Filipino artist tackles bullying in his art
A Filipino visible artist who initial done a name for himself in a Northern Marianas art stage recently took his anti-bullying debate to new and artistic heights, promulgation a manly summary by his winning artwork.
San Francisco-based Marconi Calindas emerged winning in a "New Era Introducing: North America 2012 Global Creative Project" foe for visible artists opposite a U.S. and Canada with a square that conveys a oppressive realities of bullying.
The plan was launched early this year by New Era, an general lifestyle code with a sports birthright best famous for being a central on-field tip for Major League Baseball and a central tip for a National Football League.
Over a thousand artists purebred for a foe though usually 350 done it to Phase One, wherein they were comparison to contention and showcase their progressing work. Of a 350, usually a hundred finalists done it to Phase Two in that a artists were given a vacant New Era 59FIFTY tip as their board for their masterpieces.
Calindas' award-winning pattern ranked initial among a 70 entries that done it to a muster gallery debate opposite North America in Sep and October, earning him a $10,000 extend to jumpstart his career as an artist.
Titled "A Little Too Late," a pattern is stoical of 4 pieces-the New Era 59fifty tip and 3 apart papîer-mâché masks-that exhibit a oppressive realities of bullying and what a plant goes through.
The tip is divided into 4 frames display a plant being ridiculed, beaten, and meditative of ways to finish his suffering, finale with a support that shows a victim's routine physique hold by a mom figure. The 3 masks, that also prominence a victim's pain and anguish, form a figure of a conduct and offer as a cap's base.
Calindas pronounced he finished his masterpiece in a week's time instead of a two-week time support given them given his materials arrived late.
Having been bullied himself, Calindas lends faith to a surpassing and supportive emanate of bullying, that he pronounced finish before some-more pain is inflicted and some-more lives are taken.
"Bullying has to stop and relatives should be some-more sharp of their kids and learn them values that honour one's life," pronounced Calindas.
A former contributor for a Saipan Tribune, Calindas combined a wardrobe line Wear-A-Marconi in 2007 before relocating to a Bay area in 2009. Since then, his creations have been showcased in several art exhibits via California and other U.S. states.
Right now, Calindas scheming for a furloughed gallery muster that starts in New York City on Sept. 29 to 30, Miami on Oct. 6 to 7, Los Angeles on Oct. 13 to 14, and Chicago on Oct. 20 to 21.
Calindas admits to being frightened of a arriving debate since of a participation of media and art critics. "Hopefully we can lift myself together and only be unapproachable of this feat and get my summary by a crowd."
A local of Laguna, Calindas shares his feat and success with a Philippines and a CNMI, both of that he considers home.
Calindas is also bustling operative on a book he is co-writing with Adam Cafege and will underline a artist's illustrations. He, too, will rigging adult for a Pinoy Pride Festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 26 to 28.
His works might be noticed during http://marconi-calindas.artistwebsites.com/, http://www.marconicalindas.com, or http://marconi-calindas.fineartamerica.com.
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