Racso Jugarap

Racso Jugarap (Born January 15, 1989) is a Filipino-Belgian Wire artist from General Santos City, Philippines.

Racso Jugarap
Born (1989-01-15) 15 January 1989
General Santos

Early life

Racso Jugarap, born in 1989, had a head start in art – he was the youngest son of a Jewelry Designer. As a result, he grew up with not only an inextricable connection with art crafting and creative design, him playing and freely experimenting with the tools in his father’s workshop cultivated creative ideas in his mind. During that particular time of higher education endeavor, he had already been commissioned to do design pieces for hotels and business establishments. That experience sharpened then duly broadened his creativity, allowed him to explore a wide range of materials to craft art pieces, and showed him that there are endless and exciting possibilities for art crafting, art creating, and art designing.[1]

Works

Racso Jugarap is mainly self-thought with extensive experimentations with the material, the artist in Racso understood how materials behave—weaving each strand of various wires into organic and asymmetric shapes using the most minimal tool available to him. Curves have always been a crucial element in the artists works, Biomorphic and Organic shapes.[2][3][4][5][6]

Wire Sculpture by Racso Jugarap

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Wearable Arts and Collaborations

The artist also shows a fascination with the fashion world as he created his series Icarus, which are different types of wearable pieces made from metal wires.Wearable art He also collaborated with brands such as Guerlain and Tomorrowland Festival in his career.

Book

Black and White Reasons For My Carpal Tunnel Syndrome- A Photobook (2020)[8]

TV Shows

Snack Masters Season 1 Episode 4 With Sofie Dumont], Patrick Aubrion] Hosted by Koen Wauters.

Notable Collector

Galila Berzalai Hollander,[9] a prominent Belgian socialite with a reputable discernment and taste for the arts.

References
  1. "Racism Pushed This OFW to Leave His Job and Become a Famous Artist in Europe". Esquiremag.ph. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  2. "Filipino wire artist penetrates the European world of art and design". Inquirer Lifestyle. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  3. Jugarap, Racso. "Racso Jugarap – Inspiring others". Together Magazine.
  4. Jugarap, Racso. "Brussels expat wire artist branches into bowties". The Bulletin.
  5. McCann, Kristian (2018-03-02). "Racso Jugarap's campaign for eco friendly fashion". Brussels Express. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  6. Rivera, Rosetti (2017-07-24). "Filipino wire artist hits the Belgian art scene with novel art pieces". Brussels Express. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  7. Jugarap, Racso. "Racso Jugarap presents the stories of his childhood". Gareth JOHNSON. Ket Magazine.
  8. "BLACK AND WHITE REASONS FOR MY CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME PHOTO BOOK By Racso J". Racso J. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  9. "Galila Barzilaï ouvre enfin sa collection d'art au public". L'Echo (in French). 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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