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OLIVER
JOHN V. DADIVAS is a promising young visual
artist from Antipolo City, Philippines. He was born in Manila
on May 27, 1990. He is now a freshman college student who
has participated and won an award and recognitions in various
on-the-spot art competitions and exhibitions namely:
TOEI Animation 20th
Anniversary, Eastwood City, Libis November 2006
Art Petron 2006
Heaven, Earth, Blooms
Art Show, Hollywood & Tahiti, Seven Suites Hotel
Observatory May 2006
Philippine-Austrian
Cultural Society Art Exhibit, Mandarin Oriental Hotel,
Makati December 2005
A Day with Artist
Romulo Galicano Workshop, Ayala Museum
Flores de Mayo, Summer
Art Exhibit - Le Souffle, Ortigas Center May 2004
Free Spirit,
Museo ng Makati April 2004
United Nations International
Year of Sport and Physical Education 2005 On-the-Spot Postage
Stamps Design Contest, DepEd, Pasig City 2005
Hawaii Centennial
Stamp Competition
Toyota International
Dream Car Design Contest, 2004
PhilPost Stamp Design
Competition, 2004
Crayola National
Art Competition, 2004
Sesame Street Art
Contest, Glorietta Makati City, 1997
Sta. Lucia East Mall
On-the-Spot Summer Art Contest, 1995
His recently awarded art
work entitled "Unity Thru Sports" is now included
in the collection of the Philippine Postal Museum and Philatelic
Library while one more of his remarkable art piece is also
a part of the collection of the Makati Museum (Museo ng Makati).
 He
was chosen by the Philippine-Austrian Cultural Society
together with his mother, impressionist artist Luz
Verceles Dadivas and UP College of Fine
Arts Dean Nestor O. Vinluan to exhibit in their Christmas
Art Show at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
In this event, he was given an on-the-spot recognition and
his work was personally chosen and acquired by the Austrian
ambassador, His Excellency Herbert Jager.
This young talented artist
who has self-taught himself the visual arts is desirous to
learn and achieve more.
Aside form visual arts, he
has trained in martial arts and currently he is studying cullinary
arts. He now also helps in teaching arts to children. |
His
Works
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Title: Austronesian
Size: 30 cm x 60 cm
Medium: mixed media
Price: Php 7 500
A piece of a series of
this artwork was enjoyably acquired by Atenean executive
musician Hector Sanvictores during the opening of
Heavens, Earth and Blooms a summer art exhibit
held at the Hollywood and Tahiti outlets of the Seven Suites
Hotel & Observatory in Antipolo City last May 14 -June
12, 2006 when it was spotted by his artist son, Julius Sanvictores
for their modern personal collection.
Austronesian
is one of Oliver's youthful versions of a cross-cultural
modern art with a pre-historic origin and aboriginal influence.
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Title: Pacific
Isles
Size: 65 cm x 48 cm
Medium: mixed media
Price: Php 6 500
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