"Artists" Blogs & Blog Posts

I spotted a talented poster artist over tumblr nicked Midnight Marauder. His works are comprised of alternative movie posters that feature iconic scenes from the film, clever symbolism and superb, simplistic design. He uses grainy images th...

January 23, 2013  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    Supporters of Ericson Acosta want DOJ to resolve petition while poet still under medical furloughThe family, supporters and fellow artists of detained poet Ericson Acosta held a picket-rally a...

ADVISORY:Supporters of the FREE ERICSON ACOSTA CAMPAIGN will troop to the Department of Justice offices in Padre Faura, Manila, 10:00 am tomorrow (January 24) to push for Ericson Acosta's immediate release.Photos: Artists visit Ericson Acosta at the...

MEDIA ADVISORY:Lone jail officer flying back to Samar, court orders Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) to take over political detainee Ericson Acosta's custody at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon City. Around 10 fully...

I can’t draw, but throughout my life I’ve always drawn intermittently. Now I’m starting to draw again, and I don’t really know why. I guess it’s because I’m an art reporter now, and the artists I’m meeting ar...

 by Ericson AcostaToday, December 3, is the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. From my tiny cell here at the Calbayog sub-provincial jail in Samar Island, and from the penal colony called the Philippines, one raised and cl...

by Ericson AcostaPolitical PrisonerDespite the grim reality of imprisonment, I have not, as of yet, been condemned to a total state of ignorance as far as current efforts of various committed art and cultural groups and alliances are concerned. Thank...