The Monarch

"We are all butterflies. Earth is our chrysalis." -LeeAnn Taylor

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In mapping my cultural capital, I have an access to performing ever since I was in elementary. I am a part of a choir when I was in elementary and was influenced by my mom and my cousins. I am into performing since it somewhat gives comfort and at the same time, I eventually gained and improved my confidence. As time goes by, I still practice singing and added dancing to my art. As I entered college, I was introduced to several organizations and my perspective in different kinds and types of art especially in performing widen. With that I am able to contribute in promoting Filipino culture through dance.

With my cultural capital as a student, it improves and develops my knowledge and skills on a specific performing art which is dancing. It also helps me to be more creative and to be more curious in the field of art that can enable me to do appropriate actions even in my own little ways.

Me and my partner are somewhat similar in our cultural capital. It is just that she is more into the art of music in expressing her creativity and feelings. She was also exposed to the art of music in her childhood but she doesn't practice it much nowadays. She's just more inclined in listening to music.

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Reading a book or a story from the perspective of a reader can give different understanding and interpretation.

From the written work entitled 176 Gifts/176 Dispossession by Angelo Suarez and Donna Miranda comes with a deep and significant issue that should be discussed and resolved for our fellow Filipinos.

The pyramid has three (3) divisions consisting of different people and concepts. At the top of the pyramid, artists, lanlord, and corporations usually gain the power and the authority because of their wealth. They are the one who donated different artworks to the Ateneo Art Gallery, that serves as a legacy of gifts. The "philanthropies"  donate a generous amount of donations but seems that they are the one who still benefits from it. The policies, even if it is for everyone to follow, sometimes, it is being manipulated because the money is more powerful that the law. At the bottom, there are the farmers. It is already a long time that the importance of our farmers are still somewhat belittled.

To generalize, the "tatsulok" is still evidently seen in the settings of the life of the Filipinos. The rich are getting more rich, and the poor are getting poorer, and this is due to the abuse of wealth and power by the upper class people that gains the highest place in the society. The Filipino farmers deserves better because they are the most hardworking but they do not receive much importance.

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The Art of Performance

Most performance arts are based on theatrical performances, dance recitals/concerts, or musicals. It started during the 1970s but inspired with Dadaism art where Dada artists were aiming to destroy the traditional values of art to create a new one.

In performing arts, such elements and materials are needed for it to be able to be expressed. First element is the artist or the performer itself. He/she will be the one to give life on the next element which is the script or the story. Even if it is a performance art through music, dance, or theater, a story must be included to have a smooth sailing flow of the performance and people or the audiences would have something to appreciate the performance more. For theaters, directors are needed, for music, a songwriter or a band or a person who plays an instrument is a must, and for dance, a choreographer and the music are the materials needed.

In the present time, performance arts are not only enclosed to theaters and live shows outside. There are a lot of platforms that has been existing to showcase different performances . Also, these performance arts are not limited into singing, dancing, or acting. There are other forms of performances like live paintings, illusion acts, and others.

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An article from the Philippine Star posted a 17-year old artist from Nueva Ecija who created this art out of catsup last 2020. The young artist is Vincent Dwight Paulo. He said that he created this art to try and explore different art mediums in the middle of this pandemic. He also added that he wants to inspire people that art does not end with pencil and other coloring materials, and that there are a lot more materials and mediums that you can use around you. He also did the faces of other celebrities like Taylor Swift, Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo, One Direction, K-Pop Girl Group Blackpink members, and the cast of the hit series Money Heist.

With that said on the perspective of arts, people in the middle of pandemic still find ways to express their creativity in their own ways. This is a proof that contemporary arts or the modern art is continuously developing. Art is limitless, and so expression of the ideas, feelings, perspectives, judgement, and impression of the people.

If you wish to see his other artworks, and read the article by Philippine star, you may want to open this https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/posts/1872066209613718

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