Hypnagogia

Hello there rockers!

You are all invited to catch Hypnagogia: Brink of Sleep, Tokwa Peñaflorida's first major exhibit.  It will be this coming April 6, 2013 at Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery, The Collective, Malugay St., Makati City at 8:00pm.  And it will be free show so no need to worry about having to pay entrance fees. Isn't that exciting?

See Tokwa's awesome artworks on that day!  Here is also a sneak peek on Hypnagogia by Thursday Room. Go click and watch it here.

For more details, click on this link. 

Hope you guys could come.

P.S. As you wait for his show, you may just love reading Hello Painter!,

the blog feature on Tokwa Peñaflorida.  Click on this link to read on.

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Hello Painter!

Naturally green eyes. A mysterious aura.  Entirely magnificent artworks.  These are just few words to describe Tokwa Peñaflorida, a 23-year-old UP Fine Arts graduate who happens to be one of Manila's most promising illustrators.  To be hailed by Philippine Star does mean something.

Tokwa Penaflorida.
As seen in Philippine Star Young Star feature
Manila, this is art by Carina Santos

Tokwa's initiation to arts was early and perhaps genetic.  He hails from a family of artists and among his early influences was his mom, Mariz, who studied at the Philippine School of Interior Design.  He considers a doodle he made on his mom's shirt his earliest artwork. But being surrounded by creative minds could only take Kuya Tokwa just as far.  It was that ambition to become an illustrator that was ignited by his love for illustrated books that made him the young prolific artist that he is now.

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