An internationally acclaimed Filipino artist known for his architectural abstractions, Max Balatbat groups together disparate elements such as geometric shapes, rectangles, grid lines, and perforated patterns to reimagine space. Growing up with a father in the architect profession, Max Balatbat naturally incorporates architectural concepts and spaces into his compositions. Max Balatbat studied Architecture at the Far Eastern University in Manila in 1995. In 1997, he studied Fine Arts at the University of the East in Caloocan. He completed his degree in Fine Arts with a major in Advertising and was awarded as one of UE's Exemplary Performance in Visual Arts. He won the prestigious Il Lorenzo Magnifico Silver Award in the 7th Florence Biennale, 2009 and has participated in several major international solo and group exhibitions in Vienna, London, Florence, Essen, The Hague, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Seoul, Manila, and Beijing. His solo show Anino was presented by Art Cube Gallery, Philippines in 2022.