Eric Masangkay (b.1972) is a visual artist from Lucena, Quezon. His fondness for the arts started at a very young age: ranging from comic books to anime, and to 3D as he grew up. He graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting, ever-focused on his interest and pursuit of becoming an artist. After much practice and refinement, his honed skills eventually gained him recognition when he participated in several solo and group exhibitions with prestigious galleries, museums, and art festivals around the country, namely: Ayala Museum (2003), Art Fair Philippines (2021), and Pinto Art Museum (2022). He’s also a two-time finalist at the Metrobank National Art Competition (2000, 2004), and an Honorable Mention at the GSIS National Art Competition Sculptural Category (2021).
Masangkay describes his figures as a coalescence of surreal and real; reaching concepts and motifs that are beyond measure as he remains inspired by nuances of human behavior: movements, tensions, and antics that amass a certain feeling through an apex of motion.
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