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We like to watch people. In a gallery setting.”
Last October 15, I was lucky to be invited to the gala night of the biggest and longest-running contemporary art fair in the country. Titled Crossing Borders, this year's edition of ManilART puts a premium on contemporary art, by promoting solidarity through diverse art, culture and heritage, among local and international galleries and artists.
Now, here's my ManilART experience in pictures:
1. Experience a work of art.
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| Alab Pagarigan's Almost (Fall of Icarus) |
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| Installation by Lindsey James "Lindslee" Lee |
2. Meet an artist in person.
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| Artist Lydia Velasco with fellow artist contemplate on her work. |
3. See a work of art hanging next to other works of art.
4. A gallery is a place to go meet up with friends, bond with loved ones, exchange ideas and to build a community of like-minded artists.
5. Art allows us to see ourselves and our community through a different lens.
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| Migs Villanueva's Sweet Cheeks and Velvet Apples |
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| Zhang Yuxi's Life and Time |
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| Manuel Baldemor's Homage to the Virgin of Guadalupe. |
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| Lydia Velasco's Inang Kalikasan is made with oil on canvas. |
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| Romulo Galicano's The Triumph of Life Over Death |
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| Fernando Amorsolo |
6. Art even transports us to different places and cultures.
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| Jaspher Penuilar's Peppermint Series |
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| Reyber Ramos's Versus |
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| Christian Tamondong's The Bird of Venus from Secret Fresh |
7. Be surprised at what you see and whom you meet.
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| Aileen Lanuza's Warhol's Alter Ego |
8. Support your local art galleries by visiting them and experience the possibilities.
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