Paul Hilario

About Me

Hi, I am a painter from the Philippines.

I was born with the soon-to-prove proverbial, so I hope, silver fork in my brain. The super conductive Argentum fork tines send exterior visual electric currents into my right brain, enabling my hands to spread paint onto canvas sometimes convulsively, certainly variably, always creatively.

I paint from life, both physical and intellectual and I also don’t discriminate the brooding from the blissful.

I am a lively museum curator by day and a, ho-hum, sleep-deprived dark crusader from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM weekdays. Despite having to paint at ungodly hours, I remain excited with my work. I relish in making art that are not just for your eyes but for other senses and with sensibilities too. I enjoy making art that tickles your mind, some analytical, evocative, and most often splashed with the colors of Filipino flavors.

Initially, I was influenced by the paintings of the Dutch post-impressionist Vincent Van Gogh and Filipino modernist Vicente Manansala, until I stumbled upon the Marcel Antonio virtual school of art. Much encouraged at school, I travelled back to the Byzantine era (330 to 1453) to learn old master techniques and then time-warped back to contemporary art times to mix in my own art signature.

Although an undiscovered talent in the mainstream art circles in the Philippines, my works have found their way to collectors in Australia, Canada, Dubai, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, UK and the USA.

I have found love again. I believe that I will continue to paint until the day that my bladder can no longer hold my pee; even then, once able to purchase a nice latrine bag, I shall continue; for the love of art.