At 88, preeminent painter Rosario Bitanga takes her time in art and in life | via nolisoliph
An old piano remains quiet at the foot of the bed of painter Rosario “Charito” Bitanga. Its keyboard, covered and protected from dust, hints that it has been untouched for some time now. She is staring at the piano until she utters words with a slight sadness in her tone. “I already forgot how to play it,” she says while feeling her fingers on the other hand.
Finding herself more inclined to visual art, she then shifted to the School of Fine Arts where she was mentored by modernists Victorio Edades and Galo Ocampo. Recognizing Bitanga’s talent, printmaker and founder of Contemporary Arts Gallery on Mabini Street in Ermita Manuel Rodriguez Sr. wrote her a dedication dated June 28, 1957: “Dear Charito, you are young and you have a good start in life and in art. Keep it up. Success is only a matter of time.
Returning and becoming the dean of the Institute of Fine Arts and Design of PWU in 1988, she would always emphasize the importance of going back to basics and the value of patience in art making. “[When] we were in Cranbrook, we were supposed to know how to make a canvas, how to prime. Bitanga is one of the featured artists in this year’s Art Fair Philippines. The special presentation will re-introduce her works to “a wider audience,” curator Miguel Rosales said in an email exchange.
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