Datu Arellano
Datu Arellano (born 1980) is a visual artist, a maker, a musician, and an educator. As a practitioner he straddles multiple contexts of visual and performing arts, and works within the traditional forms of drawing and painting; the experimental aspects of sound design, music, and video; and the commercial contexts of graphic design. Aside from exhibiting, Datu currently performs as an experimental musician/ sound artist, creating music compositions and arrangements for film and theater, as well as designing and building unique DIY music and sound-making instruments. He lives and works in Quezon City, Philippines.
Title: _this (Parse This Picture #eqYlWuDq)
Medium: collage (shredded manga pages on canvas panel, acrylic emulsion, acrylic UV topcoat)
Dimensions: 36in x 36in
Year: 2024
Title: Parse This Tree Ring #LR7lrFXe
Medium: calligraphy pen and ink on tea-stained canvas with electronics
Dimensions: 48” x 48”
Year: 2019/2022
Title: Tabula Tahigami
Medium: uv print on aluminum composite panel, acrylic topcoat, tubular steel, brass pins, clay, epoxy resin, magnets, sand, denim, magnetic field sensors, capacitive touch sensors, Teensy microcontroller boards, audio speakers, and other electronic components
Dimensions: 96.8cm x 96.8cm x 33cm
Year: 2022
Title: Tabula Umbra
Medium: graphite powder, acrylic medium, acrylic paint, polymer clay, canvas, plywood, bronze bell, microcontrollers, light sensors, and other electronic parts
Dimensions: 3 ft (91.44 cm) diameter
Year: 2019
Title: Parse This Picture #r3mAaHKR
Medium: collage (shredded manga pages on canvas)
Dimensions: 2 ft x 2 ft
Year: 2022
Title: Dark Matter (Parse This Object #9j5NoUgm)
Medium: shredded black paper, ebonized mahogany, plywood, contact microphones, pressure sensors, Daisy Seed microcontroller, speakers (interactive sound)
Dimensions: 24 in. x 24 in. 31 in.
Year: 2024
Title: Crystalline Cluster #2ly1Xf53
Medium: Giclée print on Hahnemühle paper (3D render)
Dimensions: 36” x 64”
Year: 2022