ABOUT THE WORK

Contemporary artist Zean Cabangis’ works are informed more than his personal experiences. Through his art, Cabangis explores the concepts and processes of both remembering and forgetting. Memories are reconstructed, scenes from films are reimagined, and everyday objects are treated with novel perspective by the artist. This early work shows Cabangis’ artistic preoccupations during his younger artist years, before developing a style in which he reproduces multiple photographic images to create accumulated layers, evoking a level of engagement to his viewers. Here, he takes upon the concept of the matinee idol or an actor popular as a romantic figure among women through evocative portraiture. Cabangis finished his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), majoring in Painting, at the UP College of Fine Arts, and has been part of various exhibits in the country and abroad.