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Norma Belleza puts her own twist on a common marketplace scenery in her 1986 Gold Fish Vendor. Born in San Fernando, Pampanga, her provincial upbringing is one of the driving forces of her work. The Pampanga River snaked its way between the region only a few towns away from hers, and in its proximity popped a vibrant town full of vendors, workers, and small families, all of which found their place in Belleza’s canvases.

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“I was a frequenter of the market,” she said in a 1987 interview with Cid Reyes. “Whenever I was there, I would catch sight and carefully observe the goods sold by market vendors, such as vegetables and fish.”

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As such, it might not be a stretch to say Belleza happened upon a peculiar sight on the streets of the Philippines as she may have replicated in Gold Fish Vendor. Like the titular seller, Belleza’s vendor has several plastic bags half-full with water and containing a singular goldfish each. Here, Belleza transforms that vivacious and native atmosphere with her distinctive short brush strokes and compelling color scheme. In this, Belleza puts under the spotlight the common vendors whom we so often interact with but give little thought to; at the same time, she elevates the Filipino as she uses a unique scene that could only be seen in the Philippines. (Hannah Valiente)

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