start: | Nov 16, '06 10:00a |
| End: | Dec 15, '06 |
| Location: | Warong M Nasir, 69 Killiney Road (off Orchard Road) |
Wunderspaze presents
Tupada XINGapore 2006 (exhibition)
16 November till 15 December 2006
Venue: Warong M Nasir
69 Killiney Road (off Orchard Road)
10am – 9pm daily
Tupada means ‘cockfight’ in Tagalog. It also refers to
a performance art event in the Philippines, first
presented in 2002, and most recently presented as TAMA
’06 (Tupada Action and Media Art). This same year,
Tupada extended into Tupada Xing, “a coined pedestrian
acronym [playing out] Tupada Crossing, with emphasis
on the letter "X" that carries with it multilayered
meanings: cross, action (aXn), extreme, export,
exchange, express, cross-over, restricted, breaking
away. The essence of Tupada's International Tour for
the year 2006 is encapsulated in the symbol X…For
Tupada, the year 2006 is a year for breaking borders,
crossing boundaries, meaningful and creative exchange
and expression, and a conscious breaking away from set
conventions”.
As part of this programme, four of the Tupada core
members – Ronaldo Ruiz, Thom Daquoiag, Maki Calillung
and Mannet Villariba – crossed over to Singapore
(XINGapore) from 21 October till 27 October. The
performance art event was presented on 26 October at
the Wunderspaze studio and the works featured in this
exhibition were created during their stay here.
THOMAS DULFO DAQUOIAG (b. 1971) received his Bachelors
of Fine Arts (Major in Commercials, and Painting) in
1990 and 1994 respectively. In 2002, he was the
recipient of the Dharmasiswa Arts and Culture Studies
Grant in Bali, Indonesia whilst most recently, he has
been granted the Asian Artist Freeman Fellowship by
the Vermont Studio Center, USA. He has received
numerous accolades and awards, even from young (artist
of the year for his school, Bangkal Elementary
School), and including Jurors’ Choice in the Philip
Morris Philippine Art Awards at the beginning of this
millennium.
MAKI S. CALILUNG A published author, teacher,
filmmaker and multimedia artist, Maki is a core
member, and one of three active female artists of
renowned Philippine action and multimedia art group
TUPADA. She is the product of De La Salle
University-Manila and Film Development Foundation of
the Philippines, a fellow of the Ateneo Institute of
Literary Arts and Practices and a book prize recipient
of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
RONALDO RUIZ (b. 1971) received in his training in
fine arts at the University of the East College of
Fine Arts, Caloocan City, Philppines. Aside from being
a core member of TUPADA, he has performed several
international performance art events in Australia,
Japan, Thailand and of course, the Philippines. In
addition, he has garnered for himself one of the most
prestigious awards – the Cultural Center of the
Philippines’ 13 Artists, as well as being selected as
Juror’s Choice for the Philip Morris Philippine Art
Awards.
EMMANUEL ‘MANNET’ L. VILLARIBA (b. 1964) With a
Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Santo Tomas, Mannet traverses both conventional and digital
media – from painting to computer graphic design. His
portfolio includes being a Senior Partner for Arteast
Group Design Studio, computer graphic artist,
exhibition designer as well as drummer and composer
for Soundcrisis Band. His performances, often
incorporating sound art, have been presented on
various platforms such as Philippines International
Performance Art Festival (PIPAF) and TAMA ’06.
