Four
of The Seven Philippine Winds: Cabunghan, Salatan, Habagat, Amihan
Oil on Canvas
24 feet x 6
feet
January 10 - February 25, 2015
These four paintings were made to hang in the front office of
Grande Island Resort. They depict four of the seven Philippine winds: Cabunghan (the east wind), Salatan (the west wind), Habagat (the southwest wind), and Amihan (the northeast wind). The
paintings also represent four of the towns that surround Grande Island:
Zambales, Olongapo, Pampanga, and Bataan; and the times of day (sunrise, high
noon, sunset, and moonrise). The story
of Filipino civilization is suggested in these paintings: the life of the
indigenous peoples, the settling of the Muslims, an angel heralding the arrival
of the Spanish, and the introduction of finery following colonization by Spain.
The paintings use the motif of fans and
wind instruments symbolizing the four different winds.
[The seven Philippine winds are Amihan, from the northeast, Timog, from the south, Habagat, from the southwest, Canaway, from the northwest, Cabunghan from the east, Dumagsa, from the southeast, and Salatan, from the west.]
Extreme Left Panel: Cabunghan, Zambales
January 10 - February 22, 2015
Left Panel: Salatan, Olongapo
January 10 - February 22, 2015
Right Panel: Habagat, Pampanga
January 10 - February 24, 2015
Extreme Right Panel: Amihan, Bataan
January 10 - February 25, 2015
January 10 - February 25, 2015