Whenever you go to Bonifacio High Street, you spot a lot of stuff that you may not understand or actually think they're there because, "Wala lang, cute tingnan!" Actually, it was only this Saturday that I got to know that it is actually art - and art, can come in different forms and not just by pictures. As I quote....
"Yes, Virginia, There's Fine Art in Taguig"
(or something like that)
I'm talking about the High Street Art Walk, a tour of the Bonifacio High Street public art and the "importance of art in developing a proper urban environment" conducted by the man who could summarize my entire Jose Rizal course that I took in 4 weeks to 2 hours with bonus on the Japanese and American Occupation and Jose Rizal's life in one minute - Carlos Celdran. If you've been to one of his tours, you know what I mean. He makes us look at Philippine History and our conventional Intramuros tours look fun we'd think we're just watching a talk show live. And to think I always fall asleep in my classes.
This seems like a floating piece of paper when you look at it, but it can support a child actually.
But according to the artist...
It could support more:
and perhaps even a ton!
Celdran had his famous flip-book presentation showing other samples of art not just in High Street but abroad, like the Vietnam Memorial. He also shows how art forms do not necessarily have to mean pictures or drawings but also words. Art isn't just a form of self-expression but also they can mean powerful symbolisms. One such example he gave was the pillows that are scattered along High Street that symbolze homeless people. Just like we dismiss the homeless, we take the pillows for granted as another "wala lang." And also, the pillows symbolize that these public places are homes to other people. Galeng noh?
Another cool thing to note is how these gargantuous proportions of art forms have actually a lot of physics and engineering involved. And this also figures that if you look at my physics and math grades how I decided to be a makeup artist instead of an architect or sculptor and even if I wanted to have an art installation, I still haven't gotten to make one (heeee...). Art sure is not just one aspect but a whole lot of things in one beautiful structure.
I sure did learn a lot of things from the tour... Not just about the art forms but art in a deeper sense. Being an artist myself, I sure can relate.
Hmmm... Now I wonder if makeup is technically public art? :P
