Pierre F. Patricio

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Pierre Patricio Farum (born February 20, 1960 in Dumalag, Capiz, Philippines) is a Filipino self-taught artist.

He already took an interest in art at the tender age of five. He is the second son of Emerson Patricio Bereber, a sugar technologist, and Teresita Farum Castro, a public school teacher. As a toddler, he moved with his family to a neighboring town, in Pilar, Capiz, where teachers would discover his talent during the secondary grade where he would win an on-the-spot art contest. Later in high school, he would win second place in another art contest sponsored by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines-Region VI.

[edit] Life & Career

His name first came to the spotlight when he won first place in a national on-the-spot art contest sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive Philippines, Inc. in 1977. He later designed the official seal of the Pilar National High School. Although his parents recognized his talent, they strongly believed that nothing would come out of it and therefore sent him to attend college in Iloilo City. He holds an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the Western Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Maritime Transportation from the Iloilo Maritime Academy(now the John B. Lacson Colleges Foundation-Arevalo). He more or less learned his artistic styles and techniques the autodidactic way.

After graduation, he worked as a Geological Draftsman at the Azure Mining Corporation in 1982. He later worked for several years for several shipping companies in Japan. As a seaman, he travelled throughout Asia, Russia, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. In 1988, he migrated in Greece with his wife where he studied figurative drawing under Professor Lou Esthatiou at the American Hellenic Union in Athens and took full time in art since 1993. In 1998, he moved with his family in Germany where he was deeply influenced by its people, landscapes, arts and culture.

Today, his styles vary from cubism to impressionist and abstract touches. His memories of the natural landscape of his childhood in the Philippine countryside have always served as his inspiration. He has designed several landmark sculptures in Berlin, better known as the Buddy Bears. He also represented the Philippines at the first two editions of the United Buddy Bears exhibition. He has exhibited in Athens, Hamburg, Manila, Roxas City, Iloilo City, Cologne, Berlin, Brussels, Tuscany, Potsdam and Bad Homborg.

The Greek News Daily described: "...looking at his art, there is a definite cubism influence...(his) paintings have a mythical feeling to them due to the subjects of his paintings, his use of color and inner vision that comes out on the canvas." His paintaings are said to "depict the glory of the human spirit" according to the Worldscope Newspaper. "The color combinations reflect his view of the environment. The beauty of life is the centerpiece of his works." was mentioned by the Eimsbüttler Wochenblatt. He has been featured several times at Deutsche Welle TV. He originates from a coastal town in the province of Capiz descending from a Spanish-Filipino family. He now lives in the Philippines.