Region 6 CAPIZ.

PIERRE PATRICIO 2013 YOLANDA ACRYLIC ON CONCRETE 212X117

DESCRIPTION:

The Subject Matter • What is the main figure in the painting? What is the relationship
between the other figures in the artwork and the main figure?

The central figure is a woman's face surrounded by natural elements such as fish and leaves,
water and air. As suggested by the wavy colored shapes, the artist combined these with the
legendary ‘sarimanok' and wind. The figure does not depict man in his natural habitat. Instead,
it's mother nature in the midst of God's creation.

The Materials • What are the artist's materials or mediums? Is the intended effect of the
artist brought out by this medium?

Acrylic paints were used on a textured concrete wall by the artist. The rough texture of the
painting is enhanced by the concrete wall, which best expresses the tragedy and devastation
that typhoon Yolanda brought to the Philippines' southern region. The message would not have
been conveyed effectively if the artist had used a smooth canvas.

The Art elements • What are the artwork's most prominent elements? What role do they
play in the artwork? What is the artist's method for defining shape and volume with line?
What are the composition's unifying characteristics? What kinds of variations can you
find among the same elements?

Curve lines dominate the painting, which features various tones of red, yellow, and blue primary
colors. Blue connects the various elements around the human face, which has its eyes closed
as if afraid of the natural disturbance. As if the leaves, fowl feathers, and leaves were hair, they
encircled the face. A dying tree rises above the living creatures that occupy the painting's
middle to bottom sections, bringing the blue tint to meet the brown brickwall. The curve lines
that run from top to bottom of the frame unify the objects. Near the sarimanok, a bright orange
moon breaks up the rhythm of blue.
ANALYSIS:

How do the principles of design (balance, harmony, emphasis, movement/rhythm, unity,

variety) and the elements of art (color, shape, line, texture, space, form, value) play a role
in this artwork? Do you see a link between the ones you listed in the description stage
and what you've written so far?

Typhoon Yolanda, also known as ‘Haiyan,' was one of the most powerful tropical cyclones and
the strongest storm ever recorded at landfall. On November 7, 2013, it wreaked havoc on the
Philippines' southern region. It killed 6,300 people and put a damper in the Visayas, particularly
in Samar, Leyte, Cebu, Capiz, Negros, and Iloilo, affecting 11 million people, the majority of
whom were left homeless as a result of the storm.

Artists have been inspired to use their art to express their pain and suffering as a result of this
tragedy. Pierre Patricio, a Capiz artist, is one of them. The figure in his painting is a
representation of mother nature, who appears calm and harmless until her power is unleashed.
Other elements in the painting, such as the fabled sarimanok and arowanas, are used to
represent the will to live. The flowing curve lines gently connect all of nature's threatened
elements, which are symbolized by the dead tree.

The artist used abstraction to combine forms, with the unifying element being the curve lines
that run from the bottom to the top of the frame. This is typical of Pierre Patricio's style, in which
design elements are intellectually interpreted through form analysis, which renders them
transparent as they overlap. The formal intellectual order is respected in this style.
INTERPRETATION:

What do you think the artist is trying to say with this piece, and why do you think that?
How did the artist come up with the idea for the piece? What do you think the meaning is,
and why do you think so? Do you believe there are symbols in this work of art that
represent other things? What are those things, and what do they represent?

The painting is about mother nature's power. It can be both beautiful and cruel. It has the ability
to both give and take life. In contrast to the dead tree at the top of the painting, this can be seen
in the colorful plants, fish, and sarimanok. This painting serves as a reminder of man's frailty in
comparison to nature's might.

He used a critical eye, focusing on elements that the eye should see in order to reflect the tragic
effects of the super typhoon. Despite the fact that he contrasted living creatures with a dead
tree, which may depict hopelessness, the color that takes up the majority of the vertical frame
represents life and hope.

It's a good piece of art because it makes creative use of painting elements and organizational
principles. It contains elements with symbolism that Filipinos are familiar with. Beyond its
appearance, its content pierces the hearts of the Filipinos who have been affected by the
disaster and have lost loved ones and property in just a single day.