"Negros scenes from past to present". That was how former La Consolacion College former art professor Rosendo Aguilar described in gist his 70th birthday exhibition and the fourth solo art exhibit at The Negros Museum which will run until January next year.

A renowned social realist senior visual artist, Aguilar said the exhibition’s theme - in retrospect of his successful first solo show in the 80’s dubbed “Vista Negrense”.

It is also an extension of Aguilar’s masterful execution and retelling of Negrense history and culture in a visual narrative.

Through the exhibit, audiences will have a glimpse of the rich visual history of Negros and essentially, the Negrenses, through the lens of a Negrosanon artist from the margins.

Among his recent paintings are The Ruins, Balay Negrense and other monuments and cultural heritage sites aside from old works he did in 1983 and MassKara Festival posters he had laid out and designed himself.

He also painted the four iconic sculptures above the Provincial Capitol building done by national artist Guillermo Tolentino which represents the four pillars of Negros Occidental - the fisherfolk, sacadas or farmworkers, horticulturist and peasants.

The mural of a sleeping child titled “Relocation” using charcoal and linseed oil which is also on display is his entry to the Philip Morris art competition.

His most notable work is “Ang Babaylan” currently housed in the Pre-Colonial Hall of The Negros Museum as one of its main collections.*