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William S. Yu
1954 - Born on December 1, 1954 in Baculin Baganga, Davao Oriental, the eldest of five children of Vicente Yu, a copra dealer, and his second wife, Elvira Sayman, a former "Miss Baculin" whose family owned a coconut plantation.
Art Studies
- Painting - International Correspondence school (ICS) London
- Apprentice in the studio of National Artist Cesar Legaspi
- Studied Oriental Art from the books of Chi Pai Shih, Chang Da Chien, Pa Ta Shan Jen, Ting Yin Yung and Ukai Uchiyama
- Studied Greek philosophy from the books of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle as the basis of the idea known by "self and directness"
- Studied Oriental philosophy from the books of Bruce Lee, Lao Tzu and master Kung Chiu or Confucius, as the basis of the idea "self-realization and directness"
- Studied the different Arts of the West from Realism to Abstract Expressionism from books
- Studied Physics - the special theory of relativity of Albert Einstein and combined the theory of Cubism of Pablo Picasso and crated "Time Cubism"
- Studied the Torah and created the philosophy and style called "Hallelism" - The Messianic Art
- Developed a philosophy - "Absolute Freedom in Art" that considers classical art and modern art as one
- Developed a philosophy that all style in painting can be transformed to spiritual art by means of dedicating the work, as form of worship to the Lord, (Proverb 3:5-6) example cubism - Spiritual Cubism, expressionism - Spiritual Expressionism and so on
Group Exhibitions
1981 - Exhibition at the Asiatic Gallery
1982 - Teamed up with Robert Miron and Herondion Lovino at La Palette
- Entered by Lovino in the Davao Art Festival Exhibition at the Heritage Art Center
1984 - 3 Man Show with Jose W. Hernandez and Roger Gutierrez at Marion's Gallery
1985 - Group Show, Art Manila '85 - The Saturday Group, MOPA
- Participated in the artists for Peace exhibition at the MOPA which was organized by Rhori Benicio of Galleria Aurora
1987 - Joined Gallery Genesis in a Residence Artists Art Exhibit
- Participated in the Silver Anniversary Group presentation of the Saturday group at the SM Art Center
- Two man show in Festival Mall Alabang with Philip Badon
One-Man Shows
1987 - 1st One Man show at Fred Liongoren Art Gallery, with Sen. Leticia Ramos Shahani as guest of honor
1990 - Show at the Hyatt under the sponsorship of Jose Crisologo
1992 - Exhibition at Gallery Ched, with Cesar Legaspi doing the honors
- Show at the Shangri-La Plaza, with Elizabeth Webb and Amparo Araullo as guest of honor
1993 - Exhibit at the Galleria de Carlo, EDSA Plaza hotel
- Show at the Garcia residence in Ayala Alabang
1994 - Exhibition at Victoria Plaza, Davao City for the first time since he left for Manila
- Show at the Espiritu residence in Ayala Alabang
1995 - Exhibition at the Art Circle Gallery, Shangri-La Plaza
1999 - Exhibit, Manila Doctor's Hospital U.N. Ave, Manila
- Show at the Metropolitan Art gallery, SM Megamall
2000 - Show "Hallelism" Shangri-La Plaza
- Exhibition at the Alabang Country Club
2002 - Show in Philamlife Center, U.N. Ave, Manila "Hallelism II"
2005 - Show, Metro Gallery, San Juan, Manila
2006 - Show, The Jewellery, Greenhils Shopping Center, San Juan, Manila
- Exhibition Hyatt Hotel, San Fransisco, CA, USA
Featured in Books
- Cebu Heritage of Art, by Alice Guillermo
- 20th Century Filipino Artists, by Manny Duldulao
- Family Of Artists, by Jane Stangl
- Folk Arts influences on Philippines modern Arts, by Jane Stangl
- Art Across the Philippines, Manny Duldulao
- Nude, by Manny Duldulao
- Encyclopedia of Filipino Artists
- Nude by Gino Dormiendo
- Mother and Child by Nola Kadayona
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Encyclopedia of Philippine Art by Marlene Aguilar