Daniel Libor

Cinema advertising was Dan Libor's stepping stone to a future career as a "serious painter." He began as a full-time artist-painter in the mid-'70s. Libor was born on April 26, 1946, in Pasay City. He majored in Painting at the University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture and Fine Arts. After college, he was hired by Ideal Theater as the Operation Manager in charge of lobby displays. As such, he was obliged, together with his helpers, not only to conceptualize and paint movie ads but also to fashion 3D giant replicas of movie monsters like Orca and King Kong, as well as a rocketship. Another difference between the paintings of Libor and those finding their place in the mainstream art scene was that he was not the only one who leaned more towards subtle tonalities and subdued themes. We can see from Libor's body of work his fascination with the past. His art parallels that of someone who truly loves painting crowd scenes. Scenes depicting dozens of people are the most difficult to compose and render, but Libor proved himself up to the challenge. Market and fish harvesting scenes were the staples of his art. He also included a few paintings featuring individuals from different Philippine ethnic tribes.