RIEL HILARIO
I was like a sprout that shrinks at the open air from a full grown tree when I met Riel. Making my rendition of his masterpiece is such a privilege for me, Riel is an artist currently based in Antipolo. He has been awarded to be in the 13th artist during his prime days and had bought many awards and recognition from different events. From 2016 we had already finished two of his monographs, supplemented images for his website and had a chance to be featured in a cover of art+ magazine issue 48. Of course, photos were done by yours truly.
![The first painting, first photo](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3657c_5a2327856ed34ddd968e473b464ddfdb~mv2_d_2048_3072_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1470,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3657c_5a2327856ed34ddd968e473b464ddfdb~mv2_d_2048_3072_s_2.jpg)
This was literally the first shot i took from his painting as i was setting up and doing my test shots.
![Our lday of the revenge](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3657c_971636697ffd483bbee8f26d079f69a6~mv2_d_3072_2048_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3657c_971636697ffd483bbee8f26d079f69a6~mv2_d_3072_2048_s_2.jpg)
The sculpture was displayed during the Artfair 2016 and was featured to at 10 artworks to see at Art Fair Philippines 2016 article of Rappler.
![Two man exhibit at Ben's Museum](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3657c_730f9d2aea3c4c9ba409196566348990~mv2_d_3072_2048_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3657c_730f9d2aea3c4c9ba409196566348990~mv2_d_3072_2048_s_2.jpg)
Anton and Riel together with Ben Cab
![Wood Craft](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3657c_fc5120df816e434082de514495f50b07~mv2_d_3072_2048_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3657c_fc5120df816e434082de514495f50b07~mv2_d_3072_2048_s_2.jpg)
Actual photos from Riel's Exhibit at Ben Cab Museum
![kPop color](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3657c_f016fccb1fd24955815c1e54ec210dcc~mv2_d_1837_1585_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_846,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3657c_f016fccb1fd24955815c1e54ec210dcc~mv2_d_1837_1585_s_2.jpg)
he brings home the vibrant colors after his Korean residency
![That boy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3657c_0334e85565ac4c94bb3bc03cee4240d6~mv2_d_2522_2482_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_964,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3657c_0334e85565ac4c94bb3bc03cee4240d6~mv2_d_2522_2482_s_4_2.jpg)
A raw footage of his sculpture.
![At the Drawing Room](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3657c_69b63d35ad964ec7a8ed0fdb24ed6f49~mv2_d_2592_1728_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_653,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3657c_69b63d35ad964ec7a8ed0fdb24ed6f49~mv2_d_2592_1728_s_2.jpg)
Stock footage of his exhibit at the Drawing Room Makati
![Guardians of Paoay](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3657c_088d6032dbd647879e09042d576ce35b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_511,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3657c_088d6032dbd647879e09042d576ce35b~mv2.jpg)
Riel assigned me to locate his artwork from ilocos, one of it was the Guradians of Paoay, a commissioned work to a known politician in Ilocos
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3657c_67ae11396c2c4dd0982c15f8c3013027~mv2_d_1200_1800_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_529,h_792,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/f3657c_67ae11396c2c4dd0982c15f8c3013027~mv2_d_1200_1800_s_2.jpg)
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