Stories on Philippine Art: Filipiniana As Couture with Patis Tesoro
Date: 26 January 2008, Staurday
Time: 2-4 pm
Fees: Php 50.00 for students; PhP 100.00 for Museum Foundation
members; PhP 150.00 for non-Museum Foundation members
Contact persons: Fanny San Pedro (6312417) or Elvie Magpayo (4042685)
E-mail: pezseum@skyinet.
In the context of today’s globalized and wired world, success in asserting the indigenous in terms of materials used as well as the sensibility displayed in Philippine textiles continue to inspire.
One of the pioneers in such endeavors is Ms Patis Tesoro. Discovering that weaving of indigenous fabrics was in decline, Ms Tesoro sought to stem the tide by enhancing the fabrics’ competitiveness. Various blends and use of natural dyes provided relatively inexpensive alternatives, and Ms Tesoro’s innovative designs enabled people ot see Filipiniana in a new light. The talk jointly sponsored by the Lopez Memorial Museum and the Museum
Foundation of the Philippines, Inc. will be on January 26, Saturday, 2-4 pm, at the Lopez Memorial Museum.
Ms Patis Tesoro’s interpretation and adaptation of the Filipiniana to current fashion trends has earned for her a Parangal ng Bayan award from the Ateneo University, the Dakilang Pilipina award for Fashion from the Caloocan Jaycees, and th TOWNS award in 1992.
The Stories on Philippine Art lecture series aims to create more awareness of various personalities, art forms and practices in the country. For more information and for reservations, call 6312417 or 4042685 or email at pezseum@skyinet.
Stories on Philippine Art: Filipiniana As Couture with Patis Tesoro
