The graphic design community here in Davao City is just full of really impressive talents. We have already featured a few of them, and we know that there are still a lot out there that are yet to be discovered. We are actually struggling to find these people since Davaoeños seem a bit shy in suggesting to us some awesome artists that they know. But there was this one event that took place in Davao just recently that has helped us a lot to see what we were looking for.  We are yet to contact some few people to ask them if they would want to be featured in our little blog. 

They called the event Davao Art Attack 2 and it took place in Yellow House Café.  What the organizers of the event did was that they asked some digital artists here in Davao to submit some of their works to be showcased in the event. We were not able to go to the event to cover it because the Davaoist team turned into lazy potatos that day. However, we did look at all the submitted artworks and just thought that we should really share some of them to you. 

Anyway, here are our 30 best artworks from Davao Art Attack 2 

Eponymous by : Mark James Manubay 

(Read our feature of this artist)

Bomberman by: Omar Sanchez 

                                          Super Girl By: Redentor Genotiva

                           All the Hidden Entrance by: Tsad De Lira 
                                 

                                  Young Captain's Vow by: Tsad De Lira

Every Swirl Has a Twist by: Ace Aguilar 

Tumba Lata by: Ace Aguilar 

Chillin Out by: Alben Tan
(read our feature about this artist)

Spawn Apocalypse by: Alben Tan 

(read our feature about this artist)

         Nyan Rats From Planet Comfort Zone by: Alduane Maño

                               (Read our feature about this artist)

                    Battle of the Mind Warfare by: Alduane Maño
                               (Read our feature about this artist)

Mega Mon by: Arnel Pablo 

                         Kaye, Jean and Charlene by : Arvin Magturo 

President Fidel V. Ramos by: Arvin Magturo 

Master of Puppets by: CJ Paclauna 

Titanic by: Ed Louie Buisan 

Tales from the Crypt by: Ed Louie Buisan

New Age Batibot by: Eric Ibasco 

Hey Lil Mama by: Eric Ibasco 

Nostaldream by: Janine C. Pring 

                                                           
                                         Ecodream by: Janine C. Pring 

Joystick Diskette by Jerran Takahashi                         

                                        Turtle Power by: Jon Tarranza

MTV Logo Geometry Pop by: Marx Consuegra 

(read our feature about this artist) 

Damgo by: Rodanson Larion 

                                     The Phone Era by: Sanju Chugani

Get Inked by: Tagart Alvez 

Play till You Drop : Viennarz Curtiz 

Mr. A-Z by: Glenn Cabalida

We have already featured a few kick ass digital artists here in Davao City.  Take a look at their awesome artworks here: Davaoist: Digital Artists 

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Eighteen year old Mark James Manubay is a Davaoeño Vector/Vexel artist  that you just can't ignore. There is actually a slew of Vector artists in the city right now, all of them are pretty impressive however, Mark is the one that has the most crazy ideas. And as we all know, crazy ideas, when executed properly, can be genius.

He is now studying BSIT in AMA Computer College and is also a DOTA addict. One thing that you need to know is that he started out creating digital artworks when he was still in 4th year high school. But, things have changed when he discovered a Facebook page named Editor's Zone, which was the main reason why he started out getting more and more serious about Vector and Vexel Art. His main drive, really,was to make  really cool vector portraits of himself and also of his friends. But right now, he is a an artist that has 2 two year experience under his name and is now accepting commission work for anybody who is interested.

I know it doesn't really matter what I think about his work. But I'm going to say it anyway. Well I think that Mark, has a lot of potential. You see, if you are a big fan of Vector and Vexel art, you know  that the styles which are being used by artists right now are pretty generic in a way. They make photos of other people look a lot better by giving it a twist. That's it! Our artist in focus right now does those kind of work  alright, however, he also has some really great ideas of his own (see: "you deserve this" art work, collab with kim valle, and Punkist artwork).

We asked him about the things that inspires him to get better with his craft. " I have nine idols right now and I'm just really amazed with their artworks. These people are Aseo, Mark Atas, Rizaldy Catapang, Jayson Vitug, Bars Torres, Renen Mariano, Aris del Rosarion, and Ivan Pasustento. I really love the artworks that they create, and they are now teaching me on how to be a good graphic artists and as well as critic my work.  The quality of their work and their styles are just fantastic and I want to their level someday." 

Mark James also has some words of wisdom for those young artist who want to get into graphic arts. " Never give up, try and try until you succeed. Just like in skateboarding- Don't quit if you fall. Do it again and again until you do it. Don't be afraid to try something new. Get inspired by other artists and also your crushes. Most importantly, always be open to criticisms about your artwork for you to know if there are other areas that you need to improve on" 

If you want to see more of Mark's fine works. All you need to do is visit his online Portfolio

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