{"title":"Dimensions - Romeo Montes","description":"Romeo Montes Solo Exhibition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA true artists, Paete-born painter and sculptor Romeo Montes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne look at his body of works and one begins to understand. He has developed his own artistic style through patience and discipline.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca tabindex=\"-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMontes apply post modernism in his craft, and cultivate his own style of painting in order for him to develop unique identity compared to other artists. His art journey also saw his style resemble that of the late national artist Jose Joya (whom Montes greatly admires). More recently, art enthusiasts have noted that they see glimpses of BenCab, another national artist, Montes' choice of color palettes.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"storm","title":"Storm","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaete is a quiet little town in Southern Luzon, famous for wooden sculptures, hewn by sharp a instrument. Whence the name paet or chisel. The sculptures serve as molds for paper mache, producing a colorful array of various animals folk figures in native attire. \u003cbr\u003ePaete is known for its rich summer harvest of an indigenous fruit, the \"lanzones\". Artistic talents abound in Paete, some of whose names ring loud in the registry of Philippine contemporary art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong those up and coming artists is Romeo Montes. Working assistant in a sculpture studio. Montes has now stretched his artistic wings. His venture into painting augurs well. On his canvases, Montes portrays images of Paete as the classic Philippine hometown: striking still lifes of the \"paet\"; a typical noonday meal of bangus (milkfish), ripe tomatoes and salted eggs; rich profusions of the national flower, the sampaguita. Montes's version of the Mother and Child theme is the \"inay\" and the \"bagong silang\" (newly born). In these paintings Montes simultaneously captures the joy and—realistically speakin—the weariness of maternity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Romeo Montes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44018387419297,"sku":null,"price":90000.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/7534\/1217\/files\/IMG_20240403_162321_370.jpg?v=1712363027"},{"product_id":"rise-up-1","title":"Rise Up","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaete is a quiet little town in Southern Luzon, famous for wooden sculptures, hewn by sharp a instrument. Whence the name paet or chisel. 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