Manila Art 2011

It was my first time to attend the annual Manila Art (International Philippine Art Fair) and this year it was held at the NBC tent in The Fort, Taguig and luckily I was one of the people who gets to see different art galleries by our very own pinoy style of art.

And here is one of my favorite piece of artwork

A very pinoy piece, jeepney, I myself don't get it why I like this one so much, though this one is just a display next to a gigantic portrait yet this has caught my eyes. I love how the sculptor designed this as a very weird sort of style, well we all know here in the Philippines, we would often see a jeepney rolling the streets in different styles. For me, as what I could interpret this artwork, it's a free jeep, a jeep that has full of happy passengers who pays enough fare and all the passengers who would ride here are the happiest. 

If I were to be able to do a film and get this as a inspiration, the story would be about the drivers of fought through the streets of Manila just to survive their household and for being the heroes of our country, without these jeepney drivers probably half of Filipino whether a student or a worker would walk miles from where they live down to their destinations.

Among all the paintings I saw, this one was the coolest because when you look at it at first you'll get the vibe that you are with the boy at the pool, I really liked it after a minute of just looking at it, it's not that easy to paint something like this. And another thing why I liked this painting is because I remember myself way back my swimming lessons when I was still young like this boy, I feel like drowning everytime I attempt to swim one lap but then I see a light above that keeps me going, now I don't usually swim like an athlete but I still remember what I learned.


If this would be my inspiration in doing a film, I would love to do a story about learning how to swim, not only the sport itself but also the hardships and struggles you'll get in able to get at the last lap.And being able to be matured from all the experiences of athletes like this kid in the portrait does at the very beginning.


Blog entry written by : Quinlin Roxas