Marge Organo
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Marge Organo is a Filipina glass artist.[1][2][3]
She was born and raised in Ilocos Sur.[4]
Life[edit]
Organo's interest in art started at a young age, however, she never fully dedicated herself to it. After graduating from college, she managed her family's pharmaceutical business. She went to a semi-retirement home in 2014 and decided to take art classes from painter Fernando Sena. Organo explored various forms of art — such as abstract painting, tile mosaic, furniture upholstery, interior and exterior design and construction — until she came to the conclusion that she wants to pursue a field where women are sparse: sculpture.[4][5]
Education and career[edit]
Organo took up formal lessons in sculpture and studied clay, welding, cold casting and bronze casting. She began exhibiting and eventually decided to hand over the management of her business to her son.[4]
Organo studied at the Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG) in 2015. The following year, she was granted a scholarship.[4][6]
Organo attended the Secondary School of Glassmaking in Kamenicky Senov, the oldest glass school in the world, in 2018. There, she learned a novel technique in glass casting and mold making.[4][6][7][8]
Employing all that she learned, Organo held several solo exhibitions as she returned to the Philippines. In 2019, she decided to return to CMOG to further her skills. She studied lifecasting.[4][8][9]
Selected works[edit]
- Makayla[10]
- Magnum Opus
- Fairy Godmother [4]
- Golden Forest
- Song of the clouds[11]
- Lilith
- Jill[12]
- Interlude
- Metamorphosis
- Kisses[13]
- I Got You[14]
References[edit]
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- ^ Garcia, Becky. "A successful art exhibit". The Manila Times. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Silvestre, Jojo. "Marge Organo: Shaper of glass". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "About". Organo' Sculptures. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Organo's glass sculptures on special preview". Inquirer Lifestyle. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "International Glass Alliance_Schools_3". internationalglassalliance.org. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Profile of Filipino Artist Marge Organo". Modeka Art. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Marge Organo —". The Museum of Modern Filipino Art. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Glass forms: Marge Organo's insights of vision and humanity". BluPrint. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Fire and Ice Merge in These Mesmerizing Glass Sculptures". SPOT.PH. Summit Digital. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "The Inimitable Femme". Galerie Joaquin. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Glimmering Illuminations". Galerie Joaquin. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Art All Around: 'The Divine Feminine'". Manila Bulletin. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.