Elito Villaflor Circa, better known as "Amangpintor" is a famous Filipino painter and an internationally recognized "Blood and Hair" folk artist. He is considered the father of Indigenouism Art, a movement that advocates for environmental protection and has influenced many Filipino painters to use indigenous materials as a paint medium. He popularized hand-painting performances not only in the Philippines but also globally, and has been featured in different local and international newspapers and TV stations such as the History Channel, CNN, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Reuters, and other media. He is a multi-awarded artist since his childhood days, having received various awards from different institutions, especially from the DFA-Philippine Embassies and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

He is also an I.T. Robotics and Mechatronics Consultant, 3D Animator, Creative Writer, and Songwriter. He served as the past President of the Rotary Club of San Jose Golden Harvest and was a Rotary International Promotion Ambassador. He is currently the Chairman of the Samahang Makasining (Artist Club), Inc.
In addition, he helps rural communities through Medical, Dental, and Art Missions, and inspires children through his actual hand-painting demonstrations and by giving "Pencil, Paper and Crayon" as prizes for the question and answer portion of his talk.

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Elito "amangpintor" Circa (born 28 January 1970) is a Filipino folk painter. Circa was born in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija in the Philippines. Internationally recognized folk artist, known for his indigenous human hair and blood medium for paintings. He is noted as the "First Hair and Blood Painter" of his generation and known for his signature subject of Legend of Minggan. A father of Contemporary Indigenous Philippine Art and also popularized Hand Painting performances done within five (5) to ten (10) minutes in a canvas of 432 square inches using the three (3) primary colors

Circa`s began painting at the age of ten; his hometown was submerged when he was growing up to give way to the construction of a dam. After this the family was relocated to higher ground, where every summer he could see the belfry of the 18th century church resurface from the dam`s low water level.

His artistic inclinations were encouraged by his father, a carpenter who bought him his first painting materials. At the age of eight, he won a children`s contest sponsored by DZRH radio for his depiction of Simatar and Tagani, widely popular fantasy folk heroes whose adventures were serialized on air at that time.

Circa`s paintings, mostly depict legends and memories of his old hometown and province and include his signature series on Minggan, the mythical giant who tried to stop the river in Pantabangan from flowing and another series on the evacuation of the townspeople during the construction of the dam. He habitually paints using his own hair and uses his blood as a signature at the right side of the paintings. His work has been exhibited much locally.

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