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Pinto Art Museum

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I am not artsy. I am the "exception to the rule" when they say that left handed people are good with drawing or painting or any visual arts. However, it doesn't mean I can't appreciate a good artwork when I see one. Or I am just pretending to really appreciate art. Anyway.... I've been hearing good reviews and seeing amazing pictures of the Pinto Art Museum. According to all this information online, this Museum in Antipolo, Rizal is operated by Silangan Foundation for Arts, Culture, and Ecology, a non-profit organization. What sets this museum apart from any other museum is how it has incorporated nature in the presentation of the artwork. Unlike other museum where paintings and sculptures are arranged meticulously in an airconditioned building, Pinto made use of its 1.2 hectare property by putting artworks in the garden and in buildings that reminds me of the structures in Greece. Most of the paintings and sculptures, as the curator/artist A...