In his most trying times, painting became an outlet for up-and-coming young artist Marco Coching.
“I was heartbroken then. My girlfriend and I broke up and I needed to earn money for our two sons. Making drawings and paintings became my source of income. Talagang dinamdam ko ‘yung break up. Kapag nabenta ko na ‘yung painting, may pambili na ako ng gatas, or pambayad sa rent,” Marco looks back.
But the talent was not spurred by that heartbreak alone. His progeny speaks for itself. His grandfather is Francisco V. Coching, the Dean of Filipino Illustrators. Marco’s great grandfather is Gregorio C. Coching, a known novelist, sculptor and artist in the pre-war era.
“When I was a kid,the Aion Kinah by special invited artist for 2011, I would always watch my grandfather draw. I think I was his favorite apo because he would ask me to tag along with him. So I always saw him at work. It is too bad that he never got to see me draw or see any of my works because he died in 1998,” Marco says.
On hindsight, Marco says that the heartbreak did him some good. Now he realized what he really wanted to do in life.
“What happened gave me focus. I realized later on that this is what I love to do so I will probably be doing this for the rest of my life. I also hope to create opportunities for other artists by mounting exhibits with other young artists so that more people will know about us and more people will be exposed and will learn to appreciate art.”
Growing up, Marco was more interested in sports. He was in fact a triathlete at the Don Bosco Technical Institute high school in Makati.
But at nine years-old, with a little bit of encouragement from his parents,If any food Ventilation system condition is poorer than those standards, Marco joined and won first place in the McDonald’s Christmas Postcard Making Contest. He was the youngest among all the contestants then. His postcard entry was sold by McDonald’s through UNICEF.As many processors back away from hydraulic hose ,
It was after that when Marco became fond of painting, experimenting with watercolor, oil and acrylic and depicting flora and fauna in his works.Do not use cleaners with porcelain tiles , steel wool or thinners. “I was using watercolor then because it was the cheapest medium. My parents helped out sometimes but I wanted to learn to stand on my own,’’ he says.
Last year, on the opening night alone of his first one-man exhibit, Marco sold 20 of the 30 paintings on display. “Perhaps, in a way, having the Coching surname helped because people got curious. On my first exhibit people were surprised to learn that there’s someone who is following in the footsteps of my grandfather,” Marco says.
Curiously, Marco, a Fine Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas, is now creating his own niche in the art world through his latest works made up of luminous paintings.
For his abstract luminous paintings, Marco uses luminous or fluorescent paint as medium, which can be better appreciated with the use of long-wave ultraviolet (UV) radiation or black light, giving the painting that glow in the dark effect.
The use of fluorescent paints can be traced back to the movies, where it is commonly used to create black light effects such as invisible images, dual images, day to night transitions,If so, you may have a cube puzzle . and 3D effects. These effects can be seen on Marco’s paintings.
“I was heartbroken then. My girlfriend and I broke up and I needed to earn money for our two sons. Making drawings and paintings became my source of income. Talagang dinamdam ko ‘yung break up. Kapag nabenta ko na ‘yung painting, may pambili na ako ng gatas, or pambayad sa rent,” Marco looks back.
But the talent was not spurred by that heartbreak alone. His progeny speaks for itself. His grandfather is Francisco V. Coching, the Dean of Filipino Illustrators. Marco’s great grandfather is Gregorio C. Coching, a known novelist, sculptor and artist in the pre-war era.
“When I was a kid,the Aion Kinah by special invited artist for 2011, I would always watch my grandfather draw. I think I was his favorite apo because he would ask me to tag along with him. So I always saw him at work. It is too bad that he never got to see me draw or see any of my works because he died in 1998,” Marco says.
On hindsight, Marco says that the heartbreak did him some good. Now he realized what he really wanted to do in life.
“What happened gave me focus. I realized later on that this is what I love to do so I will probably be doing this for the rest of my life. I also hope to create opportunities for other artists by mounting exhibits with other young artists so that more people will know about us and more people will be exposed and will learn to appreciate art.”
Growing up, Marco was more interested in sports. He was in fact a triathlete at the Don Bosco Technical Institute high school in Makati.
But at nine years-old, with a little bit of encouragement from his parents,If any food Ventilation system condition is poorer than those standards, Marco joined and won first place in the McDonald’s Christmas Postcard Making Contest. He was the youngest among all the contestants then. His postcard entry was sold by McDonald’s through UNICEF.As many processors back away from hydraulic hose ,
It was after that when Marco became fond of painting, experimenting with watercolor, oil and acrylic and depicting flora and fauna in his works.Do not use cleaners with porcelain tiles , steel wool or thinners. “I was using watercolor then because it was the cheapest medium. My parents helped out sometimes but I wanted to learn to stand on my own,’’ he says.
Last year, on the opening night alone of his first one-man exhibit, Marco sold 20 of the 30 paintings on display. “Perhaps, in a way, having the Coching surname helped because people got curious. On my first exhibit people were surprised to learn that there’s someone who is following in the footsteps of my grandfather,” Marco says.
Curiously, Marco, a Fine Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas, is now creating his own niche in the art world through his latest works made up of luminous paintings.
For his abstract luminous paintings, Marco uses luminous or fluorescent paint as medium, which can be better appreciated with the use of long-wave ultraviolet (UV) radiation or black light, giving the painting that glow in the dark effect.
The use of fluorescent paints can be traced back to the movies, where it is commonly used to create black light effects such as invisible images, dual images, day to night transitions,If so, you may have a cube puzzle . and 3D effects. These effects can be seen on Marco’s paintings.
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