ARTIST ARTWORK INTERPRETATION

PAINTINGS
Elmer Borlongan Quiapo (2004) The painting represents the
yearly procession of the Black
Nazarene of Quiapo Church
around Manila and the
people pushing one another
to get within touching
distance of the famous
ancient Catholic icon
believed to be miraculous.

Elmer Misa Borlongan (born

January 7, 1967) is a prominent
contemporary Filipino painter best
known for his distinctive use of
figurative expressionism.
Ronald Ventura Crack in the Hull (2001) This painting is a
representation of the souls's
struggle in obtaining eternal
life or salvation. The crack in
the hull symbolizes the sins
that the departed committed
during his time living as a
human. It serves as a
hindrance in the quest of
salvation.
Ronald Ventura (Filipino,
b.1973) was born in Manila,
Philippines. A contemporary
Filipino artist known for his
dynamic melding of realism,
cartoons, and graffiti.
Emmanuel Garibay Mother and Child This artwork portrayed a
powerful image of a woman
embracing a child. The hands
of the subject is both
symbolic and expressive
wherein the grasp of the
subject’s hands radiates
Emmanuel Garibay (Born 1962) warmth accompanied with
is active/lives in Philippines.
Emmanuel Garibay is known
the hues smeared to the
for Social commentary canvas - perfectly exhibiting a
painting. The son of a mother’s love.
Methodist pastor, Emmanuel
Garibay was raised in Davao,
the multicultural city that
nurtured his early interest in art.
Rodel Tapaya Lost in the Woods This painting shows the
problem of humankind’s
insatiable desires and man-
made catastrophes and in
the end, we are left with a
fascinating puzzle on
Rodel Tapaya was born in imagination, enquiry, action,
1980, in Montalban, Rizal, ambition—and consequence.
Philippines, known for his large-
scale canvases, narrative
murals and sculptural
installations that evoke the
primordial rainforests of
indigenous folklore as allegories
for the present reality.