ANTIPOLO FIESTA

 Elements and Principles of the Painting

There is perfect harmony when it comes to the colors used in different parts of the whole
artwork. Amorsolo used bright and vivid colors to emphasize the people in the middle, making it
the main focus of the artwork. The two people in the middle is in the nice angle showing a
perfect harmony. Their right hand is both up in the air and their feet are most likely in the same
position creating a repetition. There the audience in the back is much larger than on the front to
avoid covering the 2 people dancing.

 How the painting receives in its time and how important....

The work of Fernando Amorsolo "Antipolo Fiesta" is undoubtedly a way to exhibit fellowbeing
or shared identity (colloquially known as “kapwa”) – a concept said to be “at the core of Filipino
social psychology” in accordance to statistical results showing it to be “at the heart of the
structure of Filipino values”. In this masterpiece of Amorsolo, one would immediately notice the
recognition of and unity of the self with others wherein a complete trust and bond between
strangers who are obviously not of blood is currently unfolding. The culture of what others may
liken to how life in the province is and the advice that there is a great need for every Filipinos to
learn how to “makisama” is also hinted by the abundance of food littered at the left corner of
the painting as well as the conformity with the ritual
In the time and world we live in today, we as Filipinos have seemingly taken the unique nature
of our identity for granted. We may have embraced the characteristics that make up our one-of-
a-kind selves with open arms; however, little to no acknowledgement has actually been made
with regards to their existence primarily because of the fact that there are quite a number of
things we have to do in the limited time we have in our everyday lives. It turns out that an
exception to this scenario are artists who have publicly recognized these traits by cleverly hiding
and incorporating them in their masterpieces.

 Meaning/message of the painting

This oil painting on canvas depicts a rural scene where a group of people are shown celebrating
a fiesta in Antipolo. The main focus is on a pair of dancers in the field surrounded by revelers
both young and old. Abundant food is presented in basketfuls of assorted fruits on the benches
and on the ground, as well as the traditional roasted pig or lechon being prepared by two men.
Nearby is a house with huge windows from where dwellers watch the revelers. At the
background is a huge church, a symbolic town structure. A vast number of townsmen complete
the essence of a fiesta
It can be said that the pair of dancers are in the usual same pose as those of dancers in
Fernando Amorsolo’s various well-known tinikling-related paintings. A viewer may be quick to
surmise at a glance that this painting belongs to that category, as the bamboo handlers in the
usual tinikling dance often blend in the crowd and are not easily distinguished. However, there
 are no bamboo-handlers present in this painting simply because the dancers are not performing
the tinikling dance. Thus, this indication is what makes this painting very unique.

References:

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