Monday, October 24, 2011

Viewing human expression in the "Mini-stop" of visual arts.. SM Megamall

It's such a welcome molting, the regular and unsynchronized F5'ing of Megamall galleries. There will always be something nice. I know that for a fact. Of course, the baduyness is there in some galleries, but a lot get it right most of the time. Some hits from Gallery Row, and more.

I really REALLY like this painting. But the money trees have been harvested early this month. Congratulations to the new owner. ENJOY your art. don't just invest in it.


Met the Artist of my coveted painting, but didn't have a lot of time to talk about his work. He was nice enough to stand still for a photo. JR Urao.

Peace.

Monday, October 17, 2011

One of my favorite works of art.. THE dinosaur mural. Most of the representations are now thought to be wrong, but as a little larval geek boy who read encyclopedia volumes like they were comics, these lumbering behemoths amazed me and kept me daydreaming in school.

Source: "Right Some Good"

"Zallinger's "Age of Reptiles" Mural

If you were a nerdly, dinosaur-crazed child in the 70's odds are you remember this:

This is an image of the world famous "Age Of Reptiles" mural painted by Rudolf Zallinger for the Peabody Museum in the 1940's. Looking at it now, the creatures, although still totally majestic (and well, awesome), look oddly stilted. That vintage T Rex looks mighty stumpy. At the time though, this was the top of the line conceptualization of dinosaurs.
Here's a pic of more of the mural:

"In April 1942, before beginning on the actual mural, Zallinger undertook 6 months of studies with Yale and Harvard scientists, and then 18 months of preliminary art work. Zallinger painted The Age of Reptiles mural from 1943 to 1947. For this magnificent achievement he received a Pulitzer Award for Painting in 1949."

Even though we have more realistic, souped up versions of dinosaurs these days, it's easy to see the magic these murals contained, igniting wonder about the prehistoric world in a million young squirming minds. You can see what an updated, more scientifically correct mural would look like now. (While cool "art wise" I have to say I prefer the look Zallinger's! The colors on the new one make me think of an extreme sports drink.)"

An Excerpt from "Panitikang Filipino.." bekimonized.

Panitikang Filipino sa Iba’t ibang Panahon

ni G. Francis Rodolfo M. Marcial Jr.

(Isinalin sa Bekimon gamit ang Bekimonizer)

panahon ng katutubetch

bagetch pa roksit dumating ang mgatchi kastila satchi pilipinas chenelin, mayroon nang sining at panitikan ang mgatchi sinaunang pilipinetch.

karamihan sa mga panitikan nila’y yaong mga pasalin-dila gurla ng mga bulong chenes, tugmang-bayan chorva, bugtong chenelin, epiketch, salawikain at awiting-vayan na anyong patulatchi; mga kwentong-bayan chorva, alamat at mitetch natchi anyong tuluyan at ang mga katutuvong sayaw at ritwal ng babaylan bilang pinakaunang anyeklavu ng dulatchi sa bansatchi.

karamihan satchi mga panitikang itechi ay pasalin-dila. may mga panitikan ring nasulat sa mga pirasetch ng kawayan chorva, matitibay natchi kahoy at makikinis na bateklavu. ngunit iilan natchi lamang ang mgatchi natagpuan ng mga arkeologetch (archeologists chorva) sapagkat batay sa kasaysayan chenes, pinasunog at pinasiratchi itechi ng mga prayle nang dumating julams sa bansatchi sa paniniwalang ang mga itechi ay gawa ng demonyeklavu.

Chorva

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Artist Feature: Froilan Calayag

I have no words

Guest-starring Nonoy Marcelo's Ikabod

"Chase the Candy" ..One of my favorite Froilan Calayag paintings.. I don't know where it is now.

mmmmm... secretions..

The Artist's Renaissance Influence shows in this painting. I love the presence of water.

"Love Me! Heart Eater"

This is the world I see behind my eyelids.. Where odd creatures exist, and live off each other, and evil is rigid and angular.

Chaos+Color = Fun

I enjoy staring at the transparent, gel-like bear hat on the boy's head.

There's an amphibian called the Surinam Toad that deposits its eggs on the skin of its back. these slowly sink into the skin, creating large holes. In these holes, the eggs hatch and the tadpoles metamorphose inside these holes, emerging as miniature versions of their parents.

Another creature with Surinam Toad features..

Froilan's Prizewinning rendition of Jose Rizal's Terra Cotta Sculpture

Makes me want to run, too..

This is an Allusion to something i forgot. sorry.. But isn't it great? "Everything Turns Impressionism When You're Hungry"

The very first Froilan Calayag work i saw online. That moment, he became my favorite Filipino Contemporary artist. Even more so now having seen more of his work and having learned the experiences and emotions behind the layers of paint.

Bosch brews some Angel's Trumpet Tea with the Chapman Brothers

A take on the old fable

Characters come to life and become not just believable but familiar.


Very Deja-Vu for me.. I had one of those magnetic fishing games when I was smaller. I loved how the little fishes would open their mouths then you'd try to get them to latch onto the magnetic "lure". It's a very close simulation of what you feel when fishing for real fish.

Froilan Calayag is Awesome

Photos from: Artist's own Facebook Page, Gallery Bohemia, Tala Gallery, ClicktheCity, Sensico.edu.pe,Flickr, WhenInManila.com, VinylonVinyl and other very forgiving and generous sources.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Videoke Lists

From "Bagamundo"'s blog.

Photo from The four eyed optimist

Top 5 Old Reliables (pag walang maisip agad at gustong mauna sa mic; siguradong patok)

1. You (Basil Valdez)

2. Inspector Mills (America)

3. Lady (Kenny Rogers)

4. Gold (Spandau Ballet)

5. Honesty (Billy Joel)

Top 5 Ultimate (Patayan at Ubusan ng Boses ang labanan)

1. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)

2. Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)

3. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You (Michael Bolton)

4. I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing (Aerosmith)

5. Natutulog Pa ang Diyos (Gary Valenciano)

Top 10 Love Songs, Happy Category (sampu talaga, sa dami ba naman)

1. Reachin’ Out (Gary Valenciano)

2. So It’s You (Raymond Lauchengco)

3. Knocks Me Off My Feet (Stevie Wonder)

4. When I Met You (Apo Hiking Society)

5. You Make Me Feel Brand New (The Stylistics)

6. I Love the Way You Love Me (Boyzone)

7. Love is Love (Culture Club)

8. Maghihintay sa Iyo (Dingdong Avanzado)

9. Nag-iisang Ikaw (Louie Heredia)

10. Closer You and I (Gino Padilla)

Top 10 Love Songs, Heartbreak Category (sampu pa rin; pinakamahirap pamilian sa lahat)

1. Here I Am (Air Supply)

2. Why Can’t It Be (Rannie Raymundo)

3. Stitches and Burns (Fra Lippo Lippi)

4. Calling Your Name Again (Richard Carpenter)

5. Saan Darating ang Umaga (Raymond Lauchengco)

6. Maybe (Neocolours)

7. Hard Habit to Break (Chicago)

8. Set You Free (Side A)

9. Half-Crazy (Johnny Gill)

10. The Best I Ever Had (Vertical Horizon)

Top 5 na Madaling Kantahin (yung pagod ka na o pa-chill out lang kayo)

1. Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel)

2. Sister Golden Hair (America)

3. Simply Jessie (Rex Smith)

4. Traces (Classics IV/Bobby Vinton)

5. Huwag na Lang Kaya (True Faith)

Top 5 pag mga Manginginom ang Kaharap (mga National Anthem, a la My Way)

1. My Love Will See You Through (Marco Sison)

2. One in A Million You (Larry Graham)

3. Doon Lang (Nonoy Zuñiga)

4. Skyline Pigeon (Elton John)

5. Mandy (Barry Manilow)

Top 5 Pang-Contest, OPM Category (yung may naghahamon na ibang table)

1. Gaya ng Dati (Gary Valenciano)

2. Ngayon (Basil Valdez)

3. I Will Always Stay This Way In Love With You (Boy Katindig)

4. Say That You Love Me (Martin Nievera/Basil Valdez)

5. Magsimula Ka (Leo Valdez)

Top 5 Pang-Contest, Foreign Category

1. On the Wings of Love (Jeffrey Osborne)

2. Careless Whisper (George Michael)

3. Suddenly (Billy Ocean)

4. Just Once (James Ingram)

5. Wildflower (Color Me Badd)

Top 5 na Masarap Palang Kantahin (pero hindi laging naiisip, o hindi available)

1. Summer Breeze (Isley Brothers)

2. Just Another Day (Jon Secada)

3. I Go Crazy (Paul Davis/Barry Manilow)

4. I Will Always Love You (Kenny Rogers, NOT Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston)

5. Another Day in Paradise (Phil Collins)

Top 5 Kantang Pambabae na Pwedeng Kantahin ng Lalaki

1. Alone (Heart)

2. Through the Fire (Chaka Khan)

3. Love Will Lead You Back (Taylor Dayne)

4. What’s Up (4 Non-Blondes)

5. It Must Have Been Love (Roxette)

Top 5 Duets (Male and Female)

1. After All (Peter Cetera and Cher)

2. Separate Lives (Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin)

3. Don’t Fall In Love with a Dreamer (Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes)

4. Guilty (Barry Gibb and Barbra Streisand)

5. Up Where We Belong (Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes)

Top 5 na pang-Last Song (yung sinisita na kayo ng staff kasi bayad na kayo pero kumakanta ka pa rin)

1. Farewell (Raymond Lauchengco)

2. Through the Years (Kenny Rogers)

3. Happy (Square Heads)

4. Say You Love Me (Simply Red)

5. Closing Time (Semisonic)