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Apr 9, 2024 · “Sabel” is a compelling story told by BenCab that is full of inquisitiveness and reflection on people who are not normally emphasized in society. Let us picture a woman whose name is Sabel, with no shoes, her attire in a shabby state, walking on the vibrant streets of Manila.
The Filipino art community has been blessed by the visions of National Artist Benedicto "Bencab" Reyes Cabrera. With his name etched in the Filipino art scene, aesthetes and critics alike await his next works with much enthusiasm.
Dec 11, 2021 · In BenCab’s minds eye, Sabel was a symbol of dislocation, despair, and isolation — the personification of human dignity threatened by circumstance. Sabel captured the mind of the artist as her makeshift clothing, made out of throwaway plastic sheets, created different shapes while she moved around, scavenging for food.
Sabel. “Sabel” is a major subject that recurs through BenCab’s works through the decades, inspired by a real-life scavenger, he photographed and sketched in 1965, the Sabel image has become the artists vehicle for the transmission of intensely emotional moods.
Nov 2, 2014 · That evening, Benedicto “BenCab” Cabrera — the most rockstar-like of all the senior artists in the Philippines today (even if he’s down-to-earth, courteous and soft-spoken) — casually ...
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'Sabel' Series. In 1964, BenCab encountered a homeless Filipino woman named Sabel. He became interested in her disposition as a scavenger and viewed her as symbol of isolation and despair. BenCab began sketching and painting Sabel, depicting her as the central character in his figurative paintings.
Benedicto Reyes Cabrera (born April 10, 1942), better known as "BenCab", is a Filipino painter who was conferred a National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts (Painting) in 2006. He has been noted as "arguably the best-selling painter of his generation of Filipino artists."
Jul 8, 2024 · team-00007, lch-00007, Benedicto Cabrera. At the age of 82, Benedicto Cabrera, better known as BenCab, endures as arguably the most influential Filipino artist of his time. Here, the National Artist for Visual Arts talks to Esquire Philippines about his new collaborations, the evolution of his practice, and, of course, the power of Sabel.
Sabel Series: This series of artworks, which began in the 1960s and continues to this day, features depictions of “Sabel,” a mentally-ill woman whom BenCab encountered on the streets of Manila. The series captures the complexity of human emotions and the marginalized members of society.
