Carlos Arellano to launch 'Flora & Fauna in Philippine Art' coffee-table book
Art patron, businessman and publisher Carlos Arellano will launch Flora and Fauna in Philippine Art on Feb. 11 at the SM Art Center, fourth floor, SM Megamall A, Mandaluyong City. The book is the fourth installment of the series “A Collection of Ageless Art.”
“This book calls for a sustained support for art and the environment. Still and all, our ultimate objective is to promote art in our country as a tradable and marketable commodity, with proper valuation and business opportunities,” remarks Arellano.
Featuring 140 artworks by Filipino masters, and established and emerging artists, all of them will be exhibited for two weeks. Proceeds from the sales of books and artworks will benefit the Helping Hands and Hearts Foundation for the construction of classrooms of the Alunan Elementary School in Tarlac and the Summa-Hana Arts and Language Foundation in line with its project “Art with a HEART.”
The editorial team is composed of STAR Arts & Culture columnist Alfred A. Yuson as executive editor, with Nola Almario-Cadayona as associate publisher and James Neil Viola as book designer. The book is published by Onion & Chives Inc.
