If it were not for its commercial purpose, Ponce Suites in Dona Vicenta Village, Davao City, could have been placed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most decorated establishment in the world…with artworks from a single artist. Here are a few words from PonceSuites.net about Kublai Ponce-Millan, one of the most prolific contemporary artists in the country:
Kublai Ponce-Millan, who created all these giant works, was born on July 8, 1974 in Cotabato City. He finished schooling at the University of the Philippines with a degree of Fine Arts. After which, he dedicated his life back in Mindanao, sculpting the culture from which, where which he grew up, as a human being and as a soul. The massive pieces magnify calm, passion and grief proportonately in the stone-grain finish accomplished with the five-year technique developed through various weathers accompaning their inceptions and growth, from steel and wiremesh underpinnings above and below ground, to the finishing of the last detail of the gesturing hand.
Visit my Multiply site for more photos of his artworks.
Hi ma’am,
I’m glad that you have stumbled upon this post. We visited your establishment back in November 2009 after a trip to Mt. Apo.
We must have met then. I remember meeting someone from your family through one of our companions–it could have been you or someone else.
Nonetheless, I am amazed with your son’s talent. It couldn’t have been possible without your support.
God bless!
Jay-R
Posted by greatergood at November 18, 2011, 10:25 amAll comments are moderated. Your comments will not appear here unless approved by the blog owner. Thank you.
Hi ,
Just read about this tonight , must have been here for a long time already. Am the mother of Kublai and I would just like to say thank you for featuring his artworks and more.
Yes, it is a positive move to speak of “greater good” and push more for anything and everything positive . Nothing is so small a move, because after all , big things come from small beginnings. May your tribe increase.
Min Ponce
Posted by Min Ponce at November 17, 2011, 10:38 pm