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1975 - City Gallery, Manila, Philippines
1975 - The Gallery, Hyatt Regency, Manila, Philippines
1976 - Luz Art Gallery, Manila Philippines
1976 - Ginza Meiji Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1977 - Silpakorn Fine Arts Gallery, Banqkok, Thailand
1978 - Philippine Consular Office, Chicago IL
1978 - Sneed Gallery, Rockford, IL
1978 - West Hubbard Gallery, Chicago, IL
1979 - Galleria Alfama, Madrid, Spain
1979 –The Redfern Gallery, London, UK
1980 - Philippine Consular Office, New York, NY
1980 - Thomas Segal Gallery, Boston, MA.
1980 - ADI Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1981 - Philippine Consular Office, Chicago, IL
1982 - Vida Gallery San Francisco, CA
1982 - Dragon Rug Studio, Berkeley, CA
1983 - Gallery New World, Carmel, CA
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Arlington Heights Memorial Library Presents First North American Exhibit of "Kut-kut - Lost Art of the Philippines"
Arlington Heights (August 2006) - The Arlington Heights Memorial Library presents the first public art exhibit of "kut-kut", a lost art technique from the Philippines. The exhibit will run from August 1 to August 31, 2006.
Kut-kut is an exotic Philippine art form based on early century techniques -- sgraffito, encaustic and layering. The merging of these ancient styles produces a unique artwork characterized by delicate swirling interwoven lines, multi-layered texture and an illusion of three-dimensional space.
“Art is my passion and compulsion. My mission is to revive the lost art and present to the public the beauty and rich history of the ancient art form from the Philippines,” says Fred DeAsis, a Chicago area artisan, who will be exhibiting his original kut-kut artworks and a rare late 1800’s kut-kut art piece from his collection.
Each of DeAsis’ creations begins with a clear emulsion treated panel and then requires countless hours of repetitive paint and medium application, drying, scraping, layering and composing to produce the desired artwork.
DeAsis studied fine arts in Asia and Europe and participates in local and international art shows. He is an active member of the Arlington Heights Art Guild and the Chicago Artist Coalition. For additional information, visit his web site at www.fdeasis.com.
The exhibit is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The library is located at 500 North Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights, Illinois. For exhibit information contact 847-392-0100 or visit the web site at www.ahml.info.
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