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Rodel Tapaya (born 1980) is a Filipino painter.[2]

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Rodel Tapaya
Born	Rodel Tapaya Garcia 1980 (age 41–42)[1] Montalban, Rizal, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Education	University of the Philippines, Parsons School of Design, New York University of Art and Design, University of Helsinki
Known for	Painter
Notable work	Cane of Kabunian, numbered but cannot be counted, Deconstruction, Donsadat And The Magic Dog, The Banquet, The Giant Watermelon, The Wedding
Movement	Southeast Asian contemporary painting

Biography

Rodel Tapaya was born in 1980, in Montalban, Rizal, Philippines. He graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts and Goldsmiths. In 2011, he won the Signature Art Prize given by the Asia-Pacific Breweries Foundation and the Singapore Art Museum.[3]

Work

Tapaya's works recurrently depict narratives embedded in Filipino cultural history. His current works are marked by labyrinthine patterns and recurring characters that transmit scenes and figures from folk stories in his pictorial world.[4] He studied Painting and Drawing at the Parsons School of Design and the University of Art and Design in Helsinki, Finland.[5]

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