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Ritual, Memory, and Rhythm within a Makati Condominium
The moment you step inside his home, it becomes clear that art here is not mere decoration. Paintings rise floor to ceiling, sculptures command the corners, and every wall carries a story. The rooms unfold like a living gallery where masters stand alongside emerging voices, and where each piece is not only displayed but lived with.
Known in luxury circles for running a consignment business specializing in watches and designer bags, he carries with him the sharp eye and discernment of his trade. Yet at home, he is not a merchant of objects but a collector of meaning, his spaces shaped less by commerce and more by instinct, memory, and desire.
Art Collection
His journey into collecting began in his late twenties, almost by chance. It was not a canvas that first drew him in but a book, a coffee table volume devoted to Ang Kiukok. Captivated by its pages, he found himself returning to them again and again. A year later, when a friend decided to part with an oil on wood painting by Kiukok, he seized the moment. That work, still in his collection today, marked the quiet but decisive beginning of his life as a collector.
For him, collecting has never been about following trends or chasing prestige. A work must speak to him, stir a feeling, or evoke a memory. When a piece commands a high price, he weighs its investment potential, but instinct always comes first. With established masters, he moves carefully. With emerging artists, he allows himself freedom, delighting in the discovery of voices not yet fully known.
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This instinctive balance has given his collection both breadth and intimacy. Masters like BenCab, Ang Kiukok, and Fernando Zobel are present, their works anchoring his walls with gravitas. Alongside them are bold contemporary names such as Nicole Coson, Jigger Cruz and Marc Aran Reyes, their canvases pushing against convention with restless energy.
Living with Art
To live with art, for him, is to fold it into the smallest moments of the day. At night, before retiring, he often walks through the rooms of his home, pausing to take in the works around him. Some pieces recall milestones or personal triumphs. Others carry the weight of sentiment, gifts from his parents that root him to memory. The house feels alive because of them, each canvas and sculpture holding a presence that extends beyond the surface.
After years of pursuit, he now finds himself in a place of quiet satisfaction. The urgency of acquisition has faded, replaced by the contentment of presence. He has gathered many of the works he once dreamed of, and while he remains open to discovery, his focus has shifted to the pleasures of living with what he already has. Unless, he jokes, more wall space suddenly becomes available.
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To him, art is not about ownership but about life. It is ritual, memory, and rhythm. It is a quiet joy at the end of the day, a reminder of milestones, and a dialogue with both past and future. In his Makati home, art does not hang in stillness but lives, shaping not only the space it inhabits but also the man who surrounds himself with it.
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