A chance to view Fernando Amorsolo’s paintings

Posted on 09-29-08 · The Mommy Journals Tags: ,

A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to the media launch of a series of exhibits of Fernando Amorsolo’s paintings. Last week, I was again invited to the opening of the first of the eight exhibits at the Vargas museum in the U.P. College of Fine Arts building. I did not go to either event. However, I will go and see the exhibits on my own time — the one at the Vargas Museum and the ones that will open after that.

This is not how the invitation looked originally — I had to crop instead of merely resizing so the text stays large enough to read.

Schedule of exhibits of Fernando Amorsolo's paintings

It’s really a pity that museums are closed on Sundays, the only day that every member of the family is free. But I’ve already made a pact with the girls that we will go museum hopping over the semestral break and Christmas break. I think it’s important, especially for them, since they both intend to pursue art-related courses after high school. It might sound like a cliche but the learning that can be gleaned outside the classroom is often more profound and lasting.

Comments

  1. Miguk says:

    Ayala is open on Sundays. They have an excellent jazz brunch at their restaurant.

  2. Oooh, that is good news indeed. Two good news. :)

  3. chris says:

    He used to work for my grandfather at Philprom. I should have saved some of his work that was hanging in his office, but I didn’t know better then.

    • Cris Reyes says:

      Hi, Chris. Amorsolo used to work at Philprom? Who was your grandfather? I’m doing research for the Insular Life centennial book, a client of Philprom, and I thought it would be good to feature Philprom. Thanks.

  4. Chris, they would be collectors’ items today!

  5. Miguk says:

    I want to start collecting the future Lunas and Amorsolos painting today while they are still in their starving artist period hahaha :-)

  6. Miguk says:

    Double post naman! :-(

  7. I deleted the double post, Miguk. About the paintings, did you see the exhibit I was promoting a month or so ago? There was an image on the sidebar that linked to this page.

  8. Miguk says:

    Thank you. I went to see the exhibit of Amorsolo at the Metropolitan. His paintings are very lovely. I heard that he has a darker period painted during the war now on exhibit at the University of the Philippines. However, I’m afraid to go there — with the rabid anti-americanism there I might not make it back hahaha
    Picasso sold his paintings on the sidewalks of Paris during his starving artist period. I wish I could find someone like that here :-)

  9. Wow, those were his rural landscape paintings, right? Re the U.P. exhibit. Oh, come on. I was a U.P. Student, college and law school. And it’s anti-American capitalism and neo-colonialism, not anti-Americanism. You’ll be perfectly safe there. Of course, if I don’t read any more comments from you, it means I was mistaken and you got bashed hehehehe

  10. Miguk says:

    Yes, those were very pastoral scenes and very beautiful.
    Ok then — I am rather anti-American capitalism these days myself!!!! I am going to print out your blog pages to act as my safe conduct pass — hopefully the more I won’t get bashed hahahahaha

  11. Bungol says:

    Actually it’s just Seven exhibits.. not eight.

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