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SINGAPORE—Filipino artist Rodel Tapaya won on Thursday night the grand prize in the Asia-Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize, an international art contest of Asia-Pacific artists, for a mural that weaves together ancient myths and folklore with current realities, such as environmental degradation and flooding.
Tapaya’s work, “Baston ni Kabunian, Bilang Pero di Mabilang (Cane of Kabunian, Numbered but Cannot be Numbered), bested 14 other mainly large-scale art works from 14 countries across the Asia-Pacifc. The shortlist of finalists was selected from among 130 works nominated from 24 countries by art experts.