VISUAL

OLYMPIAN
FILIPINO CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTIST
Visual Olympian
Joe Datuin is an international Filipino visual
artist and sculptor with over 40 years of
experience in artmaking. He studied Fine
Arts from the University of Santo Tomas in
Manila, the oldest university in Asia.

In 2002, he was granted an artist’s residency
and scholarship at the Vermont Studio
Center, Vermont, USA.

He is based in Manila, Philippines.
Fusionist

Joe is known in the Philippines for

his Fusion Art, a style
characterized by utilizing a range
materials, and forms combined to
make a cohesive whole.

“AN INFINITE WIN”,

MIXED MEDIA, 8’ X 6’, 2017
Visual Olympian

The Art Plus Magazine, Philippine’s

premier magazine in visual arts called Joe
“Visual Olympian” after winning the Grand
Prize (Sculpture) in the International
Olympic Committee’s Sport and Art
Contest during the 2008 Beijing Olympics,
besting 35 countries.

“DANCING RINGS”,
STAINLESS STEEL, DIMENSIONS, 2008
 International Artist

A globetrotter, he has mounted

countless exhibitions not just in the
Philippines, but also, in the United
States (New York, California, Chicago
& San Francisco) and Europe (Vienna,
Paris, Rome, Berlin, Brussels and
Milan).

THE ARTIST POSES IN FRONT OF THE
GUG, NYC, U.S.A. 2015
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PUBLIC ART
Joe has been commissioned by the Philippine
Government and major private organizations to create
art that will celebrate the heritage of institutions that
are shaping the lives of the Filipino people.
DANCING RINGS and MOSAIC MURALS
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL PARK | MANILA | 2011

Joe was commissioned by the Philippine

National Parks Development Committee in
2011 to create two (30 foot) monumental
sculptures, and four (size) mosaic murals To
immortalize the country’s winning of the Grand
Prize at the International Sport and Art Contest
during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“ANG BAGONG PINOY” SCULPTURE

MOSAIC ARTWORKS IN PERSPECTIVE

FLOWER CLOCK
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL PARK | MANILA | 2011
To complement the monumental
sculptures and mosaic paintings,
Joe was again commissioned by
the Philippine’s National Parks
Development Committee in 2011
to create a 100 square meter
flower clock for the Philippine
National Park in Manila.

10M X 10M FLOWER CLOCK AT THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL PARK

EUREKA SERIES
PHILIPPINE HEART
CENTER | MANILA
2010

The Philippine Heart Center

commissioned Joe to create “I Love
You”, a monumental triptych for the
Philippine Heart Center hospital’s
Center Annex Lobby.

“I LOVE YOU” TRIPTYCH, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS,

DIMENSIONS, 2010
DANCING RINGS SERIES
UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS | MANILA | 2011

The University of Santo Tomas,

Asia’s oldest university,
commissioned Joe to create
”Campeone” a public sculptural
piece for its Quadricentennial
Pavilion and Sports Center.

“CAMPEONE” , STAINLESS
STEEL, DIMENSIONS, 2011
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INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Joe has been invited by foreign art galleries and
organizations to take part in their collective
exhibitions abroad. He has also took part in group
traveling exhibitions across the world.
THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM
PERMANENT COLLECTION EXHIBIT
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

In 2008, Joe’s winning piece at the

Olympics titled “Dancing Rings“ was
acquired by the International Olympic
Committee Museum in Lausanne,
Switzerland’ and was included in the
museum’s permanent exhibition.

“DANCING RINGS” , STAINLESS

STEEL, DIMENSIONS, 2015
X FLORENCE BIENNALE, FLORENCE,

•  “SPECIAL DELIVERY”, 2015

Fortezza Da Basso,
Philippine Representative
ITALY 2015
IT’S LIQUID INTERNATIONAL
ANIMA MUNDI ARTS FESTIVAL
VENICE, ITALY | 2017

Joe was invited by the Italian-based It’s Liquid

International organization to participate in the
Anima Mundi Arts Festival which was held at
the Palazzo Ca’Zarnadi in Venice in 2017.

“THE RING” , STAINLESS

STEEL, 48” x 24” x 1’, 2017
XI FLORENCE BIENNALE, FLORENCE,

•  “TOXIC EARTH”, 2017 at

Fortezza Da Basso,
Philippine Representative
ITALY, 2017
AGORA GALLERY
IN REVERIE OF FORM
CHELSEA, NEW YORK CITY, USA | 2015

Joe was invited by Agora

Gallery in Chelsea, NYC, USA
to showcase his works in a
collective exhibition titled “In
Reverie of Form”from June
13-July 2, 2015.

FUSION SERIES (?) MIXED MEDIA,

DIMENSIONS, 2015
ART PHILIPPINES
AMERICA-EUROPA ART
EXPOSITION
NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE | 2002
Joe lead an all-Filipino artist travelling art exhibition which
toured in North America (New York, Chicago, California and
San Francisco) and Europe (Austria, Belgium, Rome, Italy,
Germany, Netherlands, Amsterdam and France) in 2002.
The works were exhibited at Philippine consulates and
galleries in the two regions.

PHIL. CENTER, NEW YORK PHIL. EMBASSY, BERLIN PHIL. EMBASSY, ROME VIENNA INT’L. CENTER
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LOCAL EXHIBITIONS
In the country, Joe has mounted solo exhibitions in art
institutions that have played vital roles in shaping the
history of Philippine Visual Art.
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL MUSEUM
MAJESTY OF THE HORSE
MANILA | 1992

Joe mastered realistic equine

imagery in his solo exhibition
titled “Majesty of the Horse”,
which ran for a month at the
National Museum of the
Philippines.

LAUNCH OF “MAJESTY OF THE HORSE”

AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES
EUREKA SERIES Joe exhibited his Eureka series, noted for its geometric
MANILA | YEAR abstractionist style at the Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP). The exhibition featured multicolored free forms
depicting exotic flora that “float" on planar surfaces.

“ ORANGE ABSTRACT “, ACRYLIC ON “ IKEBANA, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, THE CCP IN THE EVENING
CANVAS, SIZE, YEAR“ SIZE, YEAR“
SOLAIRE RESORT & CASINO
INFINITY +
MANILA, 2018

Joe mounted a month-long solo

exhibition-for-a-cause titled “Infinity +” at
the Solaire Resort and Casino Manila
featuring his Fusion style works. Part of
the proceeds were dedicated to
rehabilitation efforts for a war-torn city in
a faraway island in the Philippines.

“INFINITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE”,

MIXED MEDIA, 8’ X 6’, 2017
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BODY OF WORK
Joe has amassed a great body of visual artworks that
equate to over 40 years of creativity, discovery and
dedication.
 EXPERIMENTAL ART

1970  STILL LIFE/ FIGURATIVE

1977 DIAMOND
SUMMARY

1992  EQUINE

1998 EUREKA

2004 WRAP AROUND

2004 FREE FLOW

2004 LINE LINKS

ART EVOLUTION

2008 STEEL FUSION

2008 DANCING RINGS

2015 FUSION/ ORIGAMI

2015 FUSION

2017 HOMAGE

2018 INFINITY
2018 | INFINITY SERIES Inspired by the relevance of
the Infinity symbol and the
Chinese Lunar New Year, Joe
fused geometric abstraction
and sculpture to interpret
luck and fortune in visual
imagery.

“8TH DIMENSION INFINITY”, “INFINITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE” THE “INIFINITY +” EXHIBITION AT THE SOLAIRE
8’ X 6’, MIXED MEDIA, 2018 8’ X 6’, MIXED MEDIA, 2018 RESORT AND CASINO, MANILA
2017 | HOMAGE SERIES
Paying tribute to Joe’s western influences in the visual arts, he created the Homage Series
which fused iconic modern, pop and contemporary western works with his signature ring
sculptures. The series was launched in a local commercial gallery.

THE HOMAGE SERIES IN A SOLO

EXHIBITION AT THE GALERIE ROBERTO,
MOLITO, ALABANG, PHIL.. 2017
“HOMAGE TO PIET MONDRIAN”, MIXED “HOMAGE TO ELLSWORTH KELLY”,
MEDIA, 48” X 48”, 2017 MIXED MEDIA, 48” X 48”, 2017
2015 | FUSION SERIES Unrestricted with his Fusion
style, Joe created thematic
works such as “3D @2D” (left)
and “Special Delivery” (right)
which combined found objects
and mixed media painting in
one canvas.

“3D @ 2D, MIXED MEDIA, DIMENSION, “SPECIAL DELIVERY” , MIXED MEDIA, FUSION SERIES AT THE X FLORENCE
YEAR 7 ‘X 7’, 2015 BIENNALE, 2015
2015 | FUSION SERIES
For a collective exhibition in New York, Joe fused geometric planes of solid colors with
sculptural rings and spheres to interpret Filipino values.

FUSION SERIES AT AGORA GALLERY

“TAPAT” (SINCERE), MIXED MEDIA, “MALIKHAIN” (CREATIVE), MIXED
NYC, 2015
DIMENSIONS, 2015 MEDIA, SIZE, 2015
2015 | FUSION/ ORIGAMI SERIES
In a solo exhibition of sculptures, Joe used metal
instead of paper to create creatures in origami. In
another show, he interpreted the countries he has been
using his Fusion style.

“LION KING”, STAINLESS STEEL, “NEW YORK, N.Y.”, MIXED MEDIA, ORIGAMI SERIES AT THE PODIUM
DIMENSION, 2015 DIMENSON, 2015 MANILA, 2015
2008 | DANCING RINGS SERIES
For the 2008 International Sport and Art Contest of
the Beijing Olympics, Joe created the “Dancing Rings”
an interpretation of the Chinese dragon and the flight
of the Olympic Spirit in stainless steel.

BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 THE IOC COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES “DANCING RINGS”, STAINLESS STEEL,
LOGO WITH JOE’S WINNING PIECE DIMENSIONS, 2008
2008 | STEEL FUSION SERIES Inspired by the victory of his rings at
the Olympics, he created a series of
steel sculptures that fused spheres,
globes and bars to depict abstract
and biomorphic forms.

“ RIPPLES“, STAINLESS STEEL ON WOOD BOARD, 41” x 84” x 10”, 2010

“ MOTHER AND CHILD “ HOMAGE TO BURJ

“ HOMAGE TO BURJ
2, STAINLESS STEEL, KHALIFA SKYSCRAPER “ “ CHANDELIER“, STAINLESS
KHALIFA SKYSCRAPER “,
24.5" 18" 14.5”, 2017 PENDANT, STAINLESS STEEL & STEEL, SIZE, YEAR“ “ MOTHER AND CHILD 1 “,
STAINLESS STEEL, SIZE, YEAR“
DIAMONDS, SIZE, YEAR“ STAINLESS STEEL, SIZE, YEAR“

2004 | LINE LINKS SERIES
Amazed at the power of the line to convey his
advocacy of peace, Joe created a series of
monumental artworks that was exhibited in
local and international venues.

SM- MOLINO MALL, CAVITE, PHIL.

“PILLARS OF PEACE”, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, 2014 PHIL .CENTER, NYC, GSIS, MANILA MILPITAS CITY HALL, SAN
USA FRANCISCO, USA
2004 | FREE FLOW SERIES
During his art residency at the Vermont Studio Center in the
USA, Joe created a series of cosmic-scapes on paper by
allowing the natural qualities of paint to create images
through resist techniques.

“EVENTS NO. 1”, MIXED MEDIA FREE FLOW SERIES AT THE RED MILL “EVENTS NO. 2”, MIXED MEDIA ON
ON PAPER, SIZE, 2004 GALLERY, VERMONT STUDIO CENTER, 2004 PAPER, SIZE, 2004
2004 | WRAP AROUND SERIES
In 2004, Joe also produced a highly abstracted technique
of painting that formed multidimensional images by
playing on positive and negative space through
unconventional painting approaches.

“WRAP AROUND THE WORLD”, MIXED MEDIA ON

THE WRAP AROUND SERIES WAS SHOWCASED IN A SOLO EXHIBITION AT
PAPER, SIZE, 2004
THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE IN NYC, USA, 2004
2000 (?) | EUREKA SERIES ON EDIFICE

Joe was commissioned by a local city

district in Metro Manila to design
their village parish altar. The output
was a stained glass wall inspired by
his Eureka Series . Apart from the
wall, Joe also designed the altar
table and lecterns which carried his
stainless steel fusion signature.

EUREKA SERIES AT VALLE VERDE 3 CHAPEL, PASIG, METRO MANILA,

YEAR
1998 | EUREKA SERIES
Wanting to break-away from figurative painting, Joe
returned to the formal elements of art to create dynamic
forms and shapes of primary colors on flat planes. The
result was his “Eureka series”. The colors eventually evolved
to include a range of hues, effects and textures.

“EUREKA”, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS, EUREKA SERIES WAS SHOWCASED IN A SOLO “PINYIN”, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS,
DIMENSIONS, 1998 EXHIBIT AT AYALA MUSEUM,PHIL. 1999 DIMENSIONS, 2005
1992| EQUINE SERIES
In his search for a style that will identify him in the local art scene, he chose to paint
images of horses, auspicious creatures in Asian belief and tradition. Also, during this
time, horse racing was a popular sport and form of entertainment in the Philippines.

“ LUCKY EIGHT “, DIMENSIONS, OIL ON CANVAS, 1992 EQUINE SERIES AT NATIONAL MUSEUM, METRO MANILA
1977 | DIAMOND SERIES
Among Joe’s earliest works is the Diamond Series, which
combined figurative elements with non-representational
forms, shapes and textures. The artwork below won in
Citibank Manila’s art contest in 1977.

THE DIAMOND SERIES IN A SOLO EXHIBITION AT

DIAMOND PAINTINGS, OIL ON CANVAS, 1977 CITIBANK LOBBY, MAKATI, 1977
1970-1980s | STILL LIFE/ FIGURATIVE SERIES
Joe’s earliest works are figurative. He painted a range of subjects and landscapes that are
mostly inspired by rural life in his hometown - Pangasinan city, a provincial city outside
Metro Manila known for its fishing industry.

“ ITAY, ITO ANG GUSTO KONG

MUNDO“ (WINNER, CULTURAL CENTER OF THE
FISHERMAN, WATERCOLOR, THE ARTIST AND HIS FIGURATIVE WORKS, PHILIPPINES’ WORLD ECOLOGY PAINTING
1980 CONTEST AND EXHIBIT, 1988)
MANILA
EXPERIMENTAL ART

“ OLYMPRISM” (FUNCTIONAL
ART TABLE)

“ TIME TO SHINE“ (FINALIST- 2012 IOC SPORT & “ MOSCOW OLYMPIAD ‘80“ (WINNER- 1980 IOC “ HOMAGE TO PHIL.
ART CONTEST AT LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND SPORT & ART CONTEST AT LAUSANNE, PRESIDENT MANUEL L.
DURING THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS) SWITZERLAND DURING THE 1980 MOSCOW QUEZON” (WINNER: MLQ
OLYMPICS) CENTENNIAL ART
COMPETITION, 1978)
“THE SHEEP“

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RECOGNITIONS
For his excellence in visual arts, Joe was recognized
locally and internationally by a number of agencies in
both public and private sectors.
GRAND PRIZE
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC)
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND | 2008
Joe won Grand Prize in the Sculpture category of the IOC’s Sport and
Art Contest held in Lausanne, Switzerland, besting 35 countries. The
contest was part of the festivities of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

THE ARTIST RECEIVES HIS AWARD DANCING RINGS, STAINLESS

IN BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA, 2008 STEEL, DIMENSIONS, 20008 IOC REPRESENTATIVES AND THE “DANCING RINGS”
ANI NG DANGAL
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS (NCCA)
MANILA | 2009
The Ani ng Dangal award is a state recognition given by
the NCCA under the Office of the President of the Republic
of the Philippines. Joe received the award in an annual
event that was celebrated as highlight and concluding rite
of the Philippine Arts Festival in 2009.

AWARDING CEREMONY AT THE NATIONAL

THE “ANI NG DANGAL” TROPHY COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS
 THE OUTSTANDING FILIPINO (TOFIL) AWARD
PHILIPPINE JCIS PHILIPPINES
MANILA | 2012
The Outstanding
Filipino or TOFIL
Award is the honor
given by the Junior
Chamber
International Senate
Philippines to
Filipino men and
women, 41 years of
age and over, whose
exemplary
achievements are
worthy of emulation.
JOE RECEIVES HIS 2012 OUTSTANDING FILIPINO (TOFIL) AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN VISUAL ARTS.
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PUBLICATIONS
Joe’s works has been cited and featured in both
Philippine and international publications.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILIPPINE ART ARTWORKS :FIRST FIFTY YEARS 1948-1998
MARLENE AGUILAR ART ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
MANILA | 2012 MANILA | 2012
TWENTIETH CENTURY FILIPINO ANNUARIO D’ARTE MODERNA ARTISTI
ARTISTS CONTEMPORANEI 2003
MANUEL D. DULDULAO ACCA
MANILA | 2012 ARTE EDITRICE S.R.I. , ROME | 2003
FLORENCE BIENNALE ART AND THE POLIS GUIDE MUSEUMS GALLERIES ARTISTS 2016
BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE D’ARTE ART IN AMERICA
CONTEMPORANEA DI FIRENZI 2015 X
USA | 2016
EDITIONE
ITALY | 2015
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CRITICAL REVIEWS
A number of esteemed Filipino critics have given
praises to Joe’s work in the past decades.
CID REYES
PHILIPPINE ART CRITIC AND AUTHOR
BUSINESS MIRROR | 2018

Cid Reyes is an award-

winning art critic, and
author of art books about
Philippine National Artists
and awardee of the 2015
Awardee. Cid’s review of
Joe’s ‘Infinity +” exhibit at
Solaire (2017) was
published in the website
of Business Mirror, a
nationwide daily.
 MANUEL D. DULDULAO
PHILIPPINE ART HISTORIAN AND CRITIC
TWENTIETH CENTURY FILIPINO ARTISTS | 1993

Filipino Art historian

Manuel Duldulao included
Joe in a compendium of
contemporary Philippine
artists. It includes
Philippine National Artists
works as well as seasoned
and up-and-coming
artist’s works culled from
over a thousand Filipino
artist professionals.
 ALYA HONASAN
PHILIPPINE COLUMNIST AND ART CRITIC
PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | 2003

Editor and writer Alya

Honasan is a seasoned
columnist for Inquirer, a
nationwide daily. She
wrote a review of Joe’s
America-Europa
collective exhibition in
2003 which was published
in newspapers
nationwide.
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COLLECTIONS
Joe’s works have been acquired by both public and
private institutions in the Philippines and abroad.
MUSEE OLYMPIQUE
PERMANENT COLLECTION
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND| 2008

Musee Olympique,
which is the largest
archive of Olympic
Games in the world
acquired Joe’s Grand
Prize winning piece
titled “Dancing Rings”.
The museum is based in
Lausanne, Switzerland.
DANCING RINGS, STAINLESS STEEL,
DIMENSIONS, 20008
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL MUSEUM
PERMANENT COLLECTION
MANILA, PHILIPPINES | YEAR

The Philippine National

Museum is the country’s
national agency that
manages smaller
national museums
across the country. It
acquired Joe’s “title” in
“year” as part of its
permanent collection.
TITLE, BRASS (?), DIMENSIONS, year
GSIS MUSEO NG SINING
PERMANENT COLLECTION OF
OVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS)
MANILA, PHILIPPINES | YEAR

The GSIS Museo ng Sining (Museum of

Art) is a private museum managed by the
National Museum of the Philippines. It
houses major works of Philippine National
Artists. In year, it acquired Joe’s “title”
which is a public outdoors sculptural
work.
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SOCIAL ADVOCACY
Joe has joined in various efforts by private
organizations to help the marginalized.
 BANTAY BATA INTERNATIONA CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT
MANILA, PHILIPPINES| YEAR HONG KONG | 2016

Joe Donated art proceeds for the organization’s Joe donated art works to the organizations’ art auction
fundraising for the protection of impoverished for their charitable efforts aimed at helping poor
children. Filipinos.
 SENDEN HOMES PAGPUPUGAY: TAAS NOO
MANILA, PHILIPPINES| YEAR MANILA| 2016

Joe sponsored trophy artworks that were used to recognize the
Philippine’s outstanding athletes and sports icons during the “Ang
Pagpupugay” awarding event organized by Filipino celebrity TV
sports anchor Chino Trinidad.

Joe conducted free art workshops to

orphaned children at the senden homes
ALAY SINING OPERATION BLESSING PHILIPPINES
ROTARY CLUB MANILA WEST CBN ASIA
MANILA, PHILIPPINES| YEAR
MANILA| 2006


Joe participated in the Joe donated artworks to CBN Asia’s Operation
organization’s annual Blessing Philippines campaign to raise funds
‘Alay Sining‘ art for calamity victims
auction to raise funds
for children’s free heart
surgery
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