Danny Sillada

Danny Sillada
Danny C. Sillada in 2007
Birth name	Danilo Castillones Sillada
Born	27 April 1963(1963-04-27) Cateel, Davao Oriental, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Field	Painting, Installation Art & Mixed Media, Performance Art, Literary, Philosophy, Music, Critical Theory
Training	Ateneo De Manila University, University of Santo Tomas, Queen of Apostles College Seminary, San Carlos Seminary, Philippines
Movement	Surrealism, Existentialism
Works	“Menstrual Period in Political History”(2005)

Danny C. Sillada (born 1963, Cateel, Davao Oriental, Philippines) is a Filipino surrealist painter, poet, philosopher, essayist, musician, performance artist,^[1] and literary, art & cultural critic^[2] from Mindanao. He was a recipient of 2003 "Pasidungog Centennial Awards" for literary and visual arts,^[3][4] a centennial event that was attended by the president of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in his hometown province in Davao Oriental.

In 2005, Sillada was controversial for his artwork Menstrual Period in Political History,^[4] “a satirical take on the recurring political crisis in the Philippines. This controversial mixed media piece (an attempt was made to destroy it at the height of the “Hello Garci” political scandal) reflects the artist’s critical stance toward the power struggles that “are putting our country into pit.”” (Ong, pp. 12)^[5]

As a multi-talented artist,^[6][7] Sillada also writes and publishes poetry and philosophical essays both on print and on-line, composes and performs ethnic songs, hip-hop and ethno-techno music at the local Metro Manila alternative venues. He was described in a research paper submitted to the University of Asia and the Pacific as “the embodiment of a Filipino who defies the existing trend. His multi-faceted attribute in the humanities, as a Renaissance man, is identical with those of well-rounded historical figures during the Renaissance period in Europe. Sillada is a visual artist recognized in the Philippine art scene for his paintings and installation artworks, a literary writer who is into prose and poetry, a philosopher, whose writings are akin with existentialism, a first-rate performance artist, and also an art-critic."^[8]

He studied priesthood (Roman Catholic) at The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas and San Carlos Seminary, Philippines, but left his vocation six months before his ordination to the Sacrament of Holy Orders to become a full-time artist.

Sillada obtained his BA Philosophy and Literature at the Queen of Apostles College Seminary, Davao (1986); his graduate and post graduate studies in Bachelor in Sacred Theology (1990) and Pastoral Theology (1991) at the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, and his MBA (units) at the Ateneo de Manila University (1993), Philippines.

References

1. ^ Shar Matingka, “The Surrealistic Reality of Danny Sillada”, Illustrado, Dubai, November–December 2008, pp. 52-54. Last retrieved August 30, 2009.
2. ^ one of Sillada’s writings in Manila Bulletin. Last retrieved August 30, 2009.
3. ^ Diansay, Dante Palmera. “Cateel Centennial Awardees”, Cateel Centennial Book 2003: Our Heritage, Our Legacy and Our Pride. Published by the Local Government Unit of Cateel, Tesoro Press, Southern Mindanao, Philippines (ISBN 978-971-93599-(0-6), (2006), pp. 41-42, 55, 361.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Painting the Political Crisis", ABS-CBN, June 27, 2005. Retrieved from the Internet Archive September 3, 2009.
5. ^ Ong, Jacqueline L., “Danny Sillada: A Passion to Create”, What’s On & Expat, May 14–20, 2006, pp. 12.
6. ^ Kristine Joy L. Dabbay, “Danny Sillada’s parable of many talents”, The Varsitarian, Official Student Publication of the University of Santo Tomas, Vol. LXXVIII, No. 12 • May 30, 2007. Last retrieved August 30, 2009.
7. ^ Robert De Tagle, “Mindanaoan artist Sillada explores ‘Uncharted Border’ in New York”, The Asian Journal, New York/New Jersey, July 31, 2009. pp 2. Last retrieved August 30, 2009.
8. ^ A Research Paper in Humanities on Danny Sillada submitted to the University of Asia and the Pacific by Michael Marlowe Uy and Katrina Kalaw dated 2006. An excerpt of the research paper is available online at Spraci Asia, Philippines. Last retrieved January 20, 2008.

External links

• Complete profile & CV at Saatchi Gallery Online
• Sillada’s critical essays on art, literary, film & culture, some of which were republished from Manila Bulletin
• Representative of Sillada’s Music
• Representative of Sillada’s paintings, installations, photography, essays, poetry, and journals
• Brief biography & paintings at Fine Art America

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Name	Sillada, Danny
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Date of birth	April 27, 1963
Place of birth	Cateel, Davao Oriental, Philippines
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