Dancescape Photo Art

Here is the other Ursabia. Husband to mixed media collage artist Nimfa, Victor Ursabia captures dancers' performance in the studio or stage. As a viewer, I have always felt the dancers' individuality with movements that transcend into a creative event. There is always the intertwining of darkness and light, shapes, lines and rhythms. Bathed in lights, Victor's dancers are always in a trance and their hearts, as others say, seem to beat along with the camera's shutter speed. I must say, it is truly Victor's world. He understands every beat for he himself is a ballet artist...

Historic Fish Ponds

I have not ventured on photography as a serious endeavor for now since my Sony Cybershot has provided me enough satisfaction for documenting scenes for my Filtrographs. I am happy with its performance. I thought one needs an extremely expensive camera to capture a slice of life and convey a message but with these photos of fish ponds which I took, the messages conveyed are beyond environmental preservation. The ponds are found across the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines and viewed from the tower, one sees the ponds connecting farther with the Cañacao Bay and the Manila Bay. Old townfolks said Spanish galleons anchored at the Manila Bay give a sight to behold during the late 19th century.

Fascination with Fretworks

I love wooden fretworks. It must be because I grew up in a house built in 1919 which used to have all kinds of designs that rendered a distinct design personality. I have learned from old folks that many of these were done by hand. Now, seeing them anywhere gives me this feeling of the need to preserve them. Here are two which I saw at Cafe Marcello in Imus, Cavite, Philippines.

My Great Grand Dad

We fondly call him "Lolo Miong", Emilio F. Aguinaldo, first president of the Philippine Republic. Despite the intrigues created by historians on his being a hero, he has remained an inspiration to many of us, the fourth generation of the Aguinaldo clan and to a lot of other people. Being an artist myself, I have found him an interesting subject of art. Here are some filtrographs I have created with a modern flair to pay tribute to his greatness .

Thirteen

We are thirteen. I found these Filtrographed images of me and my 12 other siblings in an old folder. They're products of my experiment on photo manipulation. I am sharing them online since a lot of people are amazed at this photo taken in the late 60s by an unknown photographer in Antipolo. I think I was only 5 years old then.

My most viewed art piece

I've got to share this. This is my most viewed Filtrograph in my red bubble online gallery.

Deconstructing the Madonnas

I have known Nimfa Ursabia just for a year now but it seems that I have known her for ages. We have worked together in several occasions for a photo club and she has never ceased to amaze me. Collage is Nimfa Ursabia's preferred medium of work. It is a personal thing;her form of self expression in the arts.Ursabia sees it as free- flowing.She thinks about it, yet, she does not think about how it will really end.Ursabia conveys all these in Deconstructing the Madonnas,her first one-woman show in late September, 2009 which I am curating.While she explores the medium, she relates every piece to recreate the spirituality of Mary.