ABOUT CLAUDE


Claude Tayag (born 1956, Angeles City, Philippines) is an accomplished painter, sculptor, furniture designer, a handy chef, food and travel columnist for the Philippine Star. Tayag is primarily a self-taught artist, taking up architecture and economics courses at the University of the Philippines. He considers his mentor, the late writer/painter Emilio “Abe” Aguilar Cruz as his greatest influence. He first entered into the Manila art scene in 1978, exhibiting watercolor paintings of Philippine folk festivals, religious images, and cordillera landscapes, works characterized by a forceful spontaneity and raw vigor. Since 1990, he has been venturing into functional and sculptural wood pieces starting with an exhibition “Art Furniture” at the Ayala Museum.

In his sculptural work, Tayag’s exploration with wood has allowed him to supercede the limitations of an essentially rigid material, achieving limitless volume and sensuous plasticity with his wave and curvilinear series. He has participated in several one-man and group exhibitions in Manila, Beijing, Washington DC, and Madrid. His art is part of many private and public collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Bank of Philippine Islands, and PLDT.
 
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exhibitions and Awards

1977 Art Association of the Philippines Annual Competition Second Prize  

1978 First One-man Exhibition, Watercolor Paintings, ABC Galleries, Manila.

1979 Three-man Exhibition with E. Aguilar Cruz and Malang Watercolor Landscapes ABC Galleries, Manila. Travels extensively for eleven months to Europe.

1980 One-man Exhibition – Iberian Scenes and Landscapes Watercolor Paintings, ABC Galleries, Manila.

1981 One-man Exhibition – Moriones Unmasked Watercolor Paintings, Galerie Dominique, Mandaluyong. 

1983 Goes to Spain for six months on a travel grant from the Spanish Embassy in Manila. Extensively traveled around Spain observing fiestas.

1984 One-man Exhibition – Cordillera Landscapes, Watercolor Paintings Galerie Marguerite, Baguio City.

1985 One-man Exhibition – European Sojourn 1979-80, Picture Postcards in Watercolor, Ayala Museum.  

1986 One-man Exhibition – Sumi-e Landscapes,  Ayala Museum.  

1987

  • One-man Exhibition – Imahen Images of Philippine Folk Santos in Watercolor, San Agustin Museum , Intramuros, Manila.

  • Two-man Exhibition with Pacita Abad – International Monetary Fund Atrium Washington , D.C. , U.S.A.  

1988 Karinderia Series – Serigraphs on canvas Finale Art File, Makati

1990

  • Black Mountain – Little Theater Lobby Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP Grant Award).

  • One-man Exhibition – Art Furniture, Functional Wood Sculptures, Ayala Museum.

1991 One-man Exhibition – Black and White Paintings, Brix Gallery, Makati City

1992 Three-man Exhibition with Ben Cabrera and Ofelia Tequi Philippine Embassy, Beijing , P.R.O.C.

1993 One-man Exhibition – Wood Sculptures Luz Gallery, Makati City

1994 One-man Exhibition – Fiestas, Acrylic Paintings and Serigraphs Galleria de las Islas, Intramuros, Manila

1995 One-man Exhibition – Black and White Paintings/ Rattan Sculptures, Luz Gallery, Makati City.

1996 Group Exhibition with Filipino and Spanish artists – Madrid, Spain.

1997

  • Received a “Guhit Award” in the field of decorative arts from Design and Architecture.

  • Group Exhibition – Breaking Boundaries, Philippine Stock Exchange Lobby, Ayala Triangle, Makati City.

  • Group Exhibition – Patterning in Contemporary Art of Australian and Filipino Artists, Metropolitan Museum of Manila.

  • One-man Exhibition – Wood, Sculptures and Furniture in Wood, Art Center, Megamall, Mandaluyong.

1999 One-man Exhibition – Paintings and Sculptures, Budji Layug Gallery, Makati City.

2003 Three-man exhibition with Bencab and Patis Tesoro – Homecoming, Museo ning Angeles, Angeles City.

2005 Group Exhibition – 20th Asian International Art Exhibition, Ayala Museum, Makati City.

2006 

  • Group Exhibition – ODE TO PASIG, Ayala Museum

  • Group Exhibition – “1 + 55: Perspectives on corporate Art Patronage” Metropolitan Museum of Manila.

  • One-man exhibition – FERIA, Wood Sculptures of Circus Performers. Shangri-La Makati Garden, Makati City.

  • Group Exhibition – In Light of Luz, Prints/Imprints – Cultural Center of the Philippines.

  • Launches his first book FOOD TOUR, essays on food and travel with pen and ink drawings and recipes. Published by Anvil Publishing. Available at Powerbooks and National Book Stores.

 2007

  • Macau Magic, a group painting exhibition with Bencab, Phyllis Zaballero and Soler, Podium Mall, Ortigas Center.

  • Finalist in Philippine-Israel 50th Anniversary Relations Sculpture competition co-sponsored by NCCA and DFA.

  • One-Man Exhibition of watercolor paintings PALATE/PALETTE at the Alliance Francaise Gallery, Makati City.

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