We regularly participate in an annual fundraiser that auctions of artwork to benefit scholarships and other activities of one alumni group. Among the artwork we've acquired through the auction are abstracts and landscapes. However, the more memorable ones for me are the ones featuring historical scenes such as streets from the Spanish or American period, and a portrait of an agricultural family ("Doon sa Hacienda") by Neil Doloricon.
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| We recently acquired this piece through the auction. We thought it presented an historical marker with people wearing masks in compliance with health protocols during the Covid-19 pandemic. It also shows people crowding to ride a jeepney and others lined up on the street. Public transport was scarce during the pandemic and current supplies cannot address the demand as workers are directed to return to their workplaces. |
We actually have other paintings at home and the office that we acquired through other sources showing or depicting certain times including one that featured the tranvia - the streetcars that served as Manila's main mode of public transport prior to World War 2. Meanwhile, we also have a few showing modes of transport such as bicycles and jeepneys. One if not my favorite painting featuring a jeepney is this painting by Amador Barquilla we got from the same auction years ago.
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| Barquilla's humorous depiction of an overloaded jeepney |
More on paintings and other works of art in future posts!
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