The third stop was the GSIS Museum, upon arrival we waited for i think was almost an hour(man, the bus was air-conditioned yet i was covered in sweat,this waiting got me reeeaaallyy bored :/), after that we formed a one line again and walked inside seeing the paintings in the walls one-by-one.
Inside the museum, you will see different paintings of great painters whether they are are well-known or not. Some paintings here cost a million, one of this was the painting of Juan Luna called "Parisian Life" that won a silver medal at a world fair in 1904.
The painting was sold during an auction in Hong Kong to the GSIS President and General Manager Winston Garcia,It measures 22x23 inches (57x79 cm). They say it was valued 6 Million Dollars, or 45.5 Million Pesos.
Jose Rizal, Juan Luna himself, and Arison Bautista, on the left background, where they can be discussing a beautiful lady. The lady was obviously unsettled with a blank stare seated awkwardly on the couch, on the foreground.
The most interesting thing about this painting is that the lady there is reflected as an exact image of the Philippine map. :0
Abstract paintings are included there, other artworks are made using different kinds of materials which is showing visitors their great imagination and creativity as a great artist.The museum includes winners in some competitions. Some of the old paintings there shows the culture of both Filipinos and Spaniards, some scenery of old places and ones from their imaginations.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
About Intramuros
During the Spanish colonial period, Intramuros was considered Manila itself. The oldest district of Manila, Spaniards built this place during the 16th century. Intarmuros is Spanish word for "within walls", thats why this place was covered with thick wall.
The people here preserved this place in order for visitors to see The Hispanic culture. There are many old Architectures that are still in good shape. Some traffic enforcers also looked like Spanish Soldiers, maybe because they wanted people to know how it feels during the Spanish Colonization.
Bahay Tsinoy is also located here.
The people here preserved this place in order for visitors to see The Hispanic culture. There are many old Architectures that are still in good shape. Some traffic enforcers also looked like Spanish Soldiers, maybe because they wanted people to know how it feels during the Spanish Colonization.
Bahay Tsinoy is also located here.
National Museum
Next on our trip was The National Museum.
We formed a one line outside and went inside, we went straight ahead and entered the first room.
At the first room we saw many old weapons like cannons, recovered in the depths of the sea. Meanwhile, the line was in chaos, the one line became two or three, finally we got outside the rooms.
The line was very long, it took us too long to get to the next room.
The second room was full of paintings and we walked by the side to see all of them. Some of them shows the culture of Filipinos, which some could still be seen until these day.
We went to the next room which was on the second floor. The third room was full of ceramics and some boxes holding them. For what they looked like, i could say that these things were really old, some of them was maybe half of what they used to looked like.
There are many more rooms next, i wasn't able to count them but ill try to tell what are exhibited in each of them.
In some room there are paintings and maps of old destinations of trading ships that goes across other country. Others rooms exhibits old weapons like swords and old armors. One room shows weird vases that shaped like human.
We formed a one line outside and went inside, we went straight ahead and entered the first room.
At the first room we saw many old weapons like cannons, recovered in the depths of the sea. Meanwhile, the line was in chaos, the one line became two or three, finally we got outside the rooms.
The line was very long, it took us too long to get to the next room.
The second room was full of paintings and we walked by the side to see all of them. Some of them shows the culture of Filipinos, which some could still be seen until these day.
We went to the next room which was on the second floor. The third room was full of ceramics and some boxes holding them. For what they looked like, i could say that these things were really old, some of them was maybe half of what they used to looked like.
There are many more rooms next, i wasn't able to count them but ill try to tell what are exhibited in each of them.
In some room there are paintings and maps of old destinations of trading ships that goes across other country. Others rooms exhibits old weapons like swords and old armors. One room shows weird vases that shaped like human.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Bahay Tsinoy
We have arrived in our first destination, "Bahay Tsinoy".Bahay Tsinoy is located Inside Intramuros, according to the info, it is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 and is closed on Mondays.
Inside the museum, you can find different things that are related to tsinoys. Their culture was also exhibited there.
We could see what it looks like inside houses of early tsinoys. From what it seems, early tsinoys here in the Philippines also adopted some designs and architecture of our old houses. (They almost seem to look like ordinary traditional Filipino houses, wow)
The picture in the top is what their bedroom and kitchen looked like. The bottom picture shows their sala.
They were involved in the early economy of the Philippines. Tsinoy businessmen grew in number, such that the Spaniards started to distrust them, leading to massacres and harassments.
Because of this, they formed institutions. They built their first school and hospital. They also involved themselves in the revolution, one of them is Jose Ignacio Paua, who joined General Emilio Aguinaldo's army.
The museum also exhibits Pocelain Collections, these Chinese ceramics age from 10th to 17th century was recovered throughout the Philippine archipelago.
All of these shows that Tsinoys have a great contribution in our Philippine history.
Inside the museum, you can find different things that are related to tsinoys. Their culture was also exhibited there.
We could see what it looks like inside houses of early tsinoys. From what it seems, early tsinoys here in the Philippines also adopted some designs and architecture of our old houses. (They almost seem to look like ordinary traditional Filipino houses, wow)
The picture in the top is what their bedroom and kitchen looked like. The bottom picture shows their sala.
They were involved in the early economy of the Philippines. Tsinoy businessmen grew in number, such that the Spaniards started to distrust them, leading to massacres and harassments.
Because of this, they formed institutions. They built their first school and hospital. They also involved themselves in the revolution, one of them is Jose Ignacio Paua, who joined General Emilio Aguinaldo's army.
The museum also exhibits Pocelain Collections, these Chinese ceramics age from 10th to 17th century was recovered throughout the Philippine archipelago.
All of these shows that Tsinoys have a great contribution in our Philippine history.
About the fieldtrip
The objective of this trip is to identify own culture through artworks exhibited in the museums and apply the theories in arts that we have learned in class to actual works to express our sentiments and understanding through informed art criticism.
The assembly time was 6:00 to 7:00 in the morning.Departure will be at around 7:30.The first destination was "Bahay Tsinoy".
The assembly time was 6:00 to 7:00 in the morning.Departure will be at around 7:30.The first destination was "Bahay Tsinoy".
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