Santiago Bose (July 25, 1949 – December 3, 2002), also known as Santi Bose, was a mixed-media artist and community organizer from the Philippines who co-founded the Baguio Arts Guild.
He is recognized by the
Cultural Center of the Philippines
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as a pioneer in the use of indigenous materials.
Early life and education
Santiago Bobila Bose was born to Mariano Bose and Lourdes Bobila on July 25, 1949, in
Baguio
Baguio ( , , ), officially the City of Baguio (; ; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...
in the
Cordillera Region
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of the
Philippines
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. He attended the
Mapua Institute of Technology Mapua, Māpua or Mapúa may refer to:
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*Mapúa University
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from 1965 to 1967 for architecture, then transferred and graduated from the College of Fine Arts at the
University of the Philippines Diliman
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in 1972.
Bose furthered his art studies in the
United States
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at the West 17th Print Workshop in
New York City
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while in a self-imposed exile. He returned to his hometown of Baguio in 1986 after the
People Power Revolution
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.
In 1994, he was a visiting research fellow at the
Southern Cross University
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in
Lismore,
Australia
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, and, in 2000, a visiting artist in residence at the Pacific Bridge Gallery in
Oakland
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,
California
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.
Career
Throughout his career, Bose featured in major international events, including the
Havana Biennial
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The eve ...
in 1989, the Third Asian Art Show in
Fukuoka
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,
Japan
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, also in 1989, and the First Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at the
Queensland Art Gallery
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The Queensland Art Galle ...
in
Brisbane
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, Australia in 1993. His work was also featured in the 1996 exhibit ''Memories of Overdevelopment'' at the
University of California, Irvine
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, and the 2000 exhibit ''At Home and Abroad: 20 Contemporary Filipino Artists'' at the
.
Baguio Arts Guild
In 1987, Bose founded, and was an original board member of, the Baguio Arts Guild, along with
Benedicto Cabrera
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,
Kidlat Tahimik
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, Roberto Villanueva, David Barbadas, and Irineo Geslani.
He served as its chairperson in 1992 and the again in 2002.
The Baguio Arts Guild is an art association based in the Cordillera Region that emphasizes the use of indigenous materials and multimedia, with themes that focus on nature, the environment, and Filipino identity.
Personal life
Bose met his future wife, Peggy, at the University of the Philippines Diliman. They married in 1994 and had three daughters: Diwata, Lilledeshan, and Mutya.
The couple separated, Peggy recalling, "I felt that his being an artist got in the way of his being a family man, with three kids. It was not what we promised each other when we got married. And it was making both of us unhappy."
Recognitions
In 1976, Bose was recognized as a Thirteen Artists awardee by the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
References
External links
Santiago Bose
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1949 births
2002 deaths
Filipino artists