Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on email
Email

‘Rebirth’ launches art space at temple

• CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO

Dwight Rosslyn Morana Jr., Patty Ong and February Cheryl (l-r)*

A group art exhibition celebrating the Chinese New Year that ushered in the Year of the Wood Snake opened at the Dana Art Space, FGS Yuan Thong Buddhist Temple along Burgos Street, Bacolod City on January 28, which will run until March.

Rebirth is an art exhibition, which features works of local Negrense artists, and also serves as a launching event for the Dana Art Space as a venue for contemporary art in Negros. Leading the ribbon-cutting rites were Corazon Romero of the Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) and Bacolod visual artist Patty Jane Ong.

According to the organizers, the word rebirth could mean many things: a new beginning, a second birth, a renewed existence, comeback, recovery, rehabilitation, rejuvenation, etc.

Arnel Villaceran, Ma. Isabel Destacamento, Kyle Jocson, Revo and Leny Yanson, Rachel and Ryn Paul Gonzales, and Agustin Chavez (l-r) at the opening of the group art exhibition Rebirth at FGS Yan Thong Temple, Burgos Street, Bacolod City on Jan. 28*
Cresline Corsiga, GilJohn, Cindy, Zion Gabe Quiamco, Steve Maquiling, Agustin Chavez, Rose Gemino, Mei Lonasco, Annalyn Trespicio, and Dynalyn Tan (l-r)*
Art Tambay collective members Maria Isabel Destacamento, Gigi Villamor, Ryn Paul and Rachel Gonzales, Edmund Bacia, Kyle Jocson, Revo Yanson, Mike Borromeo, and Arnel Villaceran (l-r)*
Jogor Turbela Garcia,  Sherwynn Cadianza, Julius Añasca, Ronan de los Santos, Wara Ichi, Mel Araneta, Dynalyn Tan, Agustin Chavez, and Doreen Dofitas*
From left, “Rice Snake” by Fred Orig; “White Snake 2” by Ryn Paul Gonzales; and “Golden Snake” by Ramon de los Santos*

Many festivals around the world are celebrations of new beginnings, such as the Chinese New Year, which marks the end of winter and the start of the Spring Festival.

This year is the year of the wood snake in the Chinese calendar which represents wisdom, intelligence, and intuition.

The snake in Filipino culture is represented by the Bakunawa, a serpent that looks like a dragon in Philippine mythology, inhabiting the underworld and the skies and is believed to be the source of eclipses, earthquakes, rains, and wind.

The artwork in the exhibition also reveals an obvious cultural difference between the Filipino and Chinese in the way they perceive, do, and express themselves, particularly in the way each artist portrays the image of a snake.

Rebirth is an opportunity for local artist in Negros to pay homage to the celebration of the Chinese New Year, which they also hope serves as a platform for a new beginning.*

ARCHIVES

Read Article by date

February 2025
MTWTFSS
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
2425262728 
MORE STORIES

Get your copy of the Visayan Daily Star everyday!

Avail of the FREE 30-day trial.