A poster of Metal Boy (at the comfort room) that he personally created for Kuris Universe
One of his artistic creations… I bet the colors rocks!
Tattoo anyone? Hehe.jpg)
Metal Boy is a responsible family man who loves the craziness of an artist’s life.
Does he looks like a Metal rock god?
Metal Boy talks better in this exclusive chatKyle Philip Ocate
The Metal boy is now an animator
by Ronelo Ladiao
The Metal boy is now an animator
by Ronelo Ladiao
Don't trust your first impression if you would try to have your first glance to this funky artist without knowing him personally. His looks and get-up can sometimes disguise and hid his true potential as an artist, and now a certified hotshot Ilonggo animator. The outside world can often be judgemental for true-blooded artists who wanted to express their inner sentiments, definition of lifestyle and interpretation of gothic culture. As part of Kuris, an uprising team of amateur Ilonggo animators, he's not called "Metal Boy" for no reason. Most of time, he rocks silently with his funky aura and wackiness as a good pal of everyone in the group.
Kyle Philip Ocate, a 25-years-old versatile artist, tatoo designer and certified animator always leave a distinct mark in everyhting he does. The eldest son of two siblings by the couple Pacifico and Fely Ocate from San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City is considered a maverick artistic soul since he was young. Having a childhood dream of becoming a great tattoo artist, Kyle proves that he has indeed a deep passion for arts. He finished his elementary and high school education at Colegio de las Hiyas de Jesus and Central Philippine University. Later, he took up BSMT course at St. Therese College before fulfilling his ambition of becoming a certified tattoo artist and doing lots of visual arts stuff for various clients. After college, he married Rogie and had a daughter with her which they named as Skyla.
When he heard about the granting of 2D animation scholarship at Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Iloilo under PGMA- Training for Work Scholarship Program. He didn't have any doubts to try his luck to expand his skills in arts and improve his craft. After passing the admission test, he joined the second batch of Ilonggo animation trainees at Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST) where they were trained for more than five months since April last year. Since he has a day job, Kyle was part of the night class in the second batch trainees where he met his bestfriends--Lyndon and Romel, two another dynamic Kuris animators. On September 19, they showcase their first animated group project, The Adventures of TASI at Marymart Mall in time for the IT Week event. The project was done for more than two months. On October 19, he recieved his certificate of completion at SM City Iloilo during their graduation ceremony. The affair gave them an oppurtunity to show the compilation of their individual project for the first time in public and later named their group as Kuris, an Ilonggo term which means "a scribbled line". Though he became busy with his other day jobs and freelance projects, Kyle often visit his fellow Kuris animators in the production of their first commercial venture work on The BEQUEST: Origin of Dinagyang, considered as the first Ilonggo animated short film in Iloilo City. It premiered at SM Cinema 7 on January 25, 2008 after 60 days of hard work and sacrifice. These days, Kyle is open when it comes to his communication and bonding with the group every time they need his help. He always knew that his talent is one of the potential force of Kuris Animation Unlimited.
This time, we will uncover the secrets of Metal Boy and how does he percieve his artist life in this candid chat...
Ronelo Ladiao (RL): First, can you descrbe yourself in five words?
Kyle Philip Ocate (KPO): Morbid, macabre, gothic, unique and wierd (laughs).
RL: What type of music do you listen to and who are your favorite music artists?
KPO: I'm a certified fan of old school rock music since I grew up with family members who are so inclined with these kind of stuff like my cousins and uncles. Oh, my favorite rock bands are Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath.
RL: So if ever you were a rockstar, who would you wish to be?
KPO: DIMEBUG of Pantera. He's a metal-god for me.
RL: Okay, let's talk about your favorite visual artist, is there anyone you admire most?
KPO: I like the artworks of Paul Booth. He is considered as the father of macabre representing underground art.
RL: What inspired you to be interested in arts when you were young?
KPO: Naimpluwensyahan gid man ko sang mga tiyo ko kag mga pakaisahan nga may talento sa gothic arts kag namian mamati rock music. Samtang gadako ko ti naanad naman ko sa amo ni nga klase sang art kag music eh (I was really influenced by my uncle and cousins who has talents in gothic arts and likes to listen to rock music. When I was growing up, I got used to these kind of arts and music).
RL: So who do you consider as your rolemodel as an artist?
KPO: Ang cousin ko nga napatay na nag nakahatag sang dako nga inpluwensya sa akon bilang artist. Ang iya mga artworks nagarepresentar pirme sang "cause and effect" theme nga naghatag sa akon interest para madevelop ko man ang akon talento (my deceased cousin gave me big influence as an artist. His artworks always represents a "cause and effect" theme which gave me interest to develop my talents).
RL: Can you tell me your forte and specialty in arts?
KPO: I like to make tattoo, clay figurines, visual arts such as canvas and portrait using mixed media. I've been earning a living through these stuff for a long time now.
RL: Okay, so can you tell us how was experience in 2D animation last year?
KPO: Baw katoluyo pirme eh kay naupod ko sa night class. Masadya tani kon timprano pa kami buy-an. Pero masadya man gihapon a kay gabayluhanay kami mga ideas sa amon hilig (I always felt sleepy since I belong to the night class, It could be enjoyable if we end the class early. But I still enjoy it since we exhange ideas with each other about our passion).
RL: So, you were called Metal Boy because this is the original character your created for your individual project, tell us something about him?
KPO: When I was in elementary, I have a favorite comics character with similar powers like Metal Boy. So, when I was asked to create an original character for our individual project, I wanted to give life to my imagination about an alien robot who fell from space after he was chased by a group space terrorists and he found by a boy. The boy was his chosen one to inherit the powerful armor which gave him superhuman abilities to protect earth from terrorist invaders. He become a famous hero that everybody called Metal Boy.
RL: Final question, what makes you comfortable and contented as a member of Kuris?
KPO: Kuntento man ko basta ara lang kanday Romel kag Lyndon tani pirme. Isa pa mayo man ang achievements sang amon group kag handum pa namon makaobra sang madamo nga projects sa ulihi (I'm contented as long as Romel and Lyndon would always be around in the group. Another thing, our group have good achievements and we hope to make more projects someday).
For comments, email us at kurisanimators@yahoo.com
Kyle Philip Ocate, a 25-years-old versatile artist, tatoo designer and certified animator always leave a distinct mark in everyhting he does. The eldest son of two siblings by the couple Pacifico and Fely Ocate from San Juan, Molo, Iloilo City is considered a maverick artistic soul since he was young. Having a childhood dream of becoming a great tattoo artist, Kyle proves that he has indeed a deep passion for arts. He finished his elementary and high school education at Colegio de las Hiyas de Jesus and Central Philippine University. Later, he took up BSMT course at St. Therese College before fulfilling his ambition of becoming a certified tattoo artist and doing lots of visual arts stuff for various clients. After college, he married Rogie and had a daughter with her which they named as Skyla.
When he heard about the granting of 2D animation scholarship at Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Iloilo under PGMA- Training for Work Scholarship Program. He didn't have any doubts to try his luck to expand his skills in arts and improve his craft. After passing the admission test, he joined the second batch of Ilonggo animation trainees at Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST) where they were trained for more than five months since April last year. Since he has a day job, Kyle was part of the night class in the second batch trainees where he met his bestfriends--Lyndon and Romel, two another dynamic Kuris animators. On September 19, they showcase their first animated group project, The Adventures of TASI at Marymart Mall in time for the IT Week event. The project was done for more than two months. On October 19, he recieved his certificate of completion at SM City Iloilo during their graduation ceremony. The affair gave them an oppurtunity to show the compilation of their individual project for the first time in public and later named their group as Kuris, an Ilonggo term which means "a scribbled line". Though he became busy with his other day jobs and freelance projects, Kyle often visit his fellow Kuris animators in the production of their first commercial venture work on The BEQUEST: Origin of Dinagyang, considered as the first Ilonggo animated short film in Iloilo City. It premiered at SM Cinema 7 on January 25, 2008 after 60 days of hard work and sacrifice. These days, Kyle is open when it comes to his communication and bonding with the group every time they need his help. He always knew that his talent is one of the potential force of Kuris Animation Unlimited.
This time, we will uncover the secrets of Metal Boy and how does he percieve his artist life in this candid chat...
Ronelo Ladiao (RL): First, can you descrbe yourself in five words?
Kyle Philip Ocate (KPO): Morbid, macabre, gothic, unique and wierd (laughs).
RL: What type of music do you listen to and who are your favorite music artists?
KPO: I'm a certified fan of old school rock music since I grew up with family members who are so inclined with these kind of stuff like my cousins and uncles. Oh, my favorite rock bands are Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath.
RL: So if ever you were a rockstar, who would you wish to be?
KPO: DIMEBUG of Pantera. He's a metal-god for me.
RL: Okay, let's talk about your favorite visual artist, is there anyone you admire most?
KPO: I like the artworks of Paul Booth. He is considered as the father of macabre representing underground art.
RL: What inspired you to be interested in arts when you were young?
KPO: Naimpluwensyahan gid man ko sang mga tiyo ko kag mga pakaisahan nga may talento sa gothic arts kag namian mamati rock music. Samtang gadako ko ti naanad naman ko sa amo ni nga klase sang art kag music eh (I was really influenced by my uncle and cousins who has talents in gothic arts and likes to listen to rock music. When I was growing up, I got used to these kind of arts and music).
RL: So who do you consider as your rolemodel as an artist?
KPO: Ang cousin ko nga napatay na nag nakahatag sang dako nga inpluwensya sa akon bilang artist. Ang iya mga artworks nagarepresentar pirme sang "cause and effect" theme nga naghatag sa akon interest para madevelop ko man ang akon talento (my deceased cousin gave me big influence as an artist. His artworks always represents a "cause and effect" theme which gave me interest to develop my talents).
RL: Can you tell me your forte and specialty in arts?
KPO: I like to make tattoo, clay figurines, visual arts such as canvas and portrait using mixed media. I've been earning a living through these stuff for a long time now.
RL: Okay, so can you tell us how was experience in 2D animation last year?
KPO: Baw katoluyo pirme eh kay naupod ko sa night class. Masadya tani kon timprano pa kami buy-an. Pero masadya man gihapon a kay gabayluhanay kami mga ideas sa amon hilig (I always felt sleepy since I belong to the night class, It could be enjoyable if we end the class early. But I still enjoy it since we exhange ideas with each other about our passion).
RL: So, you were called Metal Boy because this is the original character your created for your individual project, tell us something about him?
KPO: When I was in elementary, I have a favorite comics character with similar powers like Metal Boy. So, when I was asked to create an original character for our individual project, I wanted to give life to my imagination about an alien robot who fell from space after he was chased by a group space terrorists and he found by a boy. The boy was his chosen one to inherit the powerful armor which gave him superhuman abilities to protect earth from terrorist invaders. He become a famous hero that everybody called Metal Boy.
RL: Final question, what makes you comfortable and contented as a member of Kuris?
KPO: Kuntento man ko basta ara lang kanday Romel kag Lyndon tani pirme. Isa pa mayo man ang achievements sang amon group kag handum pa namon makaobra sang madamo nga projects sa ulihi (I'm contented as long as Romel and Lyndon would always be around in the group. Another thing, our group have good achievements and we hope to make more projects someday).
For comments, email us at kurisanimators@yahoo.com
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