"I was born in Calasioa, Pangasinan, an island of Luzon, which is located in the Philippines. Currently, I am 33 years of age. At the age of 10, I began drawing and sketching. I spent three years attending the San Diego Community College, where I studied Liberal Arts. I then began reading many magazines and books about the art world and became serious in the arts at the age of 26. At 28, I began concentrating on sketching and its forms. At 29, I began painting on canvas and linen." - Ricardo Tamayo, 1998