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by Paul Hilario
$33.00
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Translation (loosely): SORROW BEHIND THE FESTIVE WREATHS... more
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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.
I paint visual narratives. I try to create stories with themes that range from the blissful to the brooding. Typically, my compositions are laden with common and personal symbolism. My works seem to have disconnected elements but they are in fact linked in the way that I see them. To the audience, however, they are like puzzles; open to varied personal interpretations. I don’t like to confine myself in a box. Some days I paint social commentaries. Other days I just paint my personal observations of issues that pertain to almost anything under the sun - this can be political, social, environmental, religious, cultural, and even agricultural. I try to paint realities in, out, and of life. Early in my career as a painter, I was mostly...
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Alejandra Flores
Spectacular painting!✌🏻
Nina Prommer
congrats!
Poonam Mehta Dutt
Congratulation on Artwork sale.
Jack Donahue
"Wow!" to the painting and "Wow!" to the description.
Paul Hilario
Thanks JRR and Jammer for the feature at Loving VAN GOGH Group. VG was my first influence in painting :-)
Petko Pemaro
Congratulations on your sale !
Chungkong Art
Love it. Great piece.
Odon Czintos
Congratulations on your sale...........Odon.
Andrew Michael
Great work! V.
Paul Hilario
Thank you to all who took the time to comment and congratulate! Much appreciated! :-)
Ausra Paulauskaite
Congrats on your sale!
Karen Nicholson
Lovely painting! Congratulations on your sale!
Ana Maria Edulescu
Great colors combination....... Congrats on your sale, Paul !
Deb Harvey
Beautiful!!! Congratulations!!!
Lois Bryan
Paul, this is glorious!!! congratulations on your sale!!!!!!!
Dakos Art
Brilliant and colorful impressionism, Paul! BRAVO!
Antonia Citrino
Paul, congratulations on sale!!
Barbara Griffin
Congratulations on your sale!
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.
Paul Hilario replied:
Hi Liz. Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated.
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.