Rockstar artist

By Tessa Mauricio-Arriola

Jul 24, 2022 12:38 am

Had the name and painting style of Ivan Acuña neither been celebrated nor sought after in the art scene for over 20 years, The Sunday Times Magazine would have mistaken him for a top-notch chef the day this interview took place.

Such was the scene: Rather than sitting down to answer questions, Acuña magically whipped out a portable stove and a pan from nowhere in this magnificent drawing room of an old New Manila mansion.

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