MAKATI CITY — On view at the Yuchengco Museum’s 3F Bridgeway Gallery until the end of August 2026, “Art–In–Progress” traces the unfolding practice of Marco Yuchengco Santos through works shaped by reflection, experimentation, and continuous transformation. Structured in chapters, the exhibition moves with a deliberate rhythm—each body of work revealing different ways of approaching form, absence, emotion, and expression. Together, these chapters reflect an evolving relationship between artist and medium, shaped by what the museum describes as “arrival and pursuit.” At its center is the understanding that art is not static—it grows through revision, through risk, through attention, and through time. These works do not attempt to define a finished identity, but instead capture the ongoing act of becoming through art itself.
A Self-Taught Artist’s Journey of Discovery
Marco Yuchengco Santos (b. 1969), also known as MYSAN, is a self-taught artist whose torched works push the boundaries of medium and experimentation. An engineer by degree and businessman in practice, Santos worked as an entrepreneur for almost 30 years before he found his passion for creating art at the age of 53. Inspiration struck during the pandemic when he began experimenting with old gin bottles, paint, and a blowtorch. He has since expanded his practice to wood and acrylic, maintaining that the medium is what informs his creative process. His “Art-in-Progress” exhibition showcases an experimental approach to visual art, using materials such as torched wood, acrylic, and plexiglass. Describing himself as a work-in-progress, MYSAN expands the possibilities of form and material through a body of work shaped by curiosity and creative impulse.
An Evolving Practice in Chapters
“Art–In–Progress” is divided into chapters that chart the artist’s creative evolution. The first chapter strips the work to its essentials, where the absence of color becomes a discipline of clarity—highlighting texture, gesture, and the quiet force of movement. In the second chapter, connections begin to surface as forms and ideas converge, shapes and movement echo each other, and a sense of cohesion emerges as the artist gathers his visual vocabulary into a more connected form.
Plan Your Visit
“Art–In–Progress” is on view at the 3F Bridgeway Gallery of the Yuchengco Museum, located at RCBC Plaza, Corner Ayala Avenue and Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City. The museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and is closed on Sundays. The exhibition is presented alongside “The World According to Jaime de Guzman” and other special exhibitions on the third floor. Whether you are an art enthusiast or simply curious about the creative process, “Art–In–Progress” offers a rare glimpse into the ongoing journey of an artist who continues to evolve, experiment, and discover.
