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Elito V. "amangpintor" Circa (January 1970) is a Filipino folk painter.
Circa was born in Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija in the Philippines and began painting at the age of ten. His hometown was submerged when he was growing up to give way to the construction of a dam. After this the family was relocated to higher ground, where every summer he could see the belfry of the 18th century church resurface from the dam's low water level.
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Elito V. Circa, 1990
oil on canvas
460 × 880 cm, 36 × 42 in
Personal house (Circa Family)
Though lacking in formal art training, Elito continued to paint as a student. His subjects, mostly depicting legends and memories of his old hometown and province, include his signature series on Minggan, the mythical giant who portentously tried to stop the river in Pantabangan from flowing and another series on the evacuation of the townspeople during the construction of the dam. (His ritual in painting is using his own hair as one of his medium on the canvas with his blood signature at the right side of the paintings.) His work has been exhibited locally in his town and throughout the province in schools, universities and malls.
He has received local recognition both in the provincial and regional level. As Tourism Adviser of his hometown, he has spearheaded the collection of artifacts from the old town. He has also promoted the town’s history together with its agricultural products and conducted workshops on integrating arts into the development of rural communities.
Amang "Lito" is always depicting the life of Pantabangan from the 70s (time where the town of Pantabangan was submerged by the water) to the present with the style of creating image of Minggan on every painting that he made.
Pantabangan has sacrificed its land as it was drowned and made into a dam for the benefit of other towns by providing ample water supply for their crops. His ritual in painting is using his own hair as one of his medium on the canvas with his blood signature at the right side of the paintings.
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« Reply #1 on Oct 22, 2008, 2:08am » | |
great find! i wonder why he isnt much exposed to the public...
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« Reply #2 on Oct 22, 2008, 7:02am » | |
he's overshadowed by normal artists...and the main reason is i think its because of his obscure way of painting with blood as ink... before he only uses his blood to sign the painting i guess he wanted to make a statement ehehe he's cool!
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« Reply #3 on Oct 23, 2008, 10:10pm » | |
i read an article before showcasing an american artist who uses blood as well.
sometimes i think that art is somewhat elitist, because most of the works lately
only have an appeal to the educated mind. im not so sure on this though.
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« Reply #4 on Oct 24, 2008, 6:50am » | |
^ +100 heheh i agree arts this days... hay no integrity! pati sa art emo padin
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