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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.
Sabel - BenCab Museum. “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.
Dec 11, 2021 · BENCAB, Sabel, 1980, Oil on canvas. This major work is arguably one of the most refined, and quietly understated manifestations of his iconic subject. In the lower right corner of this rare oil on canvas, Sabel is ensconced in a cloud of elegantly draped fabric, her unkempt hair unmistakable.
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.
Observes and sketches from his window in Bambang a bag lady/madwoman/scavenger named Sabel. To him she is a symbol of dislocation, despair& isolation – the personification of human dignity threatened by circumstances.
May 6, 2024 · National Artist Ben Cabrera or BenCab is creating his biggest sculpture of Sabel, the woman in rags immortalized in BenCab’s art who has become a timeless symbol in Philippine culture. Cast in bronze, it is two meters high, and is still a work in progress, its process laborious.
Nov 2, 2014 · In a wobbly boat in Ayutthaya or in a calming forest in Baguio accompanied by his dogs and musings about the next Sabel incarnation, BenCab — who has gone from wide-eyed bohemian to elder ...
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.
Apr 17, 2015 · Iza Calzado transform into BenCab's iconic Sabel in the story of a woman who suffers various hardships but soars through her passion for dance. Freddie Santos directs Calzado along with Audie Gemora and the Philippine Ballet Theatre as they move to Louie Ocampo's music.
Benedicto Cabrera, better known as BenCab, is considered the preeminent Filipino painter of his generation. Primarily figurative, Cabrera’s work often depicts woman and occasionally men wrapped in swirling, bundled fabrics and capes.
