Denver Balbaboco reimagines the style of Amorsolo
Brilliant Filipino painter Denver Balbaboco creates digital art that mimics the look of traditional classical paintings. With inspirations taken from various painters.
Denver Balbaboco reimagines the style of Amorsolo
Combining Filipino culture and modern pop characters
As a visual artist, Denver Balbaboco has created numerous portraits of prominent figures, to fictional characters. With this, the art style he uses takes inspiration from classical artists. For instance, artists like Fernando Amorsolo, and Rembrandt, among other classical painters of the 18th Century influence his work.
What’s most striking about his art is the fact that he creates them digitally, whilst having the illusion of an oil painting. Other than that, Denver Balbaboco references truly celebrate Filipinos with his appreciation for the local textiles, attire, and accessories.
A New Age of Filipino Artists
Denver Balbaboco is a brilliant artist in and of himself. His works emulate but never copy. For instance, his portraits of Rachel Alejandro and Jodi Sta. Maria is a perfect example of truly inspired work. Truly, Denver Balbaboco’s artworks evoke strong emotions as you see them.
His use of colors, the rendering technique, and the composition command your eyes to see the artwork inch by inch. Another truly inspiring work from the artist is his Darna illustrations. The monument designed for Darna emulates religious figures.
Furthermore, her strong stance against defeating the demon perfectly shows the power of the heroine. Then, the Valentina painting is truly haunting for the villainous character. As she sensually poses on the chair with her signature snake companion.
On a whole other level
We see artists like Denver Balbaboco and it always leaves us in awe over the artworks they produce. Nowadays, as the digital world eases up the acquisition of artworks, Denver Balbaboco’s paintings are appreciated on a much bigger platform.
Eventually, as his artworks grow with him, we hope to see more works that showcase the vibrance of Filipino culture.
