SA LANGIT MONG BUGHAW under your blue sky
Tembi Contemporary is pleased to present Sa Langit Mong Bughaw, a group show to first ever feature four artists from the Philippines: Ambie Abaño, Christina Quisumbing Ramilo, Pardo de Leon and Popo San Pascual. Sa Langit Mong Bughaw also stands as the culminating episode of the Valentine Willie
Fine Art Bali Artist Residency.
Translated as “under your blue skies,” “sa langit mong bughaw” is out of a verse from the Philippine National Anthem, Lupang Hinirang. The electic bunch seeks to blend along the poetry behind this patriotric fragment in their varied medium and sentiments. Ambie Abaño, a printmaker, captures faces at the pause of conviction. “Dalangin” is translated to prayer, and the figures and faces at stake are rubbercut print on spandex, grazing at the Filipino’s attention to faith. The reference to classical art, measurements and subtle turn to science is tackled by Pardo de Leon. On the other hand Popo San Pascual, a prodigy of color, explores the reference to hue and, most of all, the kaleidoscopic salvo that is the Filipino culture. Christina Quisumbing Ramilo
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