Young MARDONIO CEMPRON



Native of Jetafe bohol, Mar grew up in his hometown and been, since then showing potential as a young boy. He was then an enthusiast of his also young brother's  art.

His father passed on just before he was born, reared  together with his sister and 2 brothers, by a single mother who was a school teacher.

He studied his early school in his hometown.

As a young kid, Mar had been intense  in his becoming an artist which he firmly aimed with precision and accomplished impressively.

Mardonio Cempron was born on December 23, 1941 in Jetafe Bohol.

Kaleidoscapes

After his 3rd One-Man Exhibit, Mardonio Cempron rested for a while from his art exhibitions until the 90’s. Through this passage of time, he was able to advance his faculty by venturing to acrylic, another art medium which is very akin to oil. Though not as elaborate and tedious as watercolor, the medium has its very unique challenging personality to discover and tame. Reinventing himself, “Kaleidoscapes” was born, his 4th One-Man Exhibition in 1991 under Gallery Genesis, his residence gallery. Featured were his anthology of nature’s panorama and landscape of salient color imagination.

Mar's Watercolor & Guest

Archt. Mardonio Cempron, is a  well  known watercolorist popular with the vibrance of his touch of colors. Established himself with the medium, he had his 2nd One-Man Show in 1984 at Hyatt Regency, Manila showcasing his works. (Private Collection)
Mar's 3rd One-Man Exhibition was held at Galerie Blueu in 1985 and even then, his co-artists were struck with the play of his colors and his methods in producing variant effects. It is  a common belief that watercolor is a very difficult art medium. Wetness, timing and color mixture should be perfect at one point to achieve one result. And putting one's heart in the art is the only way to deliver. (Private Collection)
One, Mar so expresses his gratitude to, is his renowned mentor Martino Abellana (1914-1986), a great Cebuano artist from Carcar who contributed to his art. His learnings from Abellana are influential to his works. (Private Collection)

Here is a nice work (private collection in Oil) of Bing Siochi, a close friend of Mar. They had a 3-Man Art Exhibition  on August 2000 together with another good friend  Harry Torres. 

Mar's Art & Brief



Mardonio, known to his circle as "Mar", had his 1st One-Man Show at Hidalgo Hotel in 1983. On November of 1979, he joined a Group Invitational Exhibit at Hyatt Regency Manila, his very first group show.