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LOOK: Walking through Angono's art and history
LOOK: Walking through Angono's art and history
ABS-CBN News
Published Jul 07, 2024 10:46 PM PHT
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A concrete cast of Francisco's "Pilgrimage to Antipolo." Antipolo prides itself as the "Pilgrimage capital of the Philippines" with the Marian image of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage or the Virgin of Antipolo having a continuous following since the Spanish era.
Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
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A concrete cast of Francisco's "Pilgrimage to Antipolo." Antipolo prides itself as the "Pilgrimage capital of the Philippines" with the Marian image of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage or the Virgin of Antipolo having a continuous following since the Spanish era.
Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
In his 1968 letter to his daughter Carmen, National Artist Carlos "Botong" Francisco wrote: "And to live we must go back to a bigger audience. For this it must have the power to communicate and not repel. That is why I love to paint big murals for like a composer, I can create a symphony from a history of our country or our own way of life."
In his 1968 letter to his daughter Carmen, National Artist Carlos "Botong" Francisco wrote: "And to live we must go back to a bigger audience. For this it must have the power to communicate and not repel. That is why I love to paint big murals for like a composer, I can create a symphony from a history of our country or our own way of life."
For Francisco, art is a way to convey history artistically. While many find learning history from books tedious, what if you could experience it visually and walk through it? Imagine walking down "memory lane" and viewing art that tells your history simultaneously.
For Francisco, art is a way to convey history artistically. While many find learning history from books tedious, what if you could experience it visually and walk through it? Imagine walking down "memory lane" and viewing art that tells your history simultaneously.
This is what it's like for residents and visitors of the Angono Street Gallery. Located on Doña Aurora Street in Barangay Poblacion Itaas, the street honors two of the country's national artists: Francisco and musician Lucio San Pedro.
This is what it's like for residents and visitors of the Angono Street Gallery. Located on Doña Aurora Street in Barangay Poblacion Itaas, the street honors two of the country's national artists: Francisco and musician Lucio San Pedro.
In 1989, in honor of Francisco and San Pedro, the Angono Street Gallery was conceptualized. Local artists cast murals in cement on the walls lining the street, based on Francisco's paintings. Contributors included Charlie Anorico, Gerry Bantang, Atoy Apostadero, Alex Villaluz, and Edwin Moreno.
In 1989, in honor of Francisco and San Pedro, the Angono Street Gallery was conceptualized. Local artists cast murals in cement on the walls lining the street, based on Francisco's paintings. Contributors included Charlie Anorico, Gerry Bantang, Atoy Apostadero, Alex Villaluz, and Edwin Moreno.
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The project, supported by local officials and the barangay, was completed in 2010.
The project, supported by local officials and the barangay, was completed in 2010.
Visitors to the gallery can see cars and tricycles slowing down to appreciate the cast sculptures on both sides of the street. The homes with these sculptures have become treasures for the locals, who have lived there for generations.
Visitors to the gallery can see cars and tricycles slowing down to appreciate the cast sculptures on both sides of the street. The homes with these sculptures have become treasures for the locals, who have lived there for generations.
As you walk around, you might see children playing and mothers walking with their babies. Unique sculptures, such as "Nuno" hint at the origins of the town's name, Angono.
As you walk around, you might see children playing and mothers walking with their babies. Unique sculptures, such as "Nuno" hint at the origins of the town's name, Angono.
Further down, Francisco's paintings "Pilgrimage to Antipolo" and "Kaingin" are cast in concrete. Other scenes depict rural life, fiestas, religious traditions, customs, and local folklore.
Further down, Francisco's paintings "Pilgrimage to Antipolo" and "Kaingin" are cast in concrete. Other scenes depict rural life, fiestas, religious traditions, customs, and local folklore.
There is also a sculpture of San Pedro's piece "Sa ugoy ng duyan," complete with clefs, time and key signatures welded on steel bars mounted by a home's fence.
There is also a sculpture of San Pedro's piece "Sa ugoy ng duyan," complete with clefs, time and key signatures welded on steel bars mounted by a home's fence.
The gallery undergoes its annual maintenance during November, in time for the town's fiesta.
The gallery undergoes its annual maintenance during November, in time for the town's fiesta.
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