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CELESTE LECAROZ aking connections in the digital age is the goal of former TV anchor-turned-visual artist Celeste Lecaroz.
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She utilizes two styles to present images in their complexity and beauty. Through spontaneous realism—Austrian painter Voka’s style of using vibrant colors and seemingly haphazard strokes—Lecaroz produces striking acrylic works that draw the viewer to take a closer look. With pastel as medium, she turns to realism to cast light on subjects in various shades. The year 2019 has been a banner one for the artist, with several sold-out shows including a back-to-back pastel show with US-based Gary Carabio, a solo show of 55 life-size portraits of Filipino taipans for the 40th anniversary of Hi-Cool Engineering Corporation, an exhibit inspired by heritage photos archived by Dr. Bernadita Churchill, and the unveiling of her Manuel Quezon portrait at the Philippine Embassy in Israel. Art was initially a hobby for this mother of four, but now it has become a platform for her cultural and societal advocacies. Photo credit: Mark Nilo Odiaman