tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29208721921341738972024-03-05T09:21:09.373-08:00Adecsky ExplorerThe world is full of interesting things!The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-63724954813787360002022-07-24T23:46:00.003-07:002022-07-25T00:20:07.422-07:00Raul D. Arellano- the artist who paints his paradise<p></p><p>“Art not only imitates nature but also completes its deficiencies.” Such a powerful statement from the Greek philosopher Aristotle. Art is the divine reflection of the artist’s soul. It is not just a means and an end for recreating the natural world but is a leeway to see and express it in a myriad of ways. Thus, art is the power that gives voice to nature. </p><p><span style="text-align: center;">For centuries, the artist has used nature as a muse and a motivation that spirals him to create different forms of art. With this comes awe and understanding as he observes and works with the natural world. Such is the awe, understanding, and deep connection to nature of my friend, mentor, and fellow artist Raul D. Arellano. As he dips his brush into his palette and paints on his canvas, time is momentarily suspended as the divine merges with the temporal through his brush. It is also this deep connection to nature that serves as a driving force for him to regularly plant different varieties of trees and other vegetations with great care and thoroughness. Indeed, both nature and art are the fire that ignite his soul as he exalts and gives importance to man’s symbiotic relationship with nature through his art. </span></p><p>Raul is in a constant flux; thinking, creating, moving. To catch him and his thoughts is to think and act the same way. His is a persona of grit, down to earth charm who loves the mundane and derives inspiration from it. 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ONLY WOMEN BLEED 2- Empowering women through art<br />
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In celebration of the National Women's Month, Gabriela, Linangan ng Kulturang Pilipino, and Pinoy na Pinoy Visual Artists Association present an all women art exhibit, "Only Women Bleed 2."<br />
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Based on the idea that art empowers women and is a powerful tool in creating awareness and advocating change, fifty three women artists came up with works that keep the discussion moving and the mind advancing in terms of how women have the ability to shape perceptions on sexuality, gender equality, family, society, and life in general.<br />
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The exhibit was further enhanced by the performances in different art platforms by some of the participating artists.<br />
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"Only Women Bleed 2" which opened on March 18 at Sikat Events Place is for the benefit of Gabriela's Violence Against Women and Children Program. The exhibit will run from March 19 to 25, 10am to 6pm. For inquiries, please contact Sikat Events Center at tel. nos. 2823096, 09052114886, and 9272529312<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ms. Julie Po, Chairwoman, Linangan ng Kulturang Pilipino</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With participating artists Nitz Hernaez and Elizabeth Bustamante</td></tr>
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-55304889419979912012016-05-02T23:23:00.000-07:002016-05-04T20:43:22.319-07:00MAKULAY NA SINING AT KULTURA, YAMAN NG PILIPINO<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"The environment is in us, not outside of us. The trees are our lungs, the rivers our bloodstream. We are all interconnected and what we do to the environment, ultimately we do to ourselves."<br />
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To celebrate the National Heritage Month this May, the Rizal Park Visitor's Center and Linangan ng Kulturang Pilipino present "Makulay na Sining at Kultura, Yaman ng Pilipino." It is an art exhibit that showcases paintings of flowers as May is also the month of flowers, and our<br />
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natural resources as part of our heritage.<br />
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The youth are the future leaders of our country. One best way to instill patriotism in their hearts and minds and make them eco warriors at a young age is by having them participate in making art with social consciousness. As such, Linangan ng Kulturang Pilipino together with Mr. Romeo Ebio <br />
and the other leaders of the San Jose del Monte Towerville 6 spearheaded an art workshop about flowers, other elements of nature, and taking care of our environment. The art workshop was participated in by children aged eight to twelve years old and was held every saturday for eight days last March and April at Towerville 6, a relocation site, in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. Their colorful and meaningful paintings are the main highlight in this exhibit.<br />
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The fine arts students of Guhit Pinoy are also participants in this exhibit. They are Benji Vasquez, Zashi Aguilar, Lianne Azada, Cyrill John de la Torre, and Joe Armaz.<br />
The exhibit further showcases the paintings of flowers by Sandra Herber of the Bahay Nakpil Bautista and the painting, "The Last Daughters of a Dying Earth", by Arlene de Castro Anonuevo.<br />
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Please visit the Rizal Park Visitor's Center for the exhibit which was successfully facilitated by Ms. May Ann Peacita of the Rizal Park Visitor's Center. It formally opened on May 2 and will run until May 31, 2016.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Ms. Virginia Arnold, Chief. Cultural and Public Affairs Division, National Parks Development Committee<br />
<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> and Ms. Julie Po, Executive Director of the Linangan ng Kulturang Pilipino</span></td></tr>
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-75911841546060052822016-03-14T03:38:00.000-07:002016-03-14T03:45:12.367-07:00"THE ESSENCE OF EVE THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST" at the Rizal Park Visitor's Center<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"I am the poet of the woman the same as the man,<br />
And I say there is nothing greater than the mother of man."<br />
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Walt Whitman<br />
"Song of Myself"<br />
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March is the month when we celebrate the beauty and empowerment of women and there is no better way to celebrate it but by presenting women as they embrace multiple roles in society. As such, it is with great pride that the Rizal Park Visitor's Center features the art of eleven Filipino artists to salute women in an art exhibit entitled, "The Essence of Eve through the Eyes of an Artist." The participating artists are Miguel Wong, Arlene de Castro-Anonuevo, Ding Royales, Elmer Ponce Pacio, Edgar Jose, Manny Palo, Francis Landicho, Iel Castillo, Vicente Reyes Santos, Jose Erwin Mallare, and Rene Canlas. The exhibit was organized and ably curated by Miss May Ann Peacita of the Rizal Park Visitor's Center.<br />
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The Rizal Park Visitor's Center serves as an information hub to international and local visitors. It has a lounge area, audio-visual facilities, a souvenir shop, and regularly holds art exhibits that showcase the rich culture and heritage of the Philippines. Please visit the center for the art presently on display.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Filipino contemporary artists, both the emerging and the established, trailblaze the Manila art scene with their wondrous interpretations of the splendor of flowers. The art exhibit, "Forever Flowers", showcases one hundred works by forty one Filipino contemporary artists at the Prism Gallery. The works on exhibit include paintings, quillings, photographs, and sculptures of flowers in harmony with the other elements of nature. The exhibit is participated in by Fatima Sanchez, Jonalyn Lubian, Camille Gonzales, Cherrie Remoroza, Alyssa Bayas, Elvin Neal Bersamira, Arlene Bonniebelle Sy, Eden Rosario Sarmiento, Eula Ysabel Velasco, Sherwin C. Diu, Blessel Marie Dapo, Kevin Roque, Jaimel Muella, Angela Gabrielle Loreno, Neal Andrew Lim, Abigail Santillan, Ann Cristine Carol Elbo, Roselyn Mendoza, Roland Magdaraog, Cherrie Remoroza, Savyna Ian T. Lalo, Katrina Gosiengfiao, Christine Santos, Remar Tijing, Wendy D. Picache, Maria Grasha L. Non, Claudine F. Delfin, Chantal Ballesteros, Karah Takai, Katherine Sarah Jane Cordial, Angelica Nicole Suarez, Abigail Dayacap, Allan Mirasol, Arlene de Castro Anonuevo, Yolanda de Castro Cabuco, Jonna Ellaine Jordan, Rex Aguilar, Mickey Velarde, Yumi Castrillo, Amelia Malvar Puzon, James Dayrit, and Nathalie Rebutalia.The exhibit opened on February 5, 2016 and runs until the end of February.<br />
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Prism Gallery is located at the ground floor of the Island Tower Condominium, 239 Salcedo Street in Makati. Despite of its having been operational for only a year, it has tapped the creative genius of the contemporary artists in the local art scene through its dynamic approach to art in its numerous projects.<br />
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Please visit Prism Gallery for the art works on display or call telephone number +6328863947 for any inquiry.<br />
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With Ms. Gold Tantoco (middle), Prism Gallery owner<br />
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100 art works by 41 contemporary artists</div>
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Participating artist Arlene de Castro Anonuevo (Adecastroan)</div>
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Going to an art museum is not simply looking at the art works per se. It is feeling the soul of the artist through his work. After all, art is the universal language of the soul. Art is what connects one person with another, gone or still living. Thus, it can be an emotional experience for anyone, and for me in particular, as a viewer and an artist. I can instantly be moved by what I see, an indication that a particular painting resonates with the thoughts and emotions of the artist and has touched my core.<br />
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Off I went with my brother to the National Museum of the Philippines and had a total art immersion. There were two buildings that we visited and it took us four hours to go around and feel every single work of art. One building was allocated for paintings and sculptures, while the other one was a repository for archaeological finds in the Philippines.<br />
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I felt the passion of Juan Luna and recalled his tragic life as I gazed at his painting, "Spoliarium". I was totally absorbed by his powerful depiction of the bodies of gladiators being pulled out from a Roman arena after a fight. I felt intense horror as I viewed the paintings that showed the atrocities committed by Japanese soldiers to Filipinos during World War ll. I felt vibrant as I looked at the works of Ben Cabrera and felt like dancing in a white robe just looking at the symmetry of his "Sabel". I felt tranquility as I looked at the resplendent women of Fernando Amorsolo and could almost hear the soft murmurs of the wind as it playfully teased the <i>bandanas</i>, the hair of the beautiful maidens sitting by the river. I had a surge of instant joy as I recognized the strokes of my master artist friends, Raul Isidro, Pablo Baen Santos, Egai Talusan Fernandez, Fundacion Sanso, and Nune Alvarado. Indeed, I was bursting with emotions and was feeling every molecule of the moment. I was walking, brushing shoulders with the masters, and crossing the boundaries of time and space.<br />
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The 150 peso entrance fee was indeed worth the experience except for some moments of uneasiness brought about by glances from a few lady guards. Maybe they were afraid that I would fling my arms in a fit of uncontrollable elation and accidentally hit a piece of sculpture. So I was informed by a lady guard not to emulate any pose in a painting or sculpture as per management's order. Or perhaps, they were used to the usual solemn gazing at the art works by viewers and my actuations were beyond the ordinary. Well, art has to be felt. It is a personal experience with the soul of the artist residing in his art work. It is an instantaneous connection between two souls, that of the artist and that of the viewer. It is savoring the sublime moment with spontaneity, unmindful of others and the passing of time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Spoliarium" by Juan Luna</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portrait of Mr. Cheng Ban Lee and Mme. So Boan Ty by Federico Aguilar Alcuaz</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Raul Isidro painting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A painting by Jose Joya</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A painting by Pablo Baen Santos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A painting by Pablo Baen Santos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A painting by Nunelucio Alvarado</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A painting by Romulo Olazo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Arko Ng Pagkakaisa Para Sa Kalayaan" by Egai Talusan Fernandez</td></tr>
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-58456680603346844662015-08-06T01:38:00.000-07:002015-08-06T17:28:58.389-07:00I AM WITH PETER PAN IN HIS NEVERLAND<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Being Adecsky Explorer is not just about exploring a place. It is more than that. It is having the common touch, getting to know people no matter how unconventional they seem to be. They are different people that make this world truly interesting. Listening to them talk about their lives is always a learning experience, having the privilege to enter their world, understanding it, and doing away with labeling. I consider them to be among the most fascinating people here on earth. They think without a box and are candid about their thoughts and feelings once you gain their trust.<br />
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Whenever I go around our subdivision, I usually see a guy dressed differently. He goes around with his dog every saturday. He dons a military helmet and holds a baton while walking around. I have always been curious about him. So I got my luck one sunday afternoon after feeding the dogs at Toffee's Haven. On my way home, I spotted the guy walking towards my direction and waited for him. Of course I pretended not to be eagerly waiting for him. I hid a little bit by camouflaging myself with some leaves. When he got near me, I sprang from behind a tree like Robinhood and greeted him with a vivacious hello.That started our conversation. I introduced myself as Adecsky Explorer, left him for awhile to get my camera, juice, biscuits, and an orange, then hurriedly went back.<br />
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I read Roy on the badge on his shirt so I said, "You must be Roy and you must be an artist." Yes, he said, his name was Roy. He called himself Roy Vincent. Vincent was for his family name Vicente. And another yes, he was an artist. It was a good guess on my part. He spoke fluent english and had an american accent to boot. He had a childlike enthusiasm as he talked about his love for Nala, his dog, that he walks every saturday. His saturdays were for walking his dog while his sundays were for strolling alone. He was so proud of Nala which he claimed to be a jack russell like Manny Pacquaio's dog. Of course it is an <i>aspin </i>or <i>askal </i>but I understand his sentiments being proud of my own <i>aspin </i>dogs which I claim to have aristocratic breeds too. Aside from talking about Nala and having another dog in their house, he also talked incessantly about his love for drawing cartoon characters. I was totally engrossed and was instantly transported to Neverland in my rain boots. What a delightful afternoon with Peter Pan!<br />
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Roy, a middle child, is a born again christian who lives with his eldest sister in a rented house. His sister does spiritual healing while his youngest brother works in the Middle East and supports them financially. He loves the Philippines and that's the reason why he decided to leave the US after staying there for sometime and stay here for good. Unfortunately, they have to leave our subdivision soon as the house they are renting is due for demolition.<br />
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But hey wait! Why does he wear a military helmet and with a baton to match everytime he walks around? He told me a secret. He has always wanted to be a soldier and he is living every minute of his life as a soldier, protecting all creatures great and small. He said he was also a soldier in a past life and was sorry that he was on the other side of the fence when I told him about memories of my own past life as a jew that was persecuted by nazi soldiers and finally thrown in a gas chamber.<br />
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Come to think of it, we can forever be children like Roy in our own Neverland...if we only live a life like Peter Pan's.<br />
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-30681646426352500512015-07-21T04:36:00.000-07:002015-07-21T04:48:40.561-07:00KATHA- A WORLD WITHOUT SENSE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When Deej told me that the theme for this month's art exhibit was on disability as July is the month for disability awareness, I became particularly interested. It was because he was very excited on how we were going to express the subject matter through our art and also because the topic of disability is close to my heart having certain disabilities myself like tourette syndrome, sleep paralysis, and obsessive- compulsive disorder since I was a child.<br />
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It was difficult growing up with a disability like tourette for instance during a time when having one was a social stigma. I could be termed deviant and be a laughing stock among my peers. I am thankful that I had a father who looked at my disabilities from a more positive angle, fostered my creativity and put pride in my academic excellence. This made me take the bull by its horns. I faced my disabilities and managed them properly throughout the years- from my student days as an academic achiever to becoming an international flight attendant, a hotel manager, a consultant on speech and personality development, and now as a full time artist. Yes, now an artist and you can call me a disability artist. I am in fact one.<br />
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What do I want to say here? That all of us will suffer disability sometime in our lives. But this should never deter us from pursuing our dreams and doing what we love to do. Manet did an exquisite flower painting while he was dying of syphilis, Goya did his black paintings while he was deaf and ailing, Monet painted his garden in Giverny, France as he was losing his sight, Van Gogh suffered from bipolarism yet created intensely beautiful paintings, and Frida Kahlo came up with surrealistic paintings which were expressions of her sufferings.<br />
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Let us not then be silent and be embarrassed of our or anyone else's disability whether it is a physical, a mental, an emotional, an inborn, or an acquired one. Our disability should never define us for we are more than our disability. It is only through a genuine acceptance of our condition that we become whole, that we are able to explore, develop, celebrate our distinctness, rise above our disabilities, attain empowerment, and soar high like an eagle.<br />
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"A World Without Sense" under "Katha" is our art exhibit for this month of July at the Rizal Park Visitors Center to commemorate the month for disability awareness. It runs until August 12, 2015 and is participated in by six independent artists- Gilda Pasion- Balan, Manuel Ibarra dela Cruz, Analee Angeles, Dan Abaygar, Datu Noo Jainal, and me. We present our thoughts and feelings on disability using different styles and media. A brainchild of Deej Respicio Salenda, the project officer of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC), "Katha" is a series of art exhibits that showcase the talents of young and independent artists.<br />
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Everyone is encouraged to show his support for the local arts by visiting the Rizal Park Visitors Center to check out "Katha". The place is open to the public for free everyday of the week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.<br />
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For inquiries, please contact John David Salenda at 3027079, 09394280771 or at deej.respicio.salenda@gmail.com.<br />
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"Being numb to the things around us is the worst kind of disability. We always have the choice to be numb or not."<br />
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Are you looking for a place to satisfy your cravings for international dishes at affordable prices? If your answer is yes, then walk along Maginhawa Street in Teachers Village, Quezon City, look to your right then to your left and you'll see restaurants that offer an array of foreign dishes with prices that would fit your budget.<br />
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Our first destination was Z Compound known for its restaurants that cater mostly to students. My sister Elsie and I had a Lebanese meal at the Meshwe Restaurant with cheese sambousak and plain lassi for me and falafel muhallaba for my sister. My cheese sambousak was really good and was probably made from goat's milk. The cheese was creamy and wasn't too salty. Elsie complained that her falapel was a bit hard to chew perhaps like a rubber slipper and so she wasn't able to finish it.<br />
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Our next stop was at Me Love you Long Time, a Vietnamese restaurant that also served authentic Thai and Indonesian food. We had pad thai made of flat noodles with sprinklings of chopped peanuts and glasses of calamansi juice. The pad thai was a bit bland and could have tasted better with more garnishings.<br />
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Feeling full and with my thoughts wandering to my dogs as I still had to feed them and it was past 8:00 in the evening, we proceeded to the Blacksoup Restaurant for our grand finale- yummy dessert. Also along Maginhawa Street but a bit far from Z Compound, we had to ride a tricyle going there for a fare of 20 pesos. We had a splendid dessert of binanging saging. I wondered why the word binanging as it made me imagine bananas being tortured by banging before served to customers. We also ordered guyabano ice cream and basil with calamansi ice cream.The guyabano ice cream was just glorious as it was naturally sweet with bits of the guyabano fruit.<br />
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Beside the Blacksoup was a very artistic looking restaurant named Van Gogh is Bipolar. I wondered again why this name. Elsie, having been there once and having had a tete-a-tete with the owner, told me that it was owned by someone with bipolarism and that it offered different dishes suited for bipolars. The owner had researched on the ingredients for dishes good for bipolars and came up with a set meal priced expensively at above 1,000 pesos. I was raring to interview the guy and look inside since according to my equally nosy sister, it had interesting art pieces and the guy just enjoyed talking with people. Unfortunately, he was in europe. Well, I would certainly catch him once he is back and interview him about his art and special dishes for bipolars dressed in my Frida Kahlo costume. By the way, my total expenses for my food adventure was only 390 pesos. Can you beat that?<br />
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An expanse of lush vegetation, quietude, and the feel of wet grass on our feet greeted us in Candelaria, Zambales. Not just a sleepy town but more of a sleeping town, I just had a sudden urge to sing an aria to wake it up. There were just a few locals on the streets despite the fact that the rain had stopped momentarily. Either most of the residents preferred staying indoors or had left for more exciting places.<br />
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We headed for our paternal aunt's ancestral house. Located along the highway, it was a two storey building made of wood with an architectural design of Spanish-American influence. Built during the 1930's, it still had an imposing structure that spoke of past affluence despite of it being old and decrepit. It didn't look like a haunted house though but looked more like a lonely house that smelled of bat manure. Looking at its facade made me imagine a past when this house once stood majestic on a well kept lawn, with the Espinosa family of seven children playing on the porch, and with each of them having a room of his own on the grand second floor.<br />
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With a box of pizza for aunt Emen, we eagerly went up the porch. We wanted not just to see her but also to explore the different rooms of the house. Unfortunately, the front door was padlocked and the house was deserted except for a white cat with tiger stripes silently and suspiciously watching our every move. An image of Jesus Christ was pinned on the door as if guarding the house. Maybe the image of Jesus was meant to deter any intruder, make him feel guilty, and remind him of the 8th and 10th commandments, "Thou shall not steal" and "Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's house, wife or possession." Being a curious kibitzer, my brother pushed the door to open it a little and for us to have a view of the inside. The living room was tidy with old <i>suliya</i> chairs and with more religiouis icons facing the door. We then had to content ourselves by staying on the porch while waiting for our aunt, munching some tuna sandwiches, and taking some pictures as it drizzled intermittently. Finally, we realized that she might not be back that day so we decided to leave and go around town before boarding a bus bound for Iba.<br />
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The trip to Iba was longer this time. Blame it on the weather. It was raining hard and the driver drove more slowly and cautiously. From time to time, I glanced out of the window while thoughts of living alone in a quiet town like Candelaria crossed my mind. Well, who knows? Perhaps I would, perhaps someday.<br />
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-72195946661171715272015-05-25T08:44:00.000-07:002015-05-28T23:36:13.212-07:00MANILA, MANILA!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Manila is a city that never sleeps and won't make you sleep. Every nook and cranny has something interesting for a passerby- a structure from the art deco era, assorted pieces of garbage, a dog with a waggly tail, or a cat with an arched back eagerly waiting for a stranger's caress. The whole place speaks of life. It may be a city of grime but it is a city bursting with life where every resident whether human, dog, or cat gets to have a chance to have his own space no matter how little it is. Manila breathes its colorful existence and candidness right on your face. The combination of high rise infrastructures, city garbage, vagrants, ordinary folks, and tourists give it a certain charm that is just unique and quite endearing.<br />
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As my brother and I traveled on foot, we got to witness the start of a wedding ceremony in Malate Church, visit the historical Luneta Hotel, enjoy the breeze, sound, and varied smell of Roxas Boulevard, delight ourselves with mango lassie and shawarma at Kashmir Restaurant, and reminisce my heydays at the Hobbit House.<br />
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After watching a bride walk down the aisle inside Malate Church, we strolled along Roxas Boulevard under the scorching heat of the sun. The breeze was warm on the skin. People lived along Roxas Boulevard in carts together with their family members, dogs, cats, and whatever little belongings they had. As we paused for a while to enjoy the sight of the sea and everything else around us, our attention was caught by a naked woman holding an empty plastic bottle using it to titillate her thing down under. Poor girl, she was obviously mentally ill. Since she was starting to curse and follow everyone in sight, we had to hurry and walk as briskly as we could but carefully as the pavement had several holes big enough for our two legs.<br />
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So we continued with our journey, stopped at the Manila Yacht Club and had our pictures taken in front of it. Being naturally curious and <i>makikay,</i> I wanted to see its mini lobby and have my photos taken only to be prevented by a snooty male receptionist manning the counter who seemed not pleased having strangers in his territory. He curtly told us without even glancing that the place was exclusively for members only. We decided not to be angry thinking that perhaps the guy was having his andropause or just having a bad hair day.<br />
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Kashmir Restaurant has been in existence since 1979. It boasts of Indian, Malaysian, and Arab cuisine with customers mostly Arabs, Indonesians, and Europeans. The menu consists of dishes that are a bit too pricey for ordinary diners like us so we opted to order instead two glasses of mango lassie and chicken shawarma which my brother and I shared. Mango lassie is a delicious concoction of yoghurt, milk, and mango juice while chicken shawarma is made up of minced chicken wrapped in tortilla. The waiter who seemed to have been "time warped" with his well polished hair reminded me of 1960's actors. He came back three times and cajoled us to order more exotic dishes and pointed to the really expensive ones. We were nearly persuaded had we not been strong-willed enough to resist the tempting photos of the dishes spread before us. We primly declined lest we end up walking back home to Quezon City. So we took the bill, paid a total of five hundred plus pesos, said thank you to the half-smiling waiter who at this time had dropped all pretensions of liking us, and continued on our way.<br />
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It was a surprise to see that Hobbit House was still operational, only this time it was in M.H. del Pilar and not in Malate anymore. I remember having been always there during my college days after 6 pm. It was a favorite hangout for me and my three friends where we used to dream becoming famous writers, singers, and painters someday, drink, and smoke marlboro red like there was no tomorrow, and listen to folk songs until the wee hours of the morning. Memories of my carefree days simply inundated my thoughts as I gulped my San Mig lights and listened to a frail looking girl sing an upbeat song.<br />
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We took a cab whose driver outsmarted us by taking a longer route in bringing us home for a bigger fare. He was a cab driver who ripped off these two unsuspecting local tourists from Quezon City old enough to be his <i>tito</i> and <i>tita. </i>What a shame! Yet we decided not to be angry again. After all, our trip to Manila was worth it despite the little hassles that we encountered. In fact, the sight, sound, and smell of Manila continued to mesmerize me and were still on my mind as I closed my eyes to sleep.<br />
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KATHA- The Flower Bloom: on birth and rebirth<br />
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We paint flowers to express the feelings that we wish to communicate visually. For flowers are indeed wondrous tools of nature that speak of our joy, hope, sadness, and the continuation of life; flowers don't just convey varied emotions but also give us a sense of eternity- that everything that dies will be reborn.<br />
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The National Parks Development Committee through its project, Katha, proudly presents the works of four Filipino independent artists, Arvin Bryan Narvaez, Arlene de Castro-Anonuevo, Jose Erwin Mallare, and Marcos Arsenio Royales Xl. In the exhibit, "The Flower Bloom: on birth and rebirth", we present flowers from different perspectives, interpretations, and styles. This art exhibit is truly a celebration of blooms and human emotions for this month of flowers.<br />
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In art, katha means the creation of the artist. Katha is the title for this monthly series of exhibit at the Rizal Park Visitor's Center in Rizal Park, Manila that serves as a free platform for young, independent Filipino artists to showcase their art works. A brainchild of John David Salenda, the Marketing, Events, and Project Officer of the National Parks Development Committee (NPDC), Katha is now on its second successful month. This month's art exhibit opened on May 10 and runs until June 10, 2015.<br />
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The Rizal Visitor's Center is open to the public for free everyday of the week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. For inquiries, please contact Mr. John David Salenda at 3027079, 09394280771 or at deej.respicio.salenda@gmail.com.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The participating artists, Jose Erwin Mallare, Arvin Bryan Narvaez, and Arlene de Castro-Anonuevo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With two of my paintings that are currently on exhibit, "When Doves Cry" and "Flower Offering"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Mr.John David Salenda and some guests from London during the exhibit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Ms. Gilda Pasion Balang of Philippine News</td></tr>
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-72488583874527801222015-04-23T09:12:00.000-07:002015-04-23T09:25:21.613-07:00ALL THE WAY FOR AMBAY <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We did a resort hopping while in Zambales and the place that really stole our hearts and made us stay for the night was Ambay Beach Resort in Binuclutan, Botolan.<br />
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Ambay is an ideal hideaway for people who long for tranquility as this is a place that is so serene and eco-friendly. You can enjoy the sun, sea, and sky while lying on the sand, the porch of a nipa hut by the sea, a cushioned sofa made from driftwood, or just anywhere you fancy. It is definitely a place to start or rekindle a romance with nature and art. Mind you, the whole place is replete with objets d'art made from things picked from the shore and things from a bygone era. The whole place has a shabby chic ambiance that is appealing to a romantic like me.<br />
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Ambay is a place that promotes holistic wellness as they offer only vegan food, love and respect not just for people but for the animals too. From time to time, you will have a chance to be up close and personal with a friendly sea turtle as big as a wash basin and an equally friendly big fish with zebra stripes. Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to meet any of them. Yoga classes, music, mural painting, and other creative activities are done to uplift the spirit making it absolutely the place for a weary soul that is open to pleasant surprises.<br />
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For more information about this wonderful place for the body and soul, visit Ambay Botolan website. In the event that you accidentally discover the place while traveling on foot, look for RO LIY. He will surely add flavor to your unexpected visit with his warm hospitality and boyish charm. He will prepare a yummy vegan meal for you, make you a bonfire as you recite your poems under the stars.<br />
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Yolanda de Castro-Cabuco's art is her personal journey towards her inner self. It is art on introspection and is manifest of her very existence that is anchored on her faith in God. She is a naive artist, a painter of butterflies, mountains, and all other elements of nature in their purest forms. In exuberant strokes and colors of the rainbow, her vision of the world expressed in her works remains untainted.<br />
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Yolanda started her painting career rather late in life. Her entry into the Philippine art scene was brought about by a personal crisis. Having undergone brain surgery and having been blessed with a second life, she found her calling in showing God's greatness and love through art. She paints God's creations in various hues to show their magnificence.<br />
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There are many artists who produce more outstanding works of art in terms of techniques and composition. But why did I choose to write about the art of Yolanda ? It is because I see her heart in each of her work and that is truly important. For every twist and turn in her life, she paints her unwavering faith on canvas. Painting is her catharsis, painting is her way of exulting the Creator." I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart." That is the voice of Vincent Van Gogh's heart and that is what I also hear from the heart of Yolanda de Castro-Cabuco's art.<br />
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-75490500222960577902015-03-10T06:45:00.000-07:002015-03-11T03:59:07.802-07:00A FLIGHT ATTENDANT: TO BE, OR NOT TO BE?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Being a flight attendant is not for all the tall and tan and young and lovely. Being a flight attendant is being more than beautiful. Above all things, someone who aspires to be a flight attendant must basically possess wit, grit, and humor. The magic word here is chutzpah; she should have this in the right amount. Contrary to what we often see on television and magazines, the job is not all about inflight food service with a smile and providing total comfort to passengers. These are only secondary to ensuring the safety of the passengers until they arrive to their destinations. A flight attendant is tasked with multiple responsibilities inside the plane that she must be the sum total of a lot of qualities so as to function effectively.To be quite specific, she has to be street smart, cheerful, must have a natural inclination towards people, patient, courageous to either jump out of the plane or remain inside as the situation warrants it and as per captain's order, and adept in multitasking especially when the flight experiences full load situations.<br />
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Talking with a seasoned flight attendant is like talking with a professional boxer. Ask her about her inflight experiences and you will be amazed on how she handles situations involving unruly passengers, emergency childbirths and attempted hijackings to name a few. She certainly knows how to give the best jabs and avoid the fatal blows. In other words, she knows how to assess situations and act accordingly. Take for instance the experience of my friend, a senior flight attendant, during her last flight prior to her retirement. She had a "turbulent" flight for having a female passenger who started gulping alcoholic drinks prior to take off. This passenger certainly gave her hell 30,000 feet above sea level that lasted for the entire flight. Obviously tipsy, the woman unfastened her seatbelt during take off and landing, intermittently walked up and down the aisle, hollered and complained. Her behavior finally peeved a male passenger who stood up and said, " Hey lady, what's wrong with you? Have you not had sex for a long time?" A fistfight or hair pulling between the two passengers could have been the final scene, but my friend used her human relations skill, discretionary judgement, and toughness to prevent this. The feisty flight attendant certainly didn't buckle under pressure only to find out at the end that the woman was a mystery guest out to observe that flight but did an overkill by being too hyper and meddlesome.<br />
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So what makes flying so attractive? At first glance, everything seems to be about glamor with the uniform and the countries a flight attendant travels to. Indeed, it is. A flight attendant receives a big salary and allowance, gets to travel around the world for free, stays in deluxe hotels, shops in different key cities of the world; most often, marries a businessman or a high profile man. Long years of training and flying have kept her abreast with the do's and don'ts in social events and has learned to have impeccable manners. Yet, that's only a part of being a flight attendant. Flying is also about hard work during inflight service, having grit during emergency situations, and putting one's life on the line in every flight she takes. Flying is not just a job, it is a lifestyle. It is a combo of glamor, hard work, and heroism.<br />
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So, are you thinking of becoming a flight attendant? Think hard and ask yourself if you have what it takes to be one. If you feel half-hearted to be a flight attendant but you want to travel while working and don a stewardess' uniform, you still have another option. You can always work as a stewardess for deluxe buses like Victory Liner's until you are ready for take off.<br />
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When God gave his gift for cooking, I guess my brother was one lucky recipient. He can just cook anything as in anything. He is a natural in the kitchen and the dining area; as if he was born there. He is just an expert on difficult and easy dishes, the right way of using the appropriate utensils, plates, goblets for fine dining, proper way of dissecting the food and chewing it, and laughing with elan even when his mouth is full.<br />
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Whenever my brother cooks, it is always a glorious occasion with us expecting to be served food for the gods. Whenever it is my turn to cook, there will always be a question of , "Is it for the gods or the dogs?" You see, if Dennis is Ratatouile, I have to be a magician in the kitchen and come up with something up my sleeve.<br />
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So what are my brother's words of wisdom on cooking? Cooking is like traveling on a train. As one journeys, he slowly imbibes everything that he sees. Similarly, in cooking, one must go slow and not overwhelm or choke his dish with so many ingredients; everything has to be in moderation. Meat and fish must be cooked gradually and in low fire to cook them evenly; veggies with bigger fire and shorter period of time to retain their crispness and freshness. Cooking is an art and a process that has to be enjoyed like a journey.<br />
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For me, cooking is tango, rumba, chacha or a fast beat depending on what I'm cooking. For instance, if it is <i>pinakbet</i> that I am cooking, then it is chacha with me playfully tossing the veggies in the pot. If it is spaghetti, then it is rumba with my hips gyrating as I grate the cheese. Cooking is happiness. Cooking is being in love. It is absolutely romancing my ingredients and being surprised at the end. I never follow any recipe, always put a twist like adding something unusual in my dish and most often do not have any idea of how my dish would eventually turn out. I am just surprised when the people around me nod with approval, say <i>bravissima </i>and ask for more after tasting my dish. Indeed, anyone can cook! ^_^<br />
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-74083086265596441442015-03-02T07:06:00.000-08:002015-03-03T18:25:45.992-08:00 Gray Wall Art Studio- Jude and Naila Puruganan's romance with art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Art makes the heart grow fonder for another. Exactly! For Jude and Naila Puruganan, it is art that brought them together, binds them together and helps keep the ball rolling in their relationship not just as husband and wife but also as comrades in art.<br />
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This energetic tandem are the brains behind Gray Wall Art Studio that boasts of a collection of works by various artists such as Victor Puruganan, Jun Martinez, Angel Cacnio, Romulo Olazo, Ramon Orlina, Napoleon Abueva, Vicente Manansala, Rodolfo Samonte, Greg Bolanos, Menchu Arandilla, and me to name a few. Jude and Naila conceptualized the creation of the studio and formally started its operations in 2013. It was primarily envisioned to bring art closer to the people. As such, the duo came up with the idea of having a traveling art; they bring the art pieces to various events and venues such as galleries, parks and bazaars. This proactive couple eventually plans to expand and come up with other art venues in Ilocos, the province of Jude, and Aklan, the province of Naila.<br />
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Jude's exposure to art dates back to 1983. His father, master artist Ricarte Puruganan, used to take him along with him to various events, instilling in him the love for the arts, and making him learn the ropes of the trade. It was on one occasion that he met Naila who was then connected with an established art gallery. It was definitely love at first sight for them. As time goes by, their love for each other definitely keeps their romance with art passionate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jude and Naila Puruganan with my art work<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The legacy of art from Ricarte Puruganan lives in the hearts of Jude and Naila</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gray Wall Art Studio <br />
11 Don Narciso St., Don Enrique Heights<br />
Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City<br />
Landline: 7856984<br />
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-39311742912172933542015-02-22T05:40:00.000-08:002015-03-03T18:47:42.006-08:00VICTOR S. PURUGANAN- ART IS IN HIS BLOOD<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It was one afternoon when my siblings and I decided to stop by at the Gray Wall Art Studio before going out for dinner. We were driven more by curiosity rather than by anything else. Lo and behold! We found out to our surprise that the resident artist in this studio is no other than the son of Ricarte M. Puruganan, a multi awarded artist, one of the Thirteen Moderns who ushered in a new era in Philippine art in the 1930's, and was a contemporary of Fernando Amorsolo, HR Ocampo, Cesar Legaspi, Botong Francisco and Anita Magsaysay-Ho.<br />
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So what is my impression of Victor Puruganan? He is one artist who can talk about his life with candor and enthusiastically discuss his art at great length. He definitely lives and breathes his art. He is the only one among all the children of Ricarte Puruganan who followed the footsteps of his father. Victor can best be described with one word, versatile. He has the ability to shift from one medium to another and from one genre of art to another. He is not only a painter but also a sculptor who is very much passionate about art and life.<br />
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Victor finished a two year course in fine arts at the City College of San Francisco in the United States, resided and held one man exhibits there for quite sometime before coming back to the Philippines to stay for good. His enterprising brother and sister-in-law, Jude and Naila Puruganan, put up Gray Wall Art Studio to showcase his paintings and sculptures as well as those of other well known artists. Having strong connections in the Philippine art scene, Jude acts as the art consultant for the studio.<br />
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We had an engrossing discussion with Victor. We didn't even notice that the sun had already set down and yet we were still inside his studio. It was indeed wonderful to exchange views with an artist who is self-assured and passionate about his art. Definitely, art is in his blood.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The art of Victor Puruganan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The art of Victor Puruganan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Admiring the different art works at the Gray Wall Art Studio<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With two of his pieces of sculptures, "Cycle of the Sun" and "Pole Dancing" (red one), made from automobile parts<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His "Cycle of the Sun", a finalist in the GSIS Sculpture Competition 2014<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A book authored by his renowned artist father, Ricarte M. Puruganan<br />
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-41189295148808731942015-02-18T06:33:00.000-08:002015-02-22T00:55:48.115-08:00AT THE LOUVRE FOR THE MONA LISA SMILE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So you want to visit the Louvre but it is not physically possible because you are miles and miles away. You belong to the old school so you don't want to use the internet and just check the place instead. Fine. You can still live the experience of being at the Louvre without being there. Go for the old fashion way, and have it from someone who has been to the place, for events and things can be experienced through other people. That is what we call vicariously living someone else's experiences.<br />
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It was one fine evening when Xavier, my nephew, described his very recent travel to Paris, France. As he was giving a descriptive account of his visit, I was totally immersed in his stories that it was like actually being there, experiencing what he was feeling then.<br />
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Paris is a city of contrast. It is both the old and the new. The city has retained the quality of the old world, rich in its artistic heritage, while its people are ultra modern, fashionably dressed as they walk the streets of Paris. There are not many French nationals who speak English and so just like in the movie, "Lost in Translation", Xavier had to find ways of communicating with them, relying mostly on his mobile phone to translate English words to French and vice versa.<br />
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Xavier's visit to the Louvre Museum was one of the highlights of his trip. It is one of the world's largest museums and is a historic monument. It is a central landmark in Paris that showcases the different art works of the masters. He paid an entrance fee of about thirteen US dollars or six hundred Php.<br />
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In a nutshell, this is how Xavier sums up his total experience at the Louvre Museum:<br />
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"The art works at the Louvre isn't really my cup of tea, but visiting this museum is one of those things you've got to do while in Paris. The space is amazing with the size and scale of it all, impressive. There are just so many people that everything becomes pretty challenging that you just have to deal with it the best way possible so you can see the art works.<br />
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We made our way into the vast interior of the museum within an hour after it opened its doors to the public that day and still we were swallowed up by the great number of visitors. The famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci was strategically placed deep into the maze of corridors. By the time we reached this painting, the room was already thick with visitors.<br />
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In the next ten minutes, though, I was struck with a sad realization. I left the room, feeling that although Mona Lisa is the most visited piece of art at the Louvre, it is the least seen and felt. Clearly, no one was attempting to take in the piece with his eyes or his heart. The people only wanted to snap pictures or take videos of it. As if the pictures and videos were some sort of little trophies with everyone running about trying to collect as many of these as possible. The more they collected, the more of a winner they were. And it is sad because it prevented them from actually experiencing the moment and relating to this beautiful work of art."<br />
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Well Xavier, you are still one lucky guy not only for having seen the Mona Lisa smile but also for having a Mona Lisa smile. ^-^<br />
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The Louvre Museum in Paris, France<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most sought after by viewers, "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo Da Vinci</td></tr>
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I am one person who enters a place or a situation without hesitation and fear. Fortunately, I always get out unscathed from dangerous places or sticky situations. If curiosity can kill a cat, curiosity can whet my appetite for adventure. Call it having chutzpah, the quality of being curious and bold which I have in abundance. With my chutzpah, I entered the Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery with only a skinny driver in tow as the sun was setting down. Nevermind that I might encounter the ghost of a headless Spanish friar, I was determined to explore every nook and cranny of this cemetery underneath the ground.<br />
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The Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery in Laguna is the only one of its kind in the Philippines. It is a burial site 15 feet beneath a church that was designed and built for funeral masses in 1845 by a Franciscan priest named Father Vicente Velloc. The privileged ones who came from the elite Catholic families were buried here.<br />
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This cemetery was declared a national landmark as the underground crypt was used as a secret meeting place by the revolutionary group, KKK in 1896. During the Philippine-American War, the Filipino patriots also used the place to formulate their battle plans and seek shelter. It further served as a safe house for the Filipino guerrillas during World War ll.<br />
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As I lingered in the cemetery, I felt that the atmosphere was becoming eerie. I saw the silhouette of a man in a brown robe passed by then quickly disappeared. With goose bumps all over me, I ran up the flight of stairs leading back to the church leaving behind my chutzpah in the cemetery. :P It was indeed a one-of-a-kind adventure.<br />
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Traveling on foot is one of the best ways to get acquianted with a place. It certainly gives you the chance to be up close and personal with it and its people. This is exactly what I did one sunny afternoon.<br />
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Intramuros was built by the Spaniards in the 16th century and is located along the southern bank of the Pasig River. The name itself literally means "within walls" and was constructed to protect the city from foreign invasion during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines. Also known as Ciudad Murada, it has nearly a three-mile-long circuit of massive stone walls and fortification that almost completely surround the entire area.<br />
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One finds within the walls different Roman Catholic churches which have been in existence since the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The oldest among them is the San Agustin Church which was built in 1607. The other churches are San Nicolas de Tolentino Church, San Francisco Church, Third Venerable Order Church, Santo Domingo Church, Lourdes Church, and San Ignacio Church. Colegio de San Juan de Letran, one of the oldest educational institutions in the Philippines, is also located here.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having one of the best views of Intramuros<br />
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I never got hopelessly lost as I continued my tour of Intramuros. This is precisely because the place has an orderly street plan found in signages strategically located in different areas. General Luna Street provides easy access to most of its major attractions. I was charmed with the restaurants, cafes, hotels and souvenir shops which are in proximity to this street.<br />
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Although I perspired a lot walking around under the sun, I certainly had an awesome time in Intramuros. I capped my tour with a delightful refreshment of calamansi creme cake, okoy, and halo-hal<i>o</i> at the Ristorante delle Mitre.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The majestic interior of the San Agustin Church</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The glory of the past</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The San Agustin Church Museum is replete with religious icons way back from the Spanish period.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I could almost feel the presence of the Spanish friars walking along with me. ^_^</td></tr>
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-20936510624832403602015-02-02T06:28:00.000-08:002015-02-03T03:38:37.961-08:00Amberdawn Creations Over A Cup Of Coffee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Looking at other artists' works is akin to sitting on a chair. Either it gives me a comfortable feeling or makes me feel uneasy. It is sitting on a cushioned chair or on one made from wrought iron. There are paintings that are just pleasant to look at but there are some that make me feel uneasy, stir my emotions and make me weave stories in my head. For an effective art has four dimensions, the three we can see and the fourth, the story behind it.<br />
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I am drawn to the art by Amberdawn Creations, its paintings, collages and photography. Probably because its art fills a certain gap whenever I view other art works. Probably because its art is different. Probably because its art makes me pleasantly uncomfortable. It has this factor called intensity, intensity of thoughts and feelings. This intensity fuels my mind to create stories.<br />
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I threw the artist several questions one afternoon, questions about his art. In a nutshell, his art is about his life. It is expressive of all the trials he has gone through in his young life. It is when he processes his pains brought about by his personal experiences in a once war-torn Croatia that he comes up with art that resonates. His art is manifest of his thoughts and emotions, his art is his visual philosophy. Having no formal schooling in art, he enhances his talents with experimentation and researches on techniques through the internet.<br />
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I ponder on his works and art itself over a cup of coffee. Really, art gives us two great gifts of emotion, the emotion of recognition and the emotion to escape our present reality. Both of these take us out of the boundaries of ourselves and let us journey into the land of the artist's dreams. And that is exactly what the art of Alen Knezevic is all about.<br />
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If you are looking for heritage houses and other significant places in Olongapo City, you are surely in the wrong place. Traversing the streets of Olongapo, all we find are cemented houses, sauna and massage parlors, motels as well as old bars that are remnants of the occupation of the US Naval Forces in the city. As we go on foot along Magsaysay Avenue, we are greeted with loud band music and seedy bars that still line the streets; run down establishments that still bear traces of the heat and rhythm of the nights when bar girls in skimpy bikinis and G.I. Joes cavort inside bars and dimly lit corners of some alleys. Instead of this, we now find young men and women frequenting the place, smoking cigarettes and downing bottles of beer as bands played until the wee hours of the morning.<br />
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So what then is interesting in a place once dubbed as a city of sin? It has produced amerasian beauties brought about by the intermarriage between americans and filipinos. Megan Young who was crowned Miss World 2013 and Brethnie Cay Philips, Miss Teen Earth Philippines 2013 hail from the place.<br />
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A young generation with pop culture whose lives revolve around music and electronic gadgets has sprung. Theirs is a generation that has no knowledge of the past; that the generation before them consisted of people who were either pro americans who lived the american dream or anti americans who marched the streets to protest the presence of the american bases and fought to free the filipinos from the claws of american imperialism.<br />
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As we take the bus bound for Iba, I can't help but ponder about the transcience of life. A few wrinkles on my forehead and strands of white hair that are starting to appear are cues for me that indeed time fleets fast; hence, I have to appreciate whatever is in a place and enjoy the trip to any place the bus of life takes me.<br />
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<b><i>SAN SALVADOR ISLAND: Tranquil beauty that beckons- photos by Densdec</i></b><br />
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We ride a <i>banca</i> with other passengers going to the island of San Salvador for the fare of ten pesos each only. The sea is the color of turquoise and is pleasantly placid during the trip. I chat with an elderly passenger, <i>lola</i> Agapita who is a native of the island. At the age of seventy seven, she is still strong and sprightly and can carry a bundle of wood to the <i>banca.</i> She has eleven children and sixty grandchildren, and makes native delicacies like <i>suman </i>for a living. <i>Joie de vivre</i> is clearly written on her face. Indeed, she is a woman who has joyfully lived every single moment of her life in this peaceful, rustic island.<br />
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San Salvador is located off the coast of Masinloc, Zambales. It is not only a home for fishermen but also its sea is a sanctuary for clams locally called <i>taklobos.</i> It has a quality that bewitches any visitor to the island. Its beauty doesn't shout and is not imposing. Rather, like a demure Zambalena, its beauty charms, silently calls and steals one's heart slowly.<br />
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The shore is cream colored like the <i>pastillas</i>, a local delicacy made from carabao's milk and is a specialty in this area of Zambales. The verdant trees locally called <i>aroma</i> line the shore and have thorny branches that stretch far as if eagerly reaching for the sea and the azure sky. Some backyards have sturdy green stalks of rice that are pregnant with golden grains waiting to be harvested. Seaweeds are left to dry under the sun for they will be used for gelatin making.<br />
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With my <i>tapis </i>and accessories to match, I am ready for our photoshoot. Densdec starts taking my photos and I internalize and immerse myself in the tranquil beauty of my surroundings.<br />
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As we ride the <i>banca</i> to leave San Salvador before the sun sets, I can't help but glance back with a tinge of sadness in my heart. I listen to the rustling of the <i>aroma</i> leaves and the murmur of the waves as if beckoning me to return for another sojourn. I smile then sigh as the island grows smaller and smaller as we travel back to the mainland. Surely, I will miss the island that bewitched me and unexpectedly stole my heart. :)<br />
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A treasure from the sea<br />
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Enjoying my own company<br />
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Oh I could be a mermaid forever...<br />
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The tranquil beauty of San Salvador Island<br />
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The charming <i>lola </i>Agapita talks about her life<br />
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Loving the sea and sky<br />
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The Art of Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01935913419602896991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920872192134173897.post-49766439177839794262014-11-21T02:01:00.000-08:002015-02-18T07:20:01.825-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
THE ARTIST IS THE ART- photography by Densdec<br />
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Being a spontaneous photographer is opening one's eyes to the different photographic opportunities around. It is thinking outside the box or better still, thinking without a box. This creative thinking is exactly what Densdec did. With his point and shoot digital camera, he made use of the native mat locally called "banig", foil, bubble wrap, wax paper, scarf, leaves and cicada's dry skin to come up with interesting shots making me, the artist as the art.<br />
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