ABOUT THE WORK

Beyond his superlative portraiture, Galicano has created a captivating body of work that hosts vignettes of Philippine idylls rife with drama. Mentored by Martino Abellana during his early years, Galicano soon became part of the Dimasalang group of artists - named after the street in Sampaloc, Manila where he once lived during the late 60s to 70s. His works showcase the full range of Galicano’s mastery of the technical and expressive possibilities of color and play on light and tonal gradients exhibited extensively through the fields, trees, and livestock. His diverse application of brushstrokes ranges from the delicate, painterly technique of his impressionist scenes to the spare, delicate treatment of his later rural scenes. Indeed, these are fine examples of another peaceful yet powerful works of the Visayan Realist Master.