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By Kris Tangco Jun-jun Sta. Ana, visual artist who describes his works as “instinctive”, utilizes everyday objects as tools for expression. Hailing from a family of dentists, Junjun despised school and started his career in the arts as a window dresser. He honed his skills and artistry with one of the early release fine digital cameras back in the early 2000’s, experimenting with digital manipulation to come up with surprisingly different results.  exhibit in 2013 at the Nova Gallery in Makati City showcases 125 photographic prints using an iPhone4. The exhibit shows different views of the city of Chicago, including a portraits of men seen from social networking sites such as Grindr. Photos taken from chuvaness.com “The work I do is instinctive, using a lot of found materials.” said Jun-jun. Jose Ardivilla of The Standard describes Junjun’s photography as the antithesis of the narcissism associated with selfies and the glamour of glitzy landmarks, and instead offers the viewer an ...

The self-taught multi-disciplinary visual artist, Jun-Jun Sta. Ana , expresses his support to build LoveYourself Anglo , a project to develop a community center in the metro, by donating five of his art works. This heart-whelming support will be a great help in building the community center sooner.  About Sta. Ana Jun-Jun lives in Chicago but he’s a pure Filipino. He shared his artistry by joining events and conducting exhibitions not just in the Philippines but also in some parts of the world. His latest are a selected group exhibition at BenCab Museum , Baguio City and in Chicago, Illinois. His focus as a visual artist is on Digital Fine Arts, with interests including the exploration of identity and “programmed” perception. Upcoming Solo Exhibit Coming this 1st of August at Nova Gallery (Warehouse 12A La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Chino Roces Ave., Makati City) is Jun-Jun’s Autobiography,  a solo exhibition, where he will showcase his collection of 125 photographic prints that de...