Feature:

UPDANAY at Museo Iloilo

Harakhak Sang Ilonggo

By Pepin

Museo Iloilo comes to life with a new set of spectacular artworks. “Upadanay,” an art exhibit that ran since early January, features recent works of renowned Ilonggo artists.

Popular works include oil portraits of Iloilo’s Dinagyang festival on canvass, such as Ritchie S. Baylon’s Harakhak Sang Ilonggo (Laughter of an Ilonggo). Other masterpieces that elegantly described the local culture were done with watercolors and acrylic paints.

However, it is not only Iloilo's tradition that was depicted in the exhibit, as some artists also portrayed the chic and modern lifestyles of the Ilonggos. One best example is an acrylic  painting of John L. Corral, entitled “Dance of Colors.” 

While unlike his contemporaries, Ike Villaruel did not create a color blasts on canvass, but still managed to showcase an equally appealing black and white masterpiece made from pen and ink in his work, entitled "The Arroyo Fountain."

The exhibit will run until March 3, 2010. On the following day until March 9, art fans can enjoy a different exhibit, called “Ladies Room,” which is will be co-presented by the Artist Circle of UP Diliman. It will showcase various kinds of artworks about women and women empowerment. 

Panay Mud Pie invites everyone to witness all of these only at Museo Iloilo.

 

"Viva"

(Acrylic on Canvass)

Leoniel Cerbas

 

"Sa Iloilo Lang Ni"

(Oil on Canvass)

Ritchie S. Baylon

 

"In their Eyes"

(Acrylic on Canvass)

Joemel G. Mirabuena

 

"The Life Cycle"

(Oil on Canvass)

Richard De La Cruz

 

"Poster Series: The Arroyo Fountain"

(Pen and Ink)

Ike Villaruel

 

"Dance of Colors 2"

(Acrylic on Canvass)

Mel John L. Corral