Stevesantos
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Steve Santos, or "Stevesantos" in the art community, was born on Dec 22, 1951. Being the son of noted artist Mauro Malang Santos, he was exposed to art at a very tender age, meeting other equally famous artist-friends of his father: Vicente Manansala, Hugo Yonzon, and Larry Alcala, the latter being also his godfather.When he entered the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts, Santos had already reached a high level of proficiency in painting and drawing. Impressed by his work in tempera, his teacher Roberto Chabet arranged for his first one-man show at the Luz Gallery in 1974, In 1973, he held a three-man show with Agustin Goy and Manuel Baldemor set the trend in Magic Realism. At this time, SteveSantos also showed traces of social realism, although most of his paintings were landscapes, It was during this period that the influence of Andrew Wyeth on his art was strongest. From landscapes of a panoramic sweep, SteveSantos extended magic realism to ordinary domestic objects, such as flops and plugs. In 1976, the artist shifted front rural Images to the urban in his City Series consisting of cityscapes, generally in monochrome, which focused on street signs, such as billboards and neon signs, as well as architectural features in crowded urban districts.
Work Experience • 2000-2001 Web and Design Director, TheAsset, Business Magazine Publications HK • 1999-2000 Art Director, DigitalAsset, Technology Magazine Publications HK • 1993-1998 Art Director, Asiamoney, Euromoney Publication HK • 1989-1991 Art Director, Asian Finance & Executive Magazine HK • 1989-1987 Art Director, Lifestyle Asia Magazine, Philippines • 1980-1979 Ass. Art Director, Wingtips-PAL Airlines Inflight Magazine, Philippines • 1979-77 Ass. Art Director, Orientations Magazine, Hong Kong
Awards • 1978 2nd Place Art Association of the Philippines 31st Semi-Annual Watercolor Art Competition • 1977 Honorable Mention Art Association of the Philippines 30th Semi-Annual Warecolor Art Competition June 21 1977 • 1972 2nd Place B.F. Goodrich Filipiniana Painting Contest April 1972 • 1975 1st Place Art Association of the Philippines 28th Annual Watercolor Art Competition • 1971 Honorable Mention Shell Companies of the Philippines XXI National Students Art Competition October 26 1971• 1968 Special Award in Creativity Jose Abad Santos Memorial School (JASMS PWU) April 1966, 1968
Book Designed • 2002 HSBC: Malang Book • 2002 Malang Book, Crucible Gallery • 2001 PCI Bank Annual Report • 1991 Cultural Center of the Philippines Annual Report • 1991 ARTPhilippines • 1990 Ang Kiukok • 1989 PLDT Line to the Times • 1988 Philippines: Pearl of the Orient, Liwayway Publications • 1977 Region 1, NMPC Publications
One Man Shows • 1974 1st One Man Show, August 7-26 1975, Luz Gallery, Makati, Philippines • 1977 2nd One Man Show Feb 17-March 15 1977, Luz Gallery Makati, Philippines • 1979 3rd One Man Show March 18-April 17 1979 Luz GallerY Makati, Philippines • 1980 4th One Man Show, Aug 26-Sept 20 1980 Galerie Dominique D Philippines • 1981 5th One Man Show, November 12 1981 Alegria Gallery Manila, Philippines • 1983 6th One Man Show, February 24-March 24 1983 Luz Gallery Makati, Philippines • 1989 7th One Man Show Shanties Sept 7-26 1989 West Gallery, QC • 1991 8th One Man Show June 3- July 22 1991 CCP Manila, Philippines • 1992 9th One Man Show New Paintings, Jan 30 1992, Luz Gallery, Philippines • 1992 10th One Man Show, Paintings in Acrylic Inaugural Show Sept 28-Oct 14 1992 West Gallery, Philippines • 1993 11th One Man Show, December 19-January 7 1993 Finale Art Gallery, Philippines • 1994 12th One Man Show, Aug 9-23 1994, Finale Art File SM Megamall, Mandaluyong, Philippines • 1998 13th One Man Show, November 10-24 1998 West Gallery, Glorietta Makati • 2001 14th One Man Show, New Paintings in Oil West Gallery SM MegaMall • 2002 15th One Man Show, Dec 5-17 2002 West Gallery, SM MegaMall, Philippines • 2005 16th One Man Show, Jan 13-25 2005 Landscapes in B/W West Gallery, SM MegaMall Philippines • 2006 17th One Man Show, Feb 23-May 7 2006 Recent Works in B/W West Gallery, SM MegaMall Philippines
