{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":84,"auction_id":1,"set_id":1,"lot_number":"48","artist":"Danilo Dalena (b. 1942)","title":"a) Dalena Navigating the Stairs b) Mahal kong Eddie c) Eddie, Aking Kababata","starting_price":80000,"signed_dated":"a) signed and dated 2022 (lower right)\nb) signed and dated 2017(lower right) \nc) signed and dated 2008 (upper right)","medium":"a) pen and ink on paper\nb) pen and ink on paper\nc) pen and ink on paper","size":"a) 9\" x 7 1/2\" (23 cm x 19 cm)\nb) 9\" x 6 1/4\" (22 cm x 16 cm)\nc) 12\" x 8\" (30 cm x 20 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":"Acquired directly from the artist","exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"My Friendship with Danilo Dalena Insight the the Master and His Art\nby EDUARDO REYES

\n\nDalena has been a childhood friend of mine since grade school and college days. We both lived on Kamuning Street, and our houses were opposite\neach other. Another childhood friend is Ted Javier, whose parents own the iconic Kamuning Bakery.

\nEven when Dalena was in Grade 6, he had been doing lots of sketches of mostly superheroes (Marvel type), and I noticed his keen sight of details. Lots of our friends would gather around him while doing sketches, and most of the time, he would hand them to somebody. Sometimes, we would sit together, and I’d do some sketches, but my interest in the subject was more on drawing buildings. I finished my degree in Architecture at the University of Santo Tomas; Dalena finished his Fine Arts degree at the same school.

\nDuring our college years, we would “beer garden” with GROs, and most of the time, there would be live shows to entertain customers. Girls would parade with almost nothing on them. I think these events were why the series “Alibangbang “and “Naked Ladies” evolved.

\nMy brother-in-law, Atty Francisco Serrano, served as an advisor to lots of “Pelotario” players in Jai-Alai. Due to this, we gained access to most events for free, and this is where you’ll see lots of people placing bets to win by betting with a combination of numbers and hoping they win the jackpot. But you’ll see lots of reactions when they lose their bet. These events created the “Jai-Alai “series by Dalena.

\nDalena, during his early years, sometimes would come out short of funds with three daughters to support. He usually asked for a loan from my mother, who owned a stall at the Kamuning markets selling dry goods, jewelry, and lending money. Dalena treated my mother as his second mother. One of the sketches Dalena prepared for me shows my mother, “Ima,” sitting at the desk with IOU’s notes posted, and Dalena’s name was there.\nI have been visiting Dalena every time I visit Manila in the last 12 years, and we sit down and recall various incidents that happened many years back. We were born the same year and talked about getting older. One of the sketches he prepared for me showed his difficulty navigating their stairs with a walker. Dalena, maybe around ten years or so, was hit by a tricycle from behind. Dalena, at that time, had a hearing problem because he said he used the end of his brush to scratch the inside of his ears. After the accident, he had a major operation that affected the nerve in his hands, and he was worried he couldn’t paint anymore. But after almost two years of physical therapy, his hands returned to normal.

\nAlso worth mentioning is that during our early years, we did have lots of “Jam Sessions” events attended by our friends around the area. Dalena was really not a good dancer. But I noticed he would make a point to dance with girls not taken by others to dance. Dalena would approach and ask the girl to dance with him.

\nThe girl might not be that pretty or a good dancer, but Dalena would make a point to dance with most girls who were left behind.

\nIn another incident, Dalena told me he was selected as the “judge” in an important painting contest. However, he was unable to enter the building because the security guard would not let him in due to his attire: straw hat, clogs (bakya) clothes like “pajamas,” and a purse around his waist like a tin can. He could not convince the guard that he was really needed for the event. It just so happened that one of the event organizers noticed him and waved to the guard to let him in. As soon as he passed the guard, Dalena turned around and stuck his tongue out towards the guard!

\nDalena and I hope to live a few more years to share our early years of experience and recall the ups & downs that happened during our lifetime.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"

Danilo Dalena (b. 1942)
a) Dalena Navigating the Stairs
signed and dated 2022 (lower right)
pen and ink on paper
9\" x 7 1/2\" (23 cm x 19 cm)

b) Mahal kong Eddie
signed and dated 2017(lower right)
pen and ink on paper
9\" x 6 1/4\" (22 cm x 16 cm)

c) Eddie, Aking Kababata
signed and dated 2008 (upper right)
pen and ink on paper
12\" x 8\" (30 cm x 20 cm)

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