Danny Sillada

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Danny C. Sillada (born in 1963 -, Cateel, Davao Oriental, Philippines) is a Filipino surrealist painter, poet, musician, philosopher, performance artist, literary and art critic from Mindanao. He was a recipient of 2003 "Pasidungog Centennial Awards" for literary and visual arts,[1] 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”,[2] “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)[3]

As a multi-talented artist,[4] 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."[5]

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. He is a member of the Creative Thinkers International and Magnapoets, which are respectively composed of international poets, writers, authors, philosophers, artists and musicians.

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He has mixed Spanish and Lumad (precisely Mandaya) blood and speaks Cebuano, English, Filipino and his native dialect mixed with Visaya, Mandaya and Spanish. He also studied Latin, Hebrew and Greek languages.

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ “Painting the Political Crisis”, ABS-CBN News on celebrity, Monday, June 27, 2005. Last retrieved January 21, 2008.
  3. ^ Ong, Jacqueline L., “Danny Sillada: A Passion to Create”, What’s On & Expat, May 14-20, 2006, pp. 12.
  4. ^ Kristine Joy L. Dabbay,“Danny Sillada’s parable of many talents”, The Varsitarian, Official Student Publication of the University of Santo Tomas, May 2007. Last retrieved January 20, 2008.
  5. ^ 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 paperis available online at Spraci Asia, Philippines. Last retrieved January 20, 2008.

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