Jigger Cruz (born September 12, 1984) is a Filipino painter.[1][2]
Jigger Cruz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jigger P. Cruz 12 September 1984 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Education | Far Eastern University, De La Salle College of Saint Benilde |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Early life and education
editCruz was born on September 12, 1984, in Malabon City in Metro Manila. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Far Eastern University. He took courses at the De La Salle College of Saint Benilde before pursuing a full-time career as a painter.[3][4][5]
Career
editCruz works in both figure and abstraction in his paintings.[6] He rose to prominence through a series of works that copied paintings by European and Filipino masters covered with gaudy colors of oil paint directly squeezed from the tube or through a cake piping. Before regular showings in art galleries and museums, Cruz almost gave up painting until he took up an apprenticeship under Filipino painter Manuel Ocampo in 2011. Since then, he has been known to be among the Philippine's under-thirty art superstars who rose to prominence since 2009 through unprecedented sales and auction records and exposure in international expositions.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Cruz, Jigger; Arndt, Matthias (2015). Jigger Cruz. Wuppertal: Distanz. ISBN 978-3-95476-108-1. OCLC 920539961.
- ^ "Jigger Cruz | artnet". Artnet. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Paik, Sherry (2017). "Jigger Cruz | Artist Profile, Exhibitions & Artworks | Ocula". Ocula. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Velimirović, Andreja (25 May 2013). "Jigger Cruz | Widewalls". Widewalls. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Arndt, Matthias (2015). Wasak! Filipino Contemporary Art Today. Distanz Verlag. p. 176. ISBN 978-3954761173.
- ^ "Arndt Profile". Jigger Cruz: Arndt Gallery. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "JIGGER CRUZ (Filipino, B. 1984), An Awful Ruins Behind The Melting Sunrise | Christie's". Christies. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Cristóbal, Geronimo (6 May 2014). "Jigger Cruz Superstar". Geronimo Cristóbal. Retrieved 14 June 2020.