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ca. 1990s","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"18 1/2\" x 22\" (47 cm x 56 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":"Boston Gallery, Quezon City","exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"According to Emmanuel \nGaribay, Mag-Ina sa Duyan \nforms part of his early works; \nhe painted the piece at some time \nduring the early to mid-1990s. During \nthat time, Garibay was a member of \nthe Salingpusa Group. The Salingpusa \ncounted among its original members \nGaribay, Elmer Borlongan, Jose John \nSantos III, Mark Justiniani, Antonio \nLeano, and Ferdie Montemayor, now \nstars in the contemporary Philippine \nart scene. An artists' collective that \nemerged in the years leading to the \nPeople Power Revolution of 1986, \nthe Salingpusa was committed to \ncreating art that resonates with the \ncurrent social, political, and economic \nconditions of the Filipino nation.
\nIn the early 1990s, the Salingpusa, \nwho had bonded in the name of art \nat Hinulugang Taktak in Antipolo \nand held weekend painting sessions, \ncrossed paths with physician and art \nconnoisseur Dr. Joven Cuanang, who \ninvited them to the vast Silangan \nGardens (now home to the Pinto \nArt Museum) of his weekend house \nin Antipolo for drawing sessions. \nLearning of their (financial) struggles \nas young artists, Dr. Cuanang then \nbegan organizing exhibitions of their \nworks, known as the \"sampayan,\" in \nwhich the Salingpusa artists would \nhang their paintings on clotheslines\nstrung within the gardens for the \nphysician's art-loving friends to choose \nfrom, helping the Salingpusa artists in \ngaining ground and forging their own \npaths.
\nIn a correspondence with Leon Gallery, \nGaribay says that the work at hand \nformed part of one of Dr. Cuanang's \nshows at the Silangan Gardens. \nAlthough he could not remember the \nname of the show anymore, it could be \none of those \"sampayan\" exhibitions in \nthe 90s. It brings us back to Garibay's \nbudding years as an artist and how \nthose dawning skies gradually brought \nhim to the forefront of the Philippine \nart scene through his powerful visual \nstorytelling.
\nMag-Ina sa Duyan is palpable proof \nof Garibay's compelling abilities as a \nstoryteller, even in the early phase of his \ncareer, in which a single composition \nevokes myriad expressions and \nthoughts. Garibay depicts in the work \nat hand a heartwarming image of a \nmother and child relishing each other's \nsweet, endearing company, bonding \nover what seems to be an afternoon \nsiesta (nap). The two are lying on a \nrattan duyan (cradle), a commonplace \nsight in a traditional Filipino home, \nespecially in the provinces. The \nyoung boy sleeps in tranquility, with \nhis relaxed body showing a child's\nplacidness and confidence in their \nmother's nurturing arms.
\nThe mother sings a gentle lullaby for \nher child, evoking the beloved Filipino \nlullaby Sa Ugoy ng Duyan (1948), \nwhose lyrics were written by Levi \nCelerio and music composed by Lucio \nSan Pedro; both are National Artists \nfor Music. The overall darkness of the \ncomposition's background stands in \npowerful contrast with the touching \nsubject: a mother's soothing language \nof unwavering and nourishing love \ntranscends all odds. It is our sanctuary, \na safe refuge from the inhumanity of \nhumanity.
\nIn a work that sees the convergence of \nmusic and visual art, Garibay imbibes \nus with nostalgia and transports us \ninto the halcyon days of our childhood, \nmaking us long for our mothers' warm \nembrace and her comforting lullaby \nthat alleviated the physical pains of \nchildhood play, brought us to a cozy \nsleep, and calmed our naïve tantrums \nand innocent meltdowns. That being \nso, duyan becomes an allegory for the \nblissful hours of yesteryear—nais kong \nmatulog sa dating duyan ko, Inay.
\nThis is the power of Garibay's art—\nthe compelling ability to touch the \ncollective Filipino soul with unvarnished \nsincerity (Adrian Maranan)","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":null,"alias":null,"hp":400000,"bp":0.2016,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":400000,"userBid":5926,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"SOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":null,"reserve_price":null,"hammer_price":480640,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":1969,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/4/5/lot/37.jpg","isFeatured":1}]},"increment":[450000,500000,550000,600000,650000,700000,750000,800000,900000,1000000,1100000,1200000,1300000,1400000,1500000,1600000,1700000,1800000,1900000,2000000,2200000,2400000,2600000,2800000,3000000,3200000,3400000,3600000,3800000,4000000,4200000,4400000,4600000,4800000,5000000,5500000,6000000,6500000,7000000,7500000,8000000,8500000,9000000,9500000,10000000,11000000,12000000,13000000,14000000,15000000,16000000,17000000,18000000,19000000,20000000],"prev":36,"next":38,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}