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Monday, May 2, 2016

MAKULAY NA SINING AT KULTURA, YAMAN NG PILIPINO

"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."

-Ian Somerholder

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

natural resources as part of our heritage.

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
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.

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.
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.

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.

With Ms. Virginia Arnold, Chief. Cultural and Public Affairs Division, National Parks Development Committee
and Ms. Julie Po, Executive Director of the Linangan ng Kulturang Pilipino

Mr. Romeo Ebio of San Jose, Bulacan Towerville 6

The paintings done by the children from San Jose, Bulacan Towerville 6

"The Last Daughters of a Dying Earth" by Adecastroan

Ms. Julie Po, Executive Director, Linangan ng Kulturang Pilipino

Adecastroan with her painting which is about the destruction of the environment due to mining

Paintings of flowers by sandra Herber and a painting by adecastroan

Ms. Virginia Arnold, Chief, Cultural and Public Affairs Division, National Parks Development Committee

Monday, March 14, 2016

"THE ESSENCE OF EVE THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ARTIST" at the Rizal Park Visitor's Center

"I am the poet of the woman the same as the man,
And I say there is nothing greater than the mother of man."

Walt Whitman
"Song of Myself"

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.

Arlene de Castro-Anonuevo (Adecastroan) and her "Pagsuyo ni Nanay"

"Pagsuyo ni Nanay" by Arlene de Castro-Anonuevo

The theme for this month

"Kasuglong ng Pusod" by Vicente "Bimbo" Reyes Santos

Iel Castillo and his "Embrace"

"Ugat" by Jose Erwin Mallare

Ding Royales and his "Madre y Bambino lll"

Miguel Wong and his "Panagbenga Mother and Child"

Four of the participating artists together with Miss May Ann Peacita, organizer and curator for the exhibit

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.

Friday, February 5, 2016

"Forever Flowers" at the Prism Gallery

CROSSING THE BOUNDARIES OF TIME AND SPACE IN ART- The National Museum of the Philippines

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.

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.

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 bandanas, 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.

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.