JANDDIECASTILLO

Janddie Castillo: Master of the Splash Art

 

   
“Master of Splash Art” is the title given to Janddie Castillo, a Far Eastern University Bachelor of Fine Arts Batch 1995 alumni, by his peers due to his unique art style which he invented and coined. This technique melds realistic and impressionistic themes with the symphony of splashes, splatters, and swiping strokes. He has successfully mastered Splash Technique or Wisik in Tagalog using Palette Knife and vivid color combinations to make an art style that is truly Filipino and truly Castillo’s own. He is the son of Visual Artist Nelson Castillo known as the "Father Of Philippine Miniature Painting". While his father was the master of the miniature canvas, Janddie became the master of the miniature stones. The love of his life, Maricris Salazar Castillo, was an avid art enthusiast who he was able to mentor into becoming an artist in her own right. Their union has spawned three beautiful children - John Clark, John Kent and John Wayne, which are all budding abstract artists.

   

      Just like any kid who grew up in the late 80’s, Janddie is an avid gamer and sports enthusiast who enjoys playing basketball during his spare time. Little did he know that his love for the game would lead to greater things. His splash style painting of one of his favorite PBA player Mark “The Spark” Caguioa of Brgy. Ginebra led to him being drafted by the Philippine Basketball Association as their official artist for their 38th Anniversary and thus was Janddie’s first one man show amidst the PBA’s constellation of stars – a dream come true for this die hard basketball fan.

 

      The same fiery competitive spirit Janddie brings to the hard court is the same thing he brings to the table and canvas during art competitions. Against the best of the best, Janddie rises to the occasion and delivers clutch performances. As a student he has been a finalist in the Shell National Students Art Competition for three straight years. In 2015 and 2018 GSIS Annual Art Competition he was name a finalist among hundreds of the best artists nationwide and also received Honorable Mention Award in 2016. Janddie likewise cracked the top ten in the inaugural Batangas City 2014 Painting Competition.

 

      Another quality Janddie brought to the table with him from his years of playing competitive sports is having a game plan. Using a solid educational foundation from his alma mater Far Eastern University (Bachelor of Fine Arts – Major in Advertising Batch 1995), he decided to hone his craft at an advertising agency. Once he was able to save enough, he founded Castlegrafix Advertising in 2005 which specializes in graphic design, digital and silkscreen printing and the creation of advertising materials.

 

      Janddie discovered that there was a void in the local art scene of Parañaque. Despite there being many talented visual artists in the city, no groups were active. Thus was the genesis of the Visual Artists of Paranaque (VAP), Palanyag Artists Group (PAG), Artpinas Artists Circle (AAC). Drawing upon the vast experience he has garnered from his stints in various art groups such as the Art Association of the Philippines, Elcid Art Gallery Artists Group, Artquake Isms Artist Circle and Pintoreros Art Group.

 

      So far the halftime report looks very promising for the up and coming artist. The “Master of the Splash Art” has certainly generated some big waves in the art scene – two highly successful one-man shows, nineteen group exhibits and numerous art contests, trade fairs and workshops. Once a rookie to the art scene, Janddie has matured into one of the fastest rising contemporary artists of our time. His work now graces the walls of some of the most prestigious galleries such as the Galerie Joaquin Podium and UP Town Center, Galerie Nicolas, Galerie Raphael, Galerie Francesca Festival Mall and Megamall, Village Art Gallery Alabang Town Center, Artasia Gallery SM Megamall, Treasure Art Gallery SM Moa and Forest Rain Gallery Singapore. He has also been featured in such shows such as Drew Arellano’s Aha GMA7, Derek Ramsey’s Extreme Series Kaya Mo Ba ‘To and Joey De Leon’s Hayop Sa Galing TV5, Kim Atienza's Matanglawin ABS-CBN2 Things are looking up for Janddie. His second one-man show, Wisik, nearly sold out in its first week and is his most commercially successful exhibit thus far. 

Castillo has been generating serious interest among collectors in the art scene via his three (5) highly successful one-man shows, fifty (50 plus) group exhibits, numerous art contests and awards, art fairs, and workshops. He has matured into one of the fastest rising contemporary artists of our time.

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Janddie Castillo’s works may initially appear to be merely the outcome of immediate observation of the environment. In actuality they are composed of complex streaks and spots of diverse hues collectively reinforced to result in a visual artistic triumph. Castillo’s unique works examine his enthusiastic form of motion painting, in which sensations become visual emotions resulting in a new and poignant response. Janddie explores emotions, ideas, and concepts vividly and vibrantly to create works that essentially capture the allure and solidity of the earth, and in the process enigmatically, its evanescence.