Tam-Awan Village hosts artists and their works in addition to artwork fanatics on a hill in Baguio, dotted with Ifugao and Kalinga huts and trails that showcase indigenous artistry and craftsmanship
BAGUIO, Philippines – A museum in Baguio Metropolis is closing out 2024 and welcoming 2025 with group exhibits that showcase a mixture of kinds by rising and established artists from the town and Benguet.
On the predominant gallery of the Tam-Awan Village is the Hearth and Traditions exhibit, which options pyrography works by pioneer Jordan Mang-osan alongside Carl Taawan, Eden Cawang, Gustavo Montero, Jeck Anton, and Rhesa Payangdo.
Tam-Awan Village, supported by the Chanum Basis, hosts artists and their works in addition to artwork fanatics on a hill in Baguio, dotted with Ifugao and Kalinga huts and trails that showcase indigenous artistry and craftsmanship.
Mang-osan defined that pyrography includes the usage of {an electrical} burning pen, whereas photo voltaic drawing harnesses the solar’s warmth by means of a magnifying glass. Because the organizer of Baguio and Benguet’s first pyrography group, he considers this their debut present.
The exhibit’s 19 works spotlight the rising variety of pyrography practitioners within the space.
Cawang, for example, found pyrography throughout the COVID-19 pandemic when lockdowns restricted entry to artwork supplies, prompting artists to adapt.
Montero’s curiosity in bladesmithing stemmed from his background in Filipino martial arts. His exploration went past utility to embrace artistry, combining pen-and-ink drawings on wooden sourced from the forests of Ifugao. The three works he’s exhibiting incorporate symbols of prosperity, with blades contrasting the feminine topics on the coronary heart of every piece.
“They function safety for the nurturing feminine kinds,” Montero defined.
Taawan, in the meantime, extends his cultural picture documentation of the Cordillera area into a brand new mixed-media format, combining leather-based tooling with pyrography.
Payangdo credit Mang-osan for uplifting and mentoring her in pyrography. Her items, typically primarily based on images, scorch human and animal kinds onto paper. Considered one of her most hanging works is a portrait of a lady often called Lola Unsaya, who was 99 years outdated when she handed away of their village of Natubleng, Buguias, Benguet.
Girls empowered
On the Ugnayan gallery, the exhibit Empowered Voices: The Artwork of 4 Girls options works by Lin de Lazo Bulayo, Freya Jadormio, Chriztane Estrada, and Kesayah Dacaimat. Their artworks span varied media, together with acrylic on canvas, woven tapestry, wire artwork, and blended media, tackling a variety of themes.
Bulayo’s portraiture captures acquainted faces and kinds with a nostalgic contact, mixing paint and Pentel pen on giant canvases.
Jadormio’s works combine magic realism and nostalgia, typically inserting a hanging feminine determine on the middle of every body.
Dacaimat’s creations mirror her love and appreciation for all times. Her wire artwork depicts spider webs, whereas her tapestries evoke the serenity of calm waves and undulating mountains.
Estrada, drawing from her psychology background and a reservoir of recollections and feelings, juxtaposes pure components with dream-like imagery, leaning closely into surrealism. Of her 4 items, just one contains a human type.
Talking about her large-scale work, Estrada mentioned, “It combines components of femininity with robust brushstrokes. I need to present that ladies are usually not fragile however highly effective.”
Bulayo curated the ladies whose inventive voices formed the exhibit. The 26 items current numerous and distinctive views.
The Tam-Awan Village reveals will run till January 10, 2025, at Pinsao Correct in Baguio. – Rappler.com
