The De La Salle University Publishing House (DLSUPH) joins Instituto Cervantes Manila in celebration of Día del Libro (International Book Day) 2019 with the launching of two Art Notebooks that feature the paintings of Manila-based Spanish painter Betsy Westendorp and of Filipino painter Kenneth John Montegrande
The Día del Libro 2019 event will be held at the Ayala Triangle in Makati on April 27, 2019 (Saturday), from 10 AM to 10 PM. The event is organized by Instituto Cervantes Manila in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain and other cultural institutions from the Philippines and the Spanish-speaking world. Declared official by the President of the Philippines since 2015, this event aims to promote the book industry and to celebrate the joy of reading.
The first two in the notebook series showcase Westendorp’s Luces en los Jardines de Amistad (Lights in the Garden of Friendship, 2018; acrylic on canvas; 26.5 x 35.5 cm) and Montegrande’s Underwater Seascape (2018; acrylic on canvas; 48 x 96 in). (Both artworks are reproduced from the David Jonathan Bayot collection.) One of the aims of this publication endeavor is to bring Philippine art—its national as well as inter-national character—closer to the visual and imaginary horizon of those who care enough to see (and see better).
