Lungkot sa Likod ng Pahiyas #2 is a painting by Paul Hilario which was uploaded on July 31st, 2011.
Lungkot sa Likod ng Pahiyas #2
Translation (loosely): SORROW BEHIND THE FESTIVE WREATHS... more
by Paul Hilario
Original - Sold
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Dimensions
20.000 x 16.000 x 0.750 inches
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Title
Lungkot sa Likod ng Pahiyas #2
Artist
Paul Hilario
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
Translation (loosely): SORROW BEHIND THE FESTIVE WREATHS
During the Pahiyas Festival in the town of Lukban, Quezon Province in the Philippines, the town folk adorn their houses with colorful wreaths and chandeliers called kipings (colorful and edible rice wafers) to celebrate the harvest and honor the patron saint of farmers San Isidro Labrador.
In the face of the elaborate and sometimes costly celebration of bounty, many people in the Philippines are still mired in poverty and live in hand-to-mouth existence. There is cause for celebration and yet behind the merriment there is also cause for sadness for the people who have little to eat.
Uploaded
July 31st, 2011
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Comments (36)
Paul Hilario
Thanks JRR and Jammer for the feature at Loving VAN GOGH Group. VG was my first influence in painting :-)
Bob and Nancy Kendrick
Congratulations on your 1st place win In the Free for All contest! Great color and perspective. Voted
Paul Hilario replied:
Wow thanks for the comment and the vote Bob and Nancy! I am very grateful. This piece was the first painting I sold since I started in Dec 2010 and I am glad that it finally gets some recognition. Again thanks for your vote.
Liz McQueen
Great painting. I love the bright colours. Thank you for your kind comment on my Bali Hi. I enjoyed doing it.
Kristin Elmquist
Beautiful and lively. Love the bright colors in this cheerful work, Paul. Congrats on your First Place win. Please feel free to join the Contest Winners First Place on FineArtAmerica, if you haven't already, and upload this image to the group. Vote. :)
Paul Hilario replied:
Thanks Kristin! There is an irony in this painting if you read the description. It is colorful and bright yet the festival decorations are bleeding. Thanks for the invitation and I will surely join the group.
Kathleen Struckle
Beautiful work. Congrats on your first place contest win. V&P
Paul Hilario replied:
Thanks Kathleen! This is also the first first place win for me after joining so many contests.
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