the Artist
Pancho was born in Quezon City, Philippines, but spent his formidable
years growing up in Kapolei and Ewa Beach, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. After graduating from James Campbell High School in 1997, he studied Graphic Design at Bob Jones University, in Greenville South Carolina.
He started his professional art career in 2003. He’s been a frequently featured local artist by the Ground Up Movement and Scion Hawaii and has also exhibited in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Japan as a member of the Heavy Hitters tour. For him, art is a lifelong passion that took shape when as a little boy he sketched his favorite Saturday morning cartoons.
the Art—
His current collection, "Tributes," is all about paying homage to something personally meaningful to you by putting your own interpretation and spin on it.
That's what Pancho’s entire body of work has been about for the past few years, starting with his Ninjay series and continuing on through Geishas. His current works stem from
an interest in Japan's Edo period and Pancho’s fascination with
the ukiyo-e art style (woodblock prints.) The detail so amazed him that he was compelled to try and emulate it in his own art. From his backgrounds, to the intricacies of ninja armor or geisha kimonos, it’s all a nod to an ancient art form that allowed art to flourish among the masses.
“ As a sneaker-head at heart, by throwing a pair of kicks on a ninja or a geisha, I’m simply putting my own spin on something that I already revere. It's my way of paying tribute to it.”— P. Abalos
years growing up in Kapolei and Ewa Beach, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. After graduating from James Campbell High School in 1997, he studied Graphic Design at Bob Jones University, in Greenville South Carolina.
He started his professional art career in 2003. He’s been a frequently featured local artist by the Ground Up Movement and Scion Hawaii and has also exhibited in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Japan as a member of the Heavy Hitters tour. For him, art is a lifelong passion that took shape when as a little boy he sketched his favorite Saturday morning cartoons.
the Art—
His current collection, "Tributes," is all about paying homage to something personally meaningful to you by putting your own interpretation and spin on it.
That's what Pancho’s entire body of work has been about for the past few years, starting with his Ninjay series and continuing on through Geishas. His current works stem from
an interest in Japan's Edo period and Pancho’s fascination with
the ukiyo-e art style (woodblock prints.) The detail so amazed him that he was compelled to try and emulate it in his own art. From his backgrounds, to the intricacies of ninja armor or geisha kimonos, it’s all a nod to an ancient art form that allowed art to flourish among the masses.
“ As a sneaker-head at heart, by throwing a pair of kicks on a ninja or a geisha, I’m simply putting my own spin on something that I already revere. It's my way of paying tribute to it.”— P. Abalos