Muntadas identified three traded objects or presentés —the mantón de Manila or Manila Shawl, medallions and coins, and ceramics —as his subjective interpretations of connecting with the past and the present of the Philippines.
New printmaking approaches have been created by the artists that include a textile print of a dilapidated house hanging like a giant lantern, using termite soil rubbings to wall print installations.
For the younger generation who have not experienced this dark period in Philippine history, the images “are attestations or historical narratives of atrocities committed to individual, families, and communities.”
Overall, Bose’s work expressed a strong sense of Filipino roots, particularly its indigeneity and folk sensibilities.
Beyond physical beauty, tattoos represent inner strength and character that one carries to the grave and the afterlife.
Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan’s chronicler, described Butuan as a place where “pieces of gold, of the size of walnuts or eggs” were found.
Through the EYG Resource Collection, Filipinos today can rediscover and establish a precious connection with the aesthetic and functional gaze of early Filipinos.
The exhibit “When Salvaged Logs Bloom,” which is being held at two sites (Stall 9, Cubao X, General Romulo Ave., Cubao, Quezon City and Green Gate Gallery, Lluch Park, Palao, Iligan City) until March 6, reflects the dual face of nature and humankind: destruction and creation. It is also in parts an indictment of the violent nature of the Duterte Presidency. This fading regime has spawned extra-judicial killings (EJKs) and red-tagging during its brutal war on drugs and insurgency.
It’s a virtual Who’s Who of the personages in contemporary Philippine visual arts. That’s the online exhibition that Gigo Alampay, founder and executive director of Center for Art, New Ventures and Sustainable Development (CANVAS), is organizing and is setting to open on Feb. 14 at this site: www.radikal.ph.
The Philippine Center New York Core Collection of 1974 is back home in Manila after 47 years, with all 115 out of 120 art works by 52 Philippine artists for the inauguration of the Philippine Center, New York City.
