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IMAHE 2021:
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Be inspired by taking a deep look at the process of the featured artists' works and on how their ideas transformed through the canvas only here in the INSIDER.
A Throbbing Escape
By: Nina Mae Oliverio
I conceptualized/sketched the draft of this work, late at night. I finished it at 3 a.m because I had a hard time thinking of what would be a good representation of the assigned plate prompt. At that time, it wasn’t easy for me to conceptualize something depicting the headspace and incorporating the exploration on shapes and lines. Since that time was the moment when my mind was clouded, I decided to sketch using pencil and ruler on my notepad while listening to Weathering With You OST ‘Grand Escape.’ Then, as I let my hands flow along with my ‘headspace,’ I finished the plate with the realization that if lines and shapes could lead to a path, I wanted to escape what was bothering my mind.
Daily
Anxiety
By: Kobe Angelo Cayme
Expressed my anxiety that I have been continuously experiencing during this pandemic through art and given the opportunity that we needed to create a digital piece using shapes/lines, I didn’t hesitate to do so. I utilized black as the symbolism for negativity, alongside its shapes and patterns in order to portray the feeling of anxiety.
Our Lady of
Guadalupe
By: Karen Cinco
When people think about typography, people may think instantly of words, font styles, or the artistic composition they could make. However, it is different for me. When I look into a blank piece of paper, typography makes me think of people. Maybe because as human beings, we are composed of our WORDS in their OWN way. Hence, I want people to think of my work that way. Constrained from limited resources, I was figuring out, HOW COULD I BRING BACK OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE USING WORDS? Then I started to make a replica of a woman, a woman whom I thought COULD caress all the worries l carry in this place. I might have had a hard time manipulating the shape of the fonts, working on it letter by letter or by two letters, three letters, and so on. I hope when you see the image of this woman, you will see a safe place to go. And I hope when you're bothered by the imperfect silhouette of the words, you will feel magical with the outcome it has brought, like HOW YOU ALWAYS DO.
Sunday Blues
Saturday Orange
By: Brina Manuel
Had to draw this twice because I accidentally flattened all layers into one when I was moving the framing around on my first work. Could not revert it for my life. Lesson: don't try to select all ur layers???
Heat
Signature
By: Hananeel Abiel McCarthy Alea
My work was primarily influenced by creepy silhouettes seen through glass in horror films, as well as my fixation with the thermal image visual style. Since the assignment was to experiment with color harmonies, I decided to incorporate a piece of something from my adoration of horror flicks as well as colors from the thermal color palette. This simple but delightful work of art is the result of that decision.
In Nomine
Dei Delictione
By: Jhaine Baclay, Gerard Jamora, Elycia Losanta, & Kristian Joar
Making this body of work was way more fun than what we expected, frankly speaking, the creative process of this artwork was so smooth that it didn't take long enough for us to finish it. Maybe because, we already brainstormed every detail and design that we wanted in this artwork and just poured every creativity that the group could put before the real execution. In making this artwork, we mixed up traditional art and photography. We used up 2 bond papers as the base of the painted canvas, having normal coloring/paint materials as our tools. And those lines that you see on the surface are actually shoe laces. The picture of the painted canvas and shoe laces were later on imported straight directly to Adobe Photoshop, edited it out, and the results were phenomenal.
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No
Evil
By: Oceane Asis, Kobe Cayme, John Hanlon, & Brina Manuel
The composition, as some may wonder “why in the world are his hands and ears painted black?”, is inspired by a line from a very well-known proverb “see no evil, hear no evil ,speak no evil”. Although the proverb has developed different interpretations over time, we went with the meaning of “turning a blind eye” on “evil”. As you can see, the model is no longer covering his ears (which we can perceive that he has been through the taint of black) which symbolizes awakening/awareness.
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Exclusive Stories
What’s something this pandemic can’t stop? ARTIVISTS
May 16, 2021 11:05 PM PHT
By Jewil Anne Tabiolo
CEBU CITY, Philippines - When we combine art and activism, it creates a political expression that denounces the idea that the world can pretend to have a socially neutral structure.
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Our PolSci 101 class taught us that everything we do is influenced by politics. From the mere decision of where to purchase your groceries and down to what channel you want to watch with your family on a Friday night, all these fall into the category of politics.
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Along these lines, we should accept that art has always been limitless—boundless—and thus cannot be contained in a single package. To counter the notion that art should not be political, perhaps ask them if art can be apolitical.
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In a recently concluded event called IMAHE: From Canvas to Life of the Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), Mr. Jake Ilustrisimo, Visual Communication instructor and his students, successfully reiterated the importance of graphic narrative to effectively tell a story that has every bit of potential to overturn a crisis.
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If there is one common thread running through the work of today's young artists, it is how they depict the future they want. Perhaps this is the ongoing trend that artivists have tried to instill in their audiences from the past to present: to continuously challenge the status quo because we are entitled to more.
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In the event’s special segment entitled “Humans in Crisis”, selected outputs of Journalism, Communication, and Marketing Communication students courageously take on different social issues by the use of graphic editing and traditional drawing.
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These young artivists have featured common themes against rape culture, corruption, human trafficking, and other forms of injustices in their art.
Besides, when an artist intends to awaken social consciousness in their audience, art becomes powerful.
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Maybe the letters a, r, and t in the word "heart" may have been there for a reason. Finding inspiration in the darkest of times and translating it into art that can be irreversibly liberating takes a heart's judgment.
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In his closing remarks, Mr. Ilustrisimo dedicated the event to gather young amateur artists in a secure and creative environment where they can openly unleash their talents and, hopefully, a forum where their art can be published.
To summarize, there is no better time to show your artwork than during a crisis. The global pandemic highlighted our system's structural flaws, and art as activism empowers people to mobilize for social change. —IMAHE
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Jewil Anne Tabiolo is a 3rd year Journalism Student from the University of San Jose - Recoletos.
She tweets at @jewiltabiolo.
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