Rock that heavy metal Dragon

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine STAR and Swatch celebrate the seventh year of the Annual Chinese New Year Art Competition. Since 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, this year’s theme is entitled the “Enter the Dragon” T-shirt competition. It is a competition open to all.

Igan D’Bayan — a Lifestyle assistant editor at The Philippine STAR, the bassist for The Black Vomits, and a visual artist , drew inspiration from his favorite Swatch watch line: the Swatch Irony Full-Blooded Black Skull for his “Enter the Dragon” T-shirt design.

D’Bayan explains, “I wear this watch every day. Never going to get tired of it. I love skulls. The skull is the happy face of my generation. My entire art career revolves around skulls (laughs). So, when the good people of Swatch asked me to design a shirt as part of the Swatch and STAR promo, the image of the skull popped right into my head.”

D’Bayan took one of those generic skull shirts in black and got to work right away. He says, “Instead of sewing studs, buttons or what-not, I just decided to paint over the image. Took my gray acrylics and painted a heavy-metal-type dragon. Kind of inspired by Iron Maiden and Cradle of Filth. I call it ‘The Dragon of Doom.’”

Igan D’Bayan is a writer and a visual artist. He mounted an art exhibition at The Ayala Museum with Jaime Zobel last year, and a solo show at the SM Art Center. D’Bayan also plays bass for The Black Vomits.  ready to do.

Submit an actual T-shirt entry with your own dragon design until Feb. 29 at Swatch Stores, Swatch Kiosks and Hole In The Wall Shops. Play with patterns, textures and colors, using a Swatch watch as an inspiration.

Join now! Create a dazzling dragon T-shirt and win cash prizes, a Swatch Year of the Dragon watch or Swatch gift certificates. Also get a chance for you and your family and friends who were born in the Year of the Dragon to be a part of the culminating grand Dragon Ball celebration.

See posters for more details.

Swatch is available at Swatch Stores in SM Megamall, Glorietta 4, Greenbelt 5 and TriNoma; Swatch Kiosks in SM Mall of Asia, SM City North EDSA, SM City Davao, Glorietta 3, TriNoma, Rockwell Power Plant Mall, Greenhills V-Mall, Shangri-La Plaza, Robinsons Place, Ermita, Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Festival Mall, Ayala Center, Cebu and Abreeza Mall, Davao; and Hole In The Wall Shops in Alabang Town Center and Ayala Marquee Mall, Angeles, Pampanga.