Juan Carlo Calma (born 22 May 1981) is a Filipino visual artist and architect based in Makati, Manila, Philippines.Lesley Anne Tan (23 January 2014), "Manila Collaborates with Visual Artist Carlo Calma for Chinese New Year ", Press release from Shangri-La Manila Hotel. His work involves art and architecture, with his practice, Carlo Calma Consultancy, Inc., extending from private residences to public installations.The Philippine Star (March 30, 2012), "Green Asia collaborates with Casas and Calma", The Philippine Star.
With a degree from artisans and architects,Alex Vergara (July 18, 2012), "Carlo Calma’s bold, quirky ‘conversations’–between two houses", The Philippine Daily Inquirer. he finished multidisciplinary courses in sculpture, painting, and light design at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco (2000–2003). He later completed his studies at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London (2009).
Calma also serves as an architectural design consultant at Multi Development and Construction Corporation, where he has contributed to several architectural and interior design projects. As a visual artist, Calma's work has been shown in San Francisco, London, and Manila, and he has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Calma also owns and curates the Manifesto Gallery in Manila and operates a fine-dining restaurant, Gallery Vask.Clinton Palanca (June 6, 2013), "Vask–the resto people are talking about–makes an excellent first impression", The Philippine Daily Inquirer.Manila Standard Today (September 02, 2013), "Ayala Land showcases ‘generation of homebuyers‘", Manila Standard Today.
Selected works
2008 The Aranaz Boutique,Anthony James (May 8, 2008), "Dermatological high design", YankoDesign.com. shortlisted in the Best Retail Interior Awards 2008 in London. 2011 MI+CASA 2011 The Constellation, Diamond HotelMarge C. Enriquez (November 3, 2010), "Sexy but corporate—young architect redefines hotel power floor" , Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2014 Mesa 2014 VASKMarge C. Enriquez (October 30, 2013), "Flying umbrellas, quirky chairs, teddy bears–it’s a lounge, folks", Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2015 Brutalist House 2015 Envelope House 2015 Bolean House 2019 Infinity House 2024 Asador Alfonso
Solo and group exhibitions
2011 Grammar of Movement,The Philippine Star (April 29, 2011), "Grammar of Movement: Juan Carlo Calma", The Philippine Star. Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines 2013 Greenstallations,Romsanne Ortiguero (August 5, 2013), "Artists Cacnio, Calma, Castrillo, and Mallari bring Nuvali residents closer to nature in ‘Greenstallations’" , Interaksyon. Nuvali, Laguna, Philippines 2014 Carlo Calma: Golden Horse Perforations, Makati Shangrila Lobby, Makati, Philippines 2014 Obsession + Fetishes by Carlo Calma, Manifesto Gallerie, Philippines
Public installations
2001 Eculer Series, Posh Salon and Gallery, Fillmore St., San Francisco, California, United States 2005 Novelist Solutions, Monster Architecture, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2006 Pimp my Ride, Movement in Architecture, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2007 Sweat Colonies, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2008 SESC Paraisopolis, Sustainable Environments, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2009 Self Help City Masterplan, Urban Farm, AA Exhibit, London, UK 2009 Grammar of Movement Series, Ayala Museum, Makati, Philippines 2011 Carlo Calma: Manufactured Landscapes 0, NOW Gallery, Manila, Philippines 2012 Carlo Calma: Manufactured Landscapes 1, ManilaArt (art fair), Philippines 2012 Carlo Calma: Cabinet Curiosities 1&2, Manila Art, Vask Gallery, Manila, Philippines 2013 Carlo Calma: Get Sassooned Installations, pop-up installation by Mega Group Inc., Philippines 2013 Carlo Calma: Green Installations, Public Garden Art in Nuvali, Philippines 2014 Topography, Magnum Art Installations, SM Aura, Taguig, Philippines 2014 Carlo Calma: Solaire 2, Manufactured Landscapes 3, Solaire, Parañaque, Philippines
References
Resources Enriquez, Marge C. "Flying umbrellas, quirky chairs, teddy bears–it’s a lounge, folks", Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 30, 2013. Enriquez, Marge C. "Sexy but corporate—young architect redefines hotel power floor", Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 3, 2010. Jalbuena, Samito. "‘Obsession and Fetishes’", BusinessMirror, November 29, 2014. Vergara, Alex. "Carlo Calma’s bold, quirky ‘conversations’–between two houses", Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 18, 2012.
External links Official website Multi Development and Construction Corporation Gallery Vask