Elvert Bañares eXposed
The artist eXposed.
The New Amigo Plaza Mall & TMX, The Marketing Experts have invited award-winning independent filmmaker, film curator and visual artist, Elvert de la Cruz Bañares, to be a guest artist during the photo shoot of the Ms. Silka Iloilo 2009 candidates at the Iloilo Country Club, home to the Sta. Barbara Golf Course. The result was a photo exhibit held at Amigo Plaza Mall recently.
He came out with simple shots that highlighted the beauty of the candidates of Miss Silka Iloilo, which was concluded recently. To this artist, beauty is all about being free from the “blemish” of society’s cruel beauty standards and being “independent” from the demands of mainstream fashion. Beauty, according to Banares, is within and the smart and dicerning woman who goes beyond the physical and stretches her reach to substantial endeavors.
Elvert, a proud Ilonggo, is based in Manila (since 1996) and is finishing three full-length feature films for 2010 releases. He maintains a personal photo, video & blog site (nominated for the 1st Philippine blog awards), The Exterminator Syndicate.