Joe Datuin
Visual Olympian and
Monumentalist
Joe Datuin (b. 1956) is a nominee for the Order of the National Artists of the Philippines in 2018.
Visual Olympian and Monumentalist Joe Datuin brought immense pride to the nation by winning the Grand Prize from the 2008 International Olympic Committee’s Sport and Art Contest held in Lausanne, Switzerland, during the Beijing Olympics held in the same year.
Joe empowers with the arts.
Joe designed the Dare to Dream sculpture after the Olympic logo for the UAAP Season 79 Games of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
Image source: Dugout Philippines
Joe brings abstract art to life.
Joe forges metal and steel to create larger than life abstract artworks inspired by society and the environment.
Believing in the Filipino creativity, he promotes Filipino talent in the visual arts around the world.
Dancing Rings
by Joe Datuin at the Rizal Park
Joe shares art to the people.
Joe recreates ‘Dancing Rings”, his winning piece at the IOC Sport and Art Contest 2008 at the Rizal Park in Manila.