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ManilART 2024 launches Visions in Glass featuring master glass sculptor Ramon Orlina

Philippine glassmaster sculptor Ramon Orlina’s long-awaited coffee table book, Visions in Glass, finally got launched during the recent ManilART 2024. Authored by art critic Cid Reyes and designed by Dopy Doplon, the book showcases Orlina's remarkable journey as an artist. Comprising 57 chapters, it spans Orlina’s artistic journey from the 1960s to the present, highlighting his life’s work of transforming discarded glass cullets into stunning art pieces. The overall project was brought to life and spearheaded by his wife, Lay Ann Orlina. The launch was graced by notable personalities, including National Artist Virgilio Almario, Secretary Sonny Angara, Senator Allan Cayetano and Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano, Dr. Jimmy Laya, celebrity art patron Ms. Assunta De Rossi Ledesma, Metrobank Foundation’s Chito and Anna SobrepeƱa, and Ms. Daphne Osena Paez. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach-Jauncey was honored as the book’s Ambassador both at the book launch and the vernissage night atte...