HUMANITIES 1

HUMANITIES 1 THE ART PROCESS or Creative Process Sir Ed’s formula: Medium + Technique + Elements = Artwork
Medium • Physical/material component, occupies space; “go between” the artist and the artwork • Examples in painting: paint, paper, skin • Examples in Architecture: sandstone & egg (in Miag-ao Church) • Example in Dance: dancers; in Music: musical instruments, vocal chords
Technique • Procedures/processes of making the artwork • Example in painting: using a brush • Example in Music: plucking the guitar, letting the vocal chords vibrate (in singing) • Falsetto – false voice or “boses tiki”
Elements • Carry the message of the artist; concepts or ideas; complete opposite of physical • Abstract or does not occupy space; illustrated thru symbols; e.g. love, anger, etc. • Example in painting: lines; in Dance: movements, the music Elements of the Visual Arts
1) Line • Horizontal Lines – calmness, serenity, peace, infinity • Vertical Lines – balance, stability (posts, trees, buildings) • Diagonal Line – movement, action, alertness (Caravaggio) • Jagged Lines – violence (shark teeth) • Curved Lines – beauty, grace (Botticelli)
2) Color • Hue – personality of the color • Saturation – intensity of the color (strength and weakness; less saturated – weaker)
3) Value • Degradation of tones from dark to light • Provides reality to the artwork; dramatic effect; mystery
4) Shapes & Forms • Certain meanings which the artist depicts • Examples: circle – freedom & independence, triangle – stability
5) Texture • Sense of touch • Examples:…roughness or fineness
6) Composition • All elements above combined together to create order/logic • Sub-Element: Balance o Formal Balance – Renaissance paintings o Informal Balance – the balance is more difficult • Perspective – simulated (distance) o Aerial Perspective – the higher, the hazier; the farther, the smaller Linear Perspective – lines to simulate distance (e.g. railway, roadrunner)
RENAISSANCE – growth; resurgence of the Arts; peace reigned (Europe)
Renaissance Man – great in the Arts; the period has so many artists
1450 – 1600 (High Renaissance) – dynamism & creativity in the Arts
Resurgence of Greek ideas; Greek Philosophy: Man above all; greatest creation
The Great Triumvirate:
Michelangelo – greatest artist
Quarrelsome, egoistic, can shout back/disobey the Pope, broken nose
Portrait drawn by Marcello Venusti
Leonardo Da Vinci
Handsomest; poet, inventor, scientist; an (int’l) airport in Rome was named after him
Louvre Museum – book of drawings of Leonardo (inventions and experiments)
Close friend of Francis I of France
Raphael – youngest; teen master; died at a young age (probably because of dengue – Sir Ed)
Common among the tree of them: they were all unmarried
Vatican Complex – seat of the Catholic Church
St. Peter’s Square (actually a circle), Vatican City, Rome
Statues of Sts. Peter and Paul; sculptures by Bernini; pigeons all over
Vatican is a country within a city with in a country. Only a street separates Vatican from Italy.
Papal Nuncio – ambassador from Vatican
The Basilica of St. Peter – prime church of the Roman Catholic in Vatican City, Rome
Sculptures of Saints by Bernini; the Balustrade with Sculptures by Bernini
Michelangelo’s Dome – highest structure in Vatican
Sir went to the dome by accident while searching for the Pieta
The Baldaquin & the Altar of Confession by Bernini
Most important relic – bones of St. Peter (underground)
The Vatican Gardens – one of the most fantastic in the world
Hichiguya – Japanese girl with Sir in the boat
1st train ride in Italy…led them to the central station…youth camp
SCULPTURES found in St. Peter’s Basilica
“The Triumph of the Chair of St. Peter” by Bernini
“St. Augustine (Bronze)” by Bernini
“St. Peter” (Bronze) by Arnolfo di Cambio
“St. Veronica” (Marble) by Francesco Mochi
Inside the Basilica:
“The Baptistery Chapel”
“The Altar of Presentation”
Monument of Sixtus IV (built the Sistine Chapel) by Antonio Del Pollaiolo
Found in the Basilica; equivalent of the sarcophagus
The Pieta of St. Peter by Michelangelo (he created when he was just 23 years old)
Becomes so small because there are so many big sculptures there
Found inside a bullet-proof glass
The face of Jesus looks older (because Mary didn’t “age”)
Pieta can be literally translated as “Virgin & Jesus”
The only work that has Michelangelo’s signature
A crazy man once hammered the face & shoulder; the arm fell down; had a “face lift”
The Sistine Chapel, St. Peter’s Basilica
Private Chapel of the Pope (years ago); now the private chapel of the tourists
The place where the Pope is elected, and where the present Pope had his first mass
MICHELANGELO
Sistine Chapel – made during the term of Pope Sixtus
Concave, uneven surface (19th century – they decided to clean & restore the ceiling, 6 yrs)
Pope Julius – warrior pope; commissioned Michelangelo to paint; controversial; brought art to Vatican
Michelangelo was “afraid of colors” but he was actually a colorist.
“The Creation of Eve”
“The Prophet Ezekiel”
“The Creation of Adam” – transmission of the “spark of life”
“The Delphic Sibyl” – ancestors of Christ, psychic powers, prophets
“The Libyan Sibyl”
“The Last Judgment” – on the altar wall of the chapel; Mich painted when he was already old (70s)
Three sides: heavenly, purgatory, hell; the figures are originally “nude”
“The Bragatello” or “the Coverer”
Debate: remove the textiles or they should remain (part of history)
Michelangelo placed his portrait on the skin of St. Bartolommeo
Sir Ed: Michelangelo Code: woman was created from the leg of a man
“The Crucifixion of St. Peter” by Michelangelo, Pauline Chapel
San Pietro in Vincoli – small church
The tomb of Pope Julius II by Michelangelo (has 6 sculptures instead of 40)
The Chains of St. Peter
“Moses” – sculpture on the tomb of Pope Julius II; it has horns because of an Italian word (light – horns)
he struck his knees w/ a hammer and shouted “now speak”
“David” by Michelangelo, Galleria dell Accademia, Florence, Italy
Head and arms are a bit bigger, a bit older (12 years old, 32-34)
Welcome to Florence my friend!
“The Genius of Victure” – Mich’s tribute to his foster father
“The Medici Tombs” by Michelangelo, the Medici Chapels, Borgo San Lorenzo (church)
“Tomb of Giuliano de Medici”; left: night (no cleavage), right: day (unfinished)
New Sacristy of San Lorenzo, Medici Chapels
“Tomb of Lorenzo de Medici”; left: dusk, right: dawn (one of the most erotic)
Artistic License: Technical – substance; Conceptual – how it should look
The Cathedral of Florence (Romanesque, Cathedral Complex) – green and white marble
The bell tower was won by an artist (GIOTO)
Michelangelo’s “Pieta” (Mich carved for himself); found at the basement (museum)
PERUGINO – teacher of Michelangelo
“The Giving of the Keys to St. Peter”
LEONARDO DA VINCI
Least number of paintings
“The Annunciation” – finished work, Uffizi Gallery (he only had six paintings, five unfinished)
Six p.m. (Angelus); the time when Gabriel announced to the Virgin
Film “Dogma” (or “Jesus”) – new interpretation of the New Testament
“Mona Lisa” (La Gioconda)
Discovered in Da Vinci’s death bed; retouched hundreds of times
“Mona Lisa hands”; Leonardo had an affair with her (?)
Wife of a count or duke La Gioconda; the background doesn’t look earthly
Was stolen for three years
The Louvre has the biggest number of Da Vinci artworks.
“Virgin of the Rocks”
“Virgin with the Flowers” – Altar Pinakothek, Munich, Germany
Sir Ed had a mystic experience; only one painting by Leonardo in the museum
“The Virgin & Child with St. Anne” – shows the balance of transition
“The Last Supper” – Refectory (dining room of the nuns), Sta. Maria Della Grazie, Milan, Italy
Sir Ed cried again when he went there because the painting was being restored
He experimented on his medium; used oil + egg white (tempera) instead of oil and canvass
The restored work was ugly
Leonardo Da Vinci Manuscripts – fetus (biology), pumps (chain-driven), bicycle, and other inventions
Piazza Della Signoria – full of treasures and artworks, once owned by the Medici; Palazzo Vecchio
DONATELLO “St. John the Evangelist”
PAULO OCELLO “The Birth of Christ Rose Window”
VINCENZO DE’ ROSSI “Hercules and Diomedes”; wresting, mythology, “nice composition”
BARTOLOMEO AMMANNATI “The Neptune Fountain”; Piazza Della Signoria; marble and bronze
Patina (?)
The Loggia Dei Lanzi – also called the Loggia della Signoria, is a building on a corner of the Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy, adjoining the Uffizi Gallery.
A late Gothic building; great Florentine Artworks
BENVENUTO CELLINI – “Perseus” (holding the head of Medusa), Loggia Dei Lanzi
“Saltcellar of Francis I” – one small masterpiece; gold, enamel
Silvers (kubyertos) of the king
The Baptistery – Florence, Italy; hexagonal; ceiling full of mosaic; made famous by a DOOR
“The Gates of Paradise” by LORENZO GHIBERTI; bronze; Michelangelo gave the name
Ghiberti won a contest; full of tiny sculptures (Drunkenness of Noah)
BOTTICELLI
“Realm of Venus” (Primavera or autumn), ca. 1482; tempera on wood
He was close to the Medici; Imelda has a Botticelli
In his paintings, the faces of women are all the same, clothes are similar
“Birth of Venus” – tempera on canvass, Uffizi Gallery (bullet-proofed)
Sir Ed cried when he saw the two paintings above.
RAPHAEL
Very graceful; nerdy look; most number of paintings
“The Signature Room”…the Raphael Rooms/Stanza (open from 9-3) – where the Pope signs documents
Roman Catholic Church – collection of arts (pagan arts)
“School of Athens” – ancient Greece (5th Century BC); Plato & Aristotle, fathers of Arts and Sciences
One of the most intelligent paintings; a guy holding a compass (Michelangelo)
“The Dispute on the Blessed Sacrament” (Desputa)
“The Parnassus” – less intellectual
“The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist”
“The Virgin’s Wedding”
“The Crucifixion” – perfect balance; formal balance (started by the Greeks)
“Coronation of the Virgin” – heavenly and earthly side
“The Caniggiani Holy Family” – the face of Joseph is the patron; formal balance/balance of transition
“Ansidei Madonna”
“Portrait of Our Lady with a Vail” – more beautiful than the Mona Lisa
The woman was Raphael’s love (daughter of a baker)
“The Transfiguration” – his last painting; widely reproduced; Chapel by Nicholas Borgia Apartments
ALBRECHT DURER – German
“Adoration of the…”
“Adam and Eve” – engraving (on a metal figure); carved on a metal…ink…painted
ALBRECHT ALTDORFER – “Battle of Alexander and Darius”; very detailed
Altar Pieces – rich people donate works to the church
WEYDEN…
MATTHIAS GRUNEWALD – “Crucifixion” (Germany)
AGONY & ECSTACY by Irving Stone
The Medici family: Giuliano M., Don Lorenzo (foster father of Michelangelo, friend of Botticelli)
Sons: Cardinal-Pope; Daughters: Queen of France, & married to a count
1475 – Tuscan Village; Settigano – where he studied sculpture
Michelangelo’s Works:
The Madonna of the Stairs (1st work, 15 years old) The Bacchus
The Battle of the Centaurs (17 years old) The Apollus
The Crucifix Pitti Madona
St. Matthew Tomb of Giuliano (Night & Day)
The Genius of Victory Medici Madonna
Pieta of St. Peter’s (23 years old) Rondanini (final work, unfinished)
Bramante – architect of the Basilica
Swiss Guards – appointed official guards of the Pope; still wear the same uniform since then
Buonarotti – Michelangelo’s other name
He was chosen to be the archt. for the sultan of Turkey (bridge across Bosporus River)
Tessina – the love of Michelangelo’s life
Carrara, Italy – mountains of marble
Inspiration for an artist – when things become very clear
“I can’t give you something mediocre, even if it’s all you wish for.” – Michelangelo
FLORENCE
Good in leathery; as big as Iloilo; everybody walks
Piazza Della Signoria; Uffizi Gallery – museum of museums
“David” by Donatello – first freestanding nude
“Bridge” by Oltarno – featured in Nescafe commercial
“Dome in the Church of Florence” by Max the Magnificent – like an egg
“The Trinity” in the Church of Sta. Maria Novella
Platonic Academy – Built by Lorenzo
“Venus” – mistress of Lorenzo’s Brother (?)
PRINTMAKING
Graphic Arts; limited edition prints; uses plates
As early as the Renaissance
“Adam & Eve” by Albrecht Durer
A. Relief Process – the plates used is similar to a relief sculpture; protruding design
Types: 1. Woodcut – the medium used is wood
2. Rubber cut – the medium used is rubber
3. Linocut – the medium used is linoleum
B. Intaglio Process – associated with metal plates
Types: 1. Engraving – an e.g. is the “Adam & Eve”
2. Etching – uses chemistry, particularly acid…metal plates…acid-resistant substances (e.g. wax, plastic, asphaltum which looks like guava jelly)
C. Serigraph (Serigraphy) – silkscreen arts
BAROQUE ART
17th Century Art
Rebellion to the Renaissance
Bigaon; subra sa design; very decorative
Paintings are asymmetrical in composition; depicts movements; strong lighting
Gian Lorenzo Bernini – star of the Baroque period
Sculptures by Bernini:
“Apollo & Daphne” – erotic
“The Ecstasy of St. Teresa – when the hold spirit entered the body of St. Teresa
very decorative; shown in Angels & Demons
“Angel with the Scroll”
“Blessed Ludavica Albertoni”
“David” – very different from that of Michelangelo; shows movement
“Pluto & Proserpina – the rape; very dramatic; rape is a very popular subject then
“Aeneas & Anchises” – the Trojan Wars; became an icon for war, loyalty, sacrifice, love, etc.
Borromini VS Bernini
The Church of St. Agrese was designed by Borromini. He changed the position of the Virgin, snubbing the fountain.
The sculptures in the Fountain of the Four Rivers by Bernini are violently reacting, facing the church. Only the Ganges River was not reacting because it cannot see the church.
Trevi Fountain by Nicola Salvi; featured in the film “Three Coins in the Fountain”
“Pope Leo…” & “Pope Innocent X” by Algardi Alessandro
Bandini Giovanni – simple works
Caravaggio
Painter; favorite of the Vatican
“Entombment of Christ” (P) – diagonal in composition; dramatic lighting
“Christ with the Doubting Thomas” – apostle who doubted the resurrection of Christ
“Conversion of St. Paul” – involves a horse; unguarded; found in the Cerasi Chapel of the church of Santa Maria del Popolo, in Rome (rally VS McDonald’s)
Baroque paintings are beautiful in composition & depict movements.
Rembrandt
Dramatic use of lighting; one of the greatest artist of the Baroque period
From the Netherlands (BeNeLux Passport J); originally the sex capital; low crime rates
Paintings of Rembrandt:
“Aristotle with the Bust of Homer”
“The Nightwatch” - one of the greatest masterpieces; mural; actual people in Amsterdam; originally has a very long name; little girl was glowing
“The Jewish Bride” (Amsterdam)
Frans Hals
“The Laughing Cavalier” – the man was well-dressed
(another painting)
Georges De La Tour
“St. Joseph in the Carpenter’s Shop” – one candle lights the whole painting
“The Education of the Virgin” – one candle lights the whole canvass
“The Fortune Teller”
Peter Paul Rubens
One of the most number of paintings in the Louvre
“Christ on the Cross” – very simple
“The Arrival & Reception of Marie de’ Medici at Marseilles” – real event in history; daughter of Lorenzo sent to France to marry the king
“The Feast of Achelous” – gadirinumug mga tambok
“Allegory of War & Peace” (?)
“Venus & Adonis” – Venus has a bilbil
Jan Brueghel
“The Holy Family” – Madonna and Child; very elaborate and well-decorated
“Flower Bouquet”
Ceiling Paintings:
“Triumph of the Name of Jesus” by Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Ceiling of Il Gesù)
“History of the Barberini Family” by Pietro Da Cortona
“St. Ignatius Enters paradise” by Andrea Pozzo
Palace of Versailles
Greatest palace in the world; very extravagant; bigaon
Built by King Louis XIV the sun king (story of the twins…)
“Portrait of Louis XIV” by Hyacinthe Rigaud
Now a museum
Most fantastic garden in the world
Palace of Versailles (royal dwelling)
Chapel
Theater and opera house
The Throne Room
Royal bedrooms
Grand Apartments
State Apartments
The Battles Room – where they put murals of the battles won by France
Frescoes in the ceiling
Gardens in the Palace of Versailles:
Artificial lagoons (Goddess at the Lagoon & God at the Lagoon bronze sculptures)
“The Dragon Fountain”
“The Fountain of Apollo” (with bronze sculptures of horses)
“The Fountain of Enceladus”
“The Fountain of Lalone”
“The Fountain of Grenouilles” (paka)
“Basin of Neptune”
“Hall of Mirrors” – the most bigaon hall in the world; ornamented with gold; ceiling paintings
ART OF THE 18th TO 19th CENTURY
Francois Boucher – fantastic painter
“The Toilet of Venus”
“Angelica & Medoro” – mga tambok
“Leda & the Swan” – subject of an erotic sculpture; Leda was a beautiful woman in Greek mythology; the ugly god made love with Leda as a swan
Jean-Gustave Courbet
“Woman with Parrot” – Met. Museum; the Japanese woman in the pic was ugly J
Antonio Canova – one of the most celebrated; perhaps one of the greatest
(S) “Psyche & Cupid” – ginagawa ng mga locals
(S) “Perseus with the Head of Medusa” – daw agi J
Jacques-Louis David – painter of Napoleon
“Death of Socrates” – Socrates was accused of being an atheist
Eugene Dela Croix (Eugenio Dela Cruz J)
“Liberty Leading the People” – Romanticism; about the French Rev.; patriotic; the breast of liberty is showing
Francisco Goya
“The Execution of Madrilenos on the Third” – France VS Spain; very emotional; one of the earliest Romantic paintings
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
(S) “Ugolino & His Sons” – Met. Museum; most delicious turkey sandwich; ugly name
James Pradier
“Satyr & Bacchante” – very beautiful painting about rape; the body of the woman was very beautiful
IMPRESSIONISM
Modern; started as a small movement in Paris
Sunlight has an effect on paintings; paintings were done in fields; hazy colors
Took a long time to be accepted; they initially exhibited their works in the garage
Claude Monet – French painter; rich & interested in lagoons
“Impression – Sunrise” – was rejected at first; now the most important/precious document of the impressionist period.
“Rouen Cathedral Series” – showed the effects of light across the façade of the Cathedral at different times of the day
“Water Lily Pond: Harmony in Green” – the landscape was still the same up to this date (preserved by the government)
“Water Lilies” – murals in one room
The Garden of Monet was a very beautiful one
Fernando Amorsolo was an impressionist.
The House of Impressionism was formerly a garage.
Renoir – one of the most reproduced works
“Madame Charpentier & Her Children” – big painting; the photo was with Sir Ed.
“Two Sisters” – looks like mother & child; no bold and hazy/strict lines
“Monet Painting in His Garden at Argenteuil”
Edouard Manet
“The Bridge Over the Seine at Argenteuil”
“Argenteuil”
Edgar Degas – uses pastel; sira ulo; fond of dancers
“Dancer Curtseying” – a bow for ladies
“Ballet Dancers in the Wings”
“The Rehearsal”
“The Dancing Lesson”
(S) “Grande Arabesque Second Time” – Apik
(S) “Little Dancer” – very famous; real tutu and shoes
Georges Seurat – Pointillism (dots)
“A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” – pop. place in Paris; shows the costume of the period
Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec – father of poster arts; sira ulo din
“Moulin Rouge” – a poster
“Divan Japonais” – advertisement (something to do with Japanese)
“Jane Avril” – a very famous dancer
POST-IMPRESSIONIST ART
Very short but significant; start of the Modern Period
Vincent Van Gogh
Ahead of his time; one of the most prolific painters; so many paintings
Never accepted by art critics during his time; sold only one painting
Had a mental disease (buang); he shot himself in a field & died three hours later
Vincent Van Gogh Museum
Arles is a place in France which became an attraction because of Gogh
Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”
Most famous possession of the Museum of Modern Art, NY (one of the biggest)
Always on tour around the world
At one time, the highest priced painting in auction ($100 m)
Paintings by Van Gogh
“Sunflowers” – tiko ang vase
“Vase with Sunflowers” – tiko man ang vase
“The Bedroom” – the room today still looks the same
“The Night Café” – where they frequented
“View of Arles” – one of the fields where he frequented
“The Plain at Auvers”
“Cypresses” – moving up the sky
“Shoes” – he painted ugliness; his worn-out shoes; the photo was with Sir Ed
“Self-Portrait with Mutilated Ear” – violent quarrel with Paul Gauguin
Van Gogh’s self-portraits: the eyes are so alive
Paul Gauguin – symbolisms; sira ulo din; a stock broker in Paris
“Self-Portrait with Yellow Christ”
“ia Orana Maria” (Hail Mary in Tahiti) – he transposed classical images to local native scenes; very beautiful
“The Spirit of the Dead Watching” – his live-in wife in Tahiti
“The Birth of Christ” – he made his wife Mary and himself as Joseph
“Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?”
“Why Are You Angry?” – “nga.a gina chismis mu nga ga busong ako???… J”
“The Yellow Christ” – his blood became the leaves of the trees; Dutch women
Auguste Rodin – sculptor
“The Thinker” – one of the most reproduced; classical style
“The Kiss” – very expressive
“Eternal Spring” – very modern; beautiful pose
“I am Beautiful” – the man carries the woman while kissing her
“The Inner Voice” – expressive voice
MODERN PERIOD (20th Century – Present)
Center: The United States, but most artists were Europeans
Pablo Picasso – artist of the millennium; distorted art (started by Van Gogh)
“The Old Guitarist” – intense emotion
“Accordionist” – Cubism
“Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon” (Ladies of Avignon) – Cubism; prostitution
“Girl before a Mirror” – shows the different dimensions (silhouette, 3D, etc.)
“Guernica” – huge mural in black & white, he painted before his death
Spain VS France; tried for 3 years, Spain won; The Prado Museum, Madrid
Spain: it was village in Spain destroyed by a war
France: Picasso married/devastated French women, painted in France
Cubism – Picasso & Braque
Amedeo Modigliani – distorted art; good-looking
“Seated Art”
Henri Matisse – side by side with Picasso (paintings)
Founder of Fauvism (wild beast) – changed the looks of the art, non-reality
“Decorative Figure On An Ornamental Ground”
“Harmony in Red – The Dinner Table” – Fauvism; the table & the wall merged
Henry Moore – distortion, abstraction; British; very popular in Europe
(S) “Seated Woman” – distorted woman
Constantin Brancusi
“The Kiss” – Minimalism (simplification of sculptures)
Andre Derain
“Bridge Over the Riou” – Fauvism
SURREALISM – the artist allows the subconscious part of his brain to play; no logic/rhyme
Salvador Dali – Surrealism; a Spaniard
“The Persistence of Memory” – challenges the imagination
“The Construction with Boiled Beans – Premonition of Civil War”
Marc Chagall
“Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers” – Surrealist; very popular; (maybe) 7 girlfriends
“The Birthday” – kiss
“Ceiling of the Paris Opera” – the images are not classical, but modern
Rene Magritte
“Time Transfixed” – Surrealism; illogical; train
Paul Klee
“Dancing Girl” – Surrealism; child-like painting; paintings of children are the purest.
POPULAR (POP) ART
Andy Warhol – high priest of Pop Art; emanated after WWII
“Campbell Soup Can” – tomato soup, his statement on commercialism
He painted more soup cans
Roy Lichtenstein
“As I Opened Fire” – looks like comics; Museum of Modern Art, NY (the cafeteria J)
Jasper Johns
“Flag” – US flag, dirty flag (Minimalism)
“White Flag” – very popular (Minimalism); the Concert of Silence by John Cage
REALISM (or Magic Realism) – similar to a photograph
Andrew Wyeth – Realism
“Braids” – look like a photograph; like he painted every hair; woman named Helga
“The Virgin” – Helga at 14 years old; a favorite of Sir Ed’s friend
Piet Mondrian – Abstraction
“Diagonal Composition” – very technical
Mark Rothko – favorite of Hillary Clinton, #11 highest-selling painting
“White & Greens in Blue”
Jackson Pollock – considered as a American hero; 1st modern artist to be pop; like Sir Ed
“Convergence” – Abstract Expressionism; no figures, etc.
Vasily Kandinsky
“Painting with Green Center”
Alberto Giacometti
(S) “Man Pointing” – not eaten for six months J
Barbara Hepworth (woman)
(S) “Two Ancestral Figures” – made of wood; the woman is the taller one (hole J)
Henry Moore
(S) “Sheep Piece” – very big; found in a park
KINETIC ART – art which involves movement; sculptures that are moving
Alexander Calder – Father of Kinetic Art
“Petite Vertical Hors de l’Horizontale”
George Segal – sculptures about life of Americans
“Times Square at Night” – bronze painted in white
“The Commuters” – the photo taken was with Sir Ed
Duane Hanson
“Woman Reading a Paperback” – Magic Realism in sculpture
“Janitor” – also a Magic Realism in sculpture
INSTALLATION ART
John Newling – Installation Art
(S) “The Rapid Plough” – maybe a statement on McDonalds
Iriantine Karnaya – Installation Art
(S) “Tears of War III”
ENVIRONMENTAL/CONCEPTUAL ART
Christo
“The Pont Neuf at Night” – bridge that was wrapped in Paris
“Running Fence” – textile placed in a windy area in USA (24 miles)
An artist did a similar art using lightning rods
“Surrounded Islands” – actual islands wrapped with textile; islands with bra J
Christo and Jeanne Claude (husband & wife)
“Wrapped Trees” – similar to Sir Ed’s Red Tree
“The Gates” – made of fabric; latest work (2005); Central Park, Manhattan, NY

HUMANITIES 1

HUMANITIES 1

Humanities – Pertaining to human being
ART – SOCIETY – INDIVIDUAL
ART: Aesthetics – Beauty AND Substance – meaning
Art was born with man; Art is a gift. Art began as early as the beginning of man.

VISUAL ARTS – Art pertaining to the sight
PAINTING – application of pigment on a surface (2 dimensional)
SCULPTURE – addition or subtraction of materials on a 3-dimensional medium
GRAPHIC ARTS – uses graphs; perfect, accurate, uses lines, clear
Properties: produced with the help of a machine (Tell-tale)
SILK-SCREEN ARTS – T-shirt printing
PRINTMAKING

Indiana Jones was an anthropologist (afraid of snakes…whips and hats)

ARCHITECTURE
MUSIC – Aural/Audio Art
TRADITIONAL ARTS – cultural practices, passed from one generation to another


WORLD ART

Pre-history (???)

Altamira Cave, Spain
• Young Boy Shouting “Bulls” (discovery)
• Paintings of animals all over the walls (24000 BC)
• Sir Ed’s Theory: The caveman was inspired after what he did to the girl 

The paintings in Altamira Cave were degraded due to human exhausts

Primary Evidence – First hand account
Secondary Evidence – Evidence to prove another evidence

Caves in Islas de Higantes (Isle of the Giants) – “Harpa Cave” Harp-like stalactites











ARTISTS

Artist of the Millennium – Picasso (25 mistresses, exploiter of women, “son of a bitch”)
Highest – selling work sold in auction ($120 m)

Da Vinci – Renaissance; brought to court and accused of homosexuality, & eventually acquitted
He belong to the top 3 greatest artists in the world
He was not married (died 90 years old, single)

Caravaggio – Renaissance, Baroque Artist (Rome); close to Michelangelo
He was a murderer and was murdered. He was the favorite artist of Vatican.
His works can be found in the “1st room” in Vatican

Benvenuto Cellini – very controversial artist; most hated and admired in Florence
Murderer, Rapist, Sodomy (Anal Sex); joined the army; wrote his autobiography
One day, his enemies went after him…he was cornered.
Classic story…letter in his pocket…from the pope…”he was forgiven”
Later he was imprisoned again (4 yrs)…a letter came…from the King of France (Francis 1)

Louvre Museum – home of the most famous artworks; never allowed “filming” except the DaVinci Code.

Lang2x – Chinese pianist; prodigy

ARTIST
1. Creativity – can create something out of nothing
2. Originality
3. Imagination
4. Sensitivity – they can feel more
5. Skill

Ouido – Music, playing by ears

Draftsmen are not artists (“does not” possess 1-4 above)

Florence – most artistic city “inch per inch”

Mona Lisa – found in the Louvre Museum

“Great character has nothing to do with great art”

Purpose of learning Art: Art makes the world a wonderful place to live in.

Lascaux (“Laco”) – Cave in France; the paintings were threatened by bacteria/microbes

Mel Brooks – genius comedian; “History of the World”

Sir Ed touched a sculpture of Michelangelo in Florence, Italy.
Sir Ed: The most effective way to learn is to make learning a part of your experience.
PRE – HISTORIC ART

Altamira Cave Art 16000 – 9000 BC: “Bison”

Lascaux Cave Art in Dordogne, France:
“Bisons” 17000 – 15000 BC “Stags & Reindeers”
“Swimming Stags” “First Bull, Red & Brown Horses”
“Five Horses & Cow”
“Horse” (ancestor of the zebra because of stripes, tale of a cow, big stomach)

Standard Format: Name, Medium, Date, Size, Present Location (museum), Place (city, country)

Venus of Willendorf (a place in Austria; fertility goddess), Oolitic Limestone, 24 – 22K BC, 11.1 cm,
Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Stonehenge (2750-1300 BC) – Megaliths & earth markings; D: 97”; Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England


EGYPTIAN ART

2000 BC – Egyptian Rise

The Egyptians first formalized art. Today, it’s already the 6th Millennia in Egypt.

Sculptures - to portray their pharaohs; sculptures are FUNCTIONAL.
Paintings - serve as documentaries
Papyrus - wheat (in swamps) turned into paper

Hieroglyphs - system of writing
Rosetta stone – “Bulletin board”; the basis of the third block is the old Greek language (understandable)

Temple of Ramses II – Inspiration to Mt. Rushmore. Limestone. 1270 BC. Abu Simbel, Nubia.

Nefertari’s Temple of Hathor (goddess)
“She for whom the sun does shine.” After Nefertari’s death, Ramses became a broken man.
Covered by sand for centuries, and was discovered by a circus man who was also an anthropologist.

Twin Temples of Abu Simbel: Temple of Ramses II & Nefertari’s Temple of Hathor

The Temple of Ramses II served as “propaganda.” It was built in the bank of Lake Nasser, which was a major trade route then. The secret of the temple: It was reconstructed thru modern tech 30 years ago.

Luxor Temple - Statues of Ramses
Relief sculptures at Karnak Temple

Style refers to the personality of the artwork.

Unique characteristic of Egyptian Art: In silhouette position, but the eyes are frontal
EGYPTIAN ART…

Relief Sculptures are attached to a background (e.g. relief sculptures in Miag-ao Church, UNESCO WHS)
In the Round Sculptures are three-dimensional

Battle of Kadesh - the most detailed account among all battles in Ancient History; won by Ramses II.
Ramses II was the only known king in Ancient Egypt. Romans were the biggest invaders of ancient Egypt.

“A Pharaoh receives the crown of Lower and Upper Egypt” Kom Ombo Temple, Egypt
“The Pharaoh Khafre” Diorite 2500 BC
“Golden Effigy of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen” Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt

King Tut was an insignificant king, but his tomb treasures are remarkable; discovered by a British Anthropologist; unrobed for centuries.

“Obelisk of Ramses II” Luxor Temple; red granite (1300 - 1200 BC); carved w/ the pharaoh’s good deeds
“Obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut” - largest obelisk; brought to the Plaza of Paris in France
There was a sarcophagus beside Hatshepsut’s (her lover (?))

The tallest obelisk can be found in Washington D.C.

“The High Priest Ai Administering a Ritual to the Pharaoh Tutankhamen”

Some scholars suggest that Tut was murdered by Ai because Ai married the widow of Tut. Ai became pharaoh (unofficially), but was later removed from history. Some suggest that he fell from his chariot.

“The Queen (Nefertari) Offering Vases to the goddess Hathor”

Pyramids of Menkaure’s three queens; Great pyramid of Khufu & the Sphinx (Khafre)


GREEK ART

Classical – tested by time; passed by time

Started: 7th Century BC
Peak: 6th Century BC
Decline: 5th Century BC

Education – Agora (Market) – Question & Answer – Started Philosophy, Hippocratic Oath
Olympics – originally a religious event, track & field, only men participate, athletes are nude
Marathon – the Battle of Marathon; Democracy – elections
Literature (Homer’s Iliad & Odyssey) – oral literature; A great war (10 years) was created by a “bigatot”
Helen (a thousand ships were sent to get her back), Hector, Achilles (demi-god); Ulysses & Poseidon

Marble streets in Ithaca…

Greek Architecture – perfect balance


GREEK ART…

Sir Ed: Beauty is Relative
Greece – beautiful women (mixture of so many bloods); most beautiful policewoman
Sir Ed (sophomore representative) started the sports fest in UPV; softball catcher; “Redbolts” – union of the bolt; screw and tornillo; Sir’s uniform number: 1,033,430

Acropolis – seat of the political & social life in 6th century Greece; highest peak; lights & sounds
Propylaia – entrance to the Acropolis
Parthenon – marble; the century BC; sculpture of Zeus on the top (wrist area remaining)
• Gigantic statue of Athena by Phidias (holding a 6 ft warrior)

Lord Elgin – thief (British); stole sculptures (British Museum)

The Erectheon (Temple for Athena); marble, 5th century BC, Acropolis
• The Caryatids – sculptures of maidens serving as columns
• A Roman emperor built some beside his swimming pool

Theater of Dionysius – 1st theater, 5th century BC, Acropolis
• Dionysius is the god of wine, fertility, “god ng mga bawal”
• Oedipus Rex was 1st staged here
• Feast of Dionysius – rituals, fertility rites…etc; during full moons, boys will hide themselves in the forest…girls will go after them…make love.
• Can seat 20,000 spectators
• Sir Ed performed Shakespeare

Pericles – 1st democratic leader (elected) of ancient Greece

“Media” - a play; revenge of a woman/witch…Jason (Golden Fleece) left Media…she killed their children.

Greek Sculptures
The Greeks were the first humanists; appreciation of the human body; 10 - Perfect number

“Kourus” ca. 540 BC, marble, 7’2, National Archaeological Museum; stiff/no personality
“Kore” - woman, with clothes
“The Ephebe of Antikythera” - athlete, holding a ball
“Doryphoras” by Polykleitos; 7 head proportion, Roman Copy
• When Roman invaded Greece, some sculptures were lost
“Venus of Milo” by Praxiteles; found in a place called Milo, 2nd Century BC, Marble, Louvre Museum
“Zeus (or) Poseidon” - found under the sea (stolen by Romans), bronze, National Museum, Greece
“Winged Victory of Samothrace” – Louvre (front piece); no head, maybe sold
“Young Men Leading Oxen for Sacrifice” & “Horsemen” – marble sculptures in Acropolis
“Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis” – communal bath (Greek habit); Bas-relief from the east frieze of Parthenon; Marble; 440 B.C., Athens, the Acropolis Museum
GREEK ART…

Fresco – pigment + wet plaster (cement-like material); painted on walls

“Thera” – fresco of boxing children, Athens, 1500 BC

Penthesilea (Painter) – “Pyxis” (cosmetic box), Judgment of Paris (Iliad), terracotta, painted religious images; http://www.flickr.com/photos/ggnyc/3163733655/

Island of Achilles – marble streets

Sir Ed: Lobsters from the caves…very good.


ROMAN ART

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Ruins of Pompeii (79 AD); Mt Vesuvius; the lava protected the houses
Pompeii also had “the Forum” (JM Basa & Calle Real); sophisticated society; complex urban planning; also had roads for prostitutes, livestock, etc.; roads paved with stones

Prostitute – art for advertisements (paintings of the prostitutes’ abilities; Museum of Naples)

Transport system; bulleting board; thoroughfares

In Pompeii, Italian schoolgirls made fun of Sir Ed…

House of the Faun in Pompeii

House of the Vettii – restored; paintings on the wall (nude; religious; Hercules)

The Bacchic Mysteries – Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii; huge nude paintings on the living room (wall)

Columns – deeds of the emperor; equivalent of the obelisk
The Column of Marcus Aurelius; marble
The Column of Trajan; marble; relief sculptures (Trajan’s expedition over Dacians)

“The Gladiator” – (Film) Marcus Aurelius was the emperor (greatest library, poet, and writer)

The Claudian Aqueduct – conduits that supplied water to Ancient Rome

Rome – built on seven hills according to legend

Apian Way – system of roads constructed during the time of Julius Caesar (as far as China); lover’s lane

Italians are like Filipinos (close family ties)

Small Theater in Pompeii (70 - 79 AD)
The Large Theatre of Pompeii – can hold up to 5,000 people
The Amphitheater of Pompeii – can hold up to 20,000 people

The City of Herculaneum - tourist attraction

Mosaic – small stones called “tesserae”

Mosaic of Marine Life Discovery in Pompeii

Sculptures
“Sabina, Wife of Emperor Hadrian” dresses as Ceres
“The Badminton Sarcophagus” – located in a place called badminton

Fountain of Trevi – designed by Nicholas Salvi; Neptune
The barber disliked the fountain…; two coins (kissed), three (marry)

Roman Forum – center of political and social life; people love to sue






























ROMANESQUE ART – “Like the Romans” (applications more on architecture)

Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris – arches; three Notre Dames; there is a river crossing in the middle
Opera House of Paris…Louvre

WWII…a German general didn’t obey Hitler

Siena Cathedral – 1200 AD; sculptures all over made of marble; Sienna, Italy

St. Maria Novella – Florence, Italy; very Romanesque (sturdy & mahaba); white & green marble

Cathedral of Pisa – ca. 1062-1271; Pisa, Italy; greatest treasure of Pisa; cathedral complex

Sir Ed went to the Leaning Tower of Pisa accidentally…because of domestics they’ve met there…Sir Ed went to Italy to see the Cathedral of Milan & “The Last Supper” by Da Vinci.

Leaning Tower of Pisa – the belfry (1174-1271); Romanesque style (domes)


BYZANTINE ART

Emperor Constantine; Byzas (Eastern Capital) extended as far as the Middle East, Russia, and Balkans
Constantinople – Istanbul; the crusade led by King Richard the Lionhearted to recover Istanbul
Greatest Conflict – Christians vs. Muslims

Church of San Joaquin (Iloilo) – Relief Sculptures about the Battle of Tetuan (Christians vs. Moors)

Characteristic of Byzantine Art: Christian + Islamic Art (Fusion)

Hagia Sophia – 532-537 AD, Istanbul; originally a church; museum at the present time; probably the 2nd biggest church in the world

“Mosaic of the Virgin and Child in the Apse” – made of naturally colored stones

Most emperors have their portraits beside holy ones (to be forgiven (?))

The Church of San Vitale – Ravenna, Italy; full of mosaic; symbol of Byzantine Art; where the “Theodora (wife of a Roman emperor) and Attendants” mosaic (tesserae) can be found
St Basil’s Cathedral – Red Square, Moscow; minarets of Muslim Architecture; easier to bring children to mass because it’s like Disneyland
Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood – St. Petersburg, Russia; like candies (Hansel & Gretel)
The Basilica of San Marco – Venice, Italy; Muslim minarets and domes; full of mosaic inch per inch; because of so many tourists, the church can hardly perform functions anymore; the most beautiful mosaic can be found on top of the priest

Mass in Italian was very sincere “peace”…where Sir Ed kissed so many girls 
BYZANTINE ART…

Byzantine Art reached Venice because Venice was once a naval power. Venice traded with Istanbul.

Venice was a man-made island; 2nd to Rome in terms of tourists with no off season (90% of the people are tourists)…remarkable place…pedestrian city…millions of pigeons…loved ones on a gondola…travel by boat…water bus, water taxi…gondola (Japanese people)…maya balay (bird)…water city

A canal near the Basilica of San Marco has many2x artists.


MEDIEVAL ART

Up to the 16th Century AD

Medieval Man - “Buki” (like people in Mina (Sir Ed)); Medieval was a static period

Medieval was actually “romantic” (not just man-woman, but also includes fighting for one’s country, etc.
• Knights, Robin Hood

Geneva Switzerland – where Sir Ed saw a giant sword in a museum

Sir Ed would choose to live in the Medieval period as a Jester (near the queen’s room)…and never in Ancient Greece because there are so many gays.

It is called the dark ages because of civil wars…conflicts…everything suffers (people, economy, etc.). It is also referred to as a “static period.”

Nicola Pisano, “Pulpit” (where the priest stood) in the Cathedral of Pisa (very big)

“North Rose Window” of the Chartres Cathedral; stained glass; Chartres, France

In the old days, circular stained glass windows were called “rose windows”

“Tree of Jesse” – (Jesus Christ) stained glass; Church of St. Dennis

“The Crucifixion” – stained glass window; Poitiers Cathedral, Poitiers, France

Castles were very popular during the Middle Ages.
Castles have small windows for defense purposes; surrounded by artificial bodies of water called moat.

The Loarre Castle, Aragon (home to so many kings and queens), Spain

Romanesque Arches…sturdy…expand sideways…

Sir Ed: People in Spain are war freaks.


MEDIEVAL ART…

La Chateau de Nyon – Nyon (in Geneva), Switzerland
• Sir Ed was able to stay here because of his cousin who works in Nyon
• Nyon started as a comp of Julius Caesar
• A chateau is a small castle

Amazing facts about Switzerland: no blowing of horns (unless emergency)…there is a practice that no one should flush of toilet after 10 pm…classical entertainment…people are so civilized (maybe because it is where the UN headquarters can be found)…very precise in terms of time…almost subsidized everything…encouraged population growth…very strict…police state…very disciplined…people first


GOTHIC ART

Gothic Architecture – pointed, tall towers

Chartres Cathedral – beginning of Gothic Art; begun 1145, burned 1194, rebuilt 1205-1220; found in Chartres, France

Molo Church – an example of Gothic Church; Rizal went there to see the paintings on the ceiling
Iglesia Ni Cristo Churches – Gothic style

The Rouen Cathedral – Rouen, Normandy, France; pointed spines, popular during the impressionist era
• stained glass windows; Sir Ed incorporated in his digital arts

Notre Dame Cathedral – Amiens, France; full of sculptures of saints on its façade

“Saint Dennis Abbey Rose Window”
“Our Lady of the Beautiful Rose Window” – Chartres Cathedral; the only one that was saved when the cathedral was burned; miraculous

The Milan Cathedral – made of marble; perhaps the most beautiful cathedral in the world
• The Virgin Mary on top was believed to me made of gold (not cupper); called “The Little Virgin”
• Stained glass windows, huge columns, so many chapels (church with in a church)

Milan – Fashion capital of the world, where most designers come from; industrial capital of Italy

Milan Cathedral Square
• Where so many domestics go
• Filipino newspapers can be bought in the Milan Cathedral Square
• There are so many pigeons (in fact, they have heaters for pigeons)

POLITICAL SCIENCE 14

Carmelo “Mel” De Leon Carreon
62 Yrs. Old
Single
Came from a family of politicians (Grandfather and 3 other close relatives – Mayor, Oton)
Father – Gov’t Employee, Mother – Plain HW
Second to the youngest (3 brothers and 1 sister)
Currently lives in Mandurriao (Three of them living in a small house)


Educational Background:
BSC (Major in Accounting, Minor in Bus.Ad.) Graduate, VCC (dissolved)
Average Student
While he was in college, he was working as a political appointee

Work Experiences:
Metro Manila – Manufacturing Firm (Cost Accounting/Purchasing) for three years, then he moved to Davao.
From Davao, he went back to Iloilo and worked in a Home Appliance Center as supervisor. He again transferred to Roxas where he served as manager of another Appliance Center. After a short period of time, he resigned (because Roxas was far from civilization (layu sa sibilisasyon) and “lacks in energy”). Finally, he went back to Iloilo and stayed there up to the present.

Current Job: Insurance Agent, Fortune Guarantee
Yearly Income: P +/- 80,000

He founded an NGO (1987-1992), Panay Underwriter Association, Inc. where he served as the first and last president and chair of the board of trustees. Panay Underwriter Association, Inc. was the FIRST NGO Insurance Industry in Panay.

He was once featured in the Insurance Phil. Magazine in 1989 (a magazine that was issued in various Asian countries) and numerous appearances in news papers (particularly Panay News).


Candidacy…

(Financial) Supporters: Prominent People. (Commitments, endowments…)
“But I don’t rely too much on others” – MC

Nuisance Candidate?

“I was never declared as a nuisance candidate by the COMELEC. Since 1992, I was never disqualified”


Political Career (never won)

1992 – City Councilor, 1995 –Vice Mayor, 1998 – City Mayor, 2001 – City Mayor, 2004 – Congressman (Lone District), 2007 – “absent” (because he anticipated that cases will be filed against him), 2010 – Vice Mayor.

“In 2007, I was included in the Magic Four in surveys (for City Councilor).”

“I filed the COC for the presidency last November 2009, but I backed out because my financers also backed out.”
Threats…

“Since then, I’ve received a lot of life threats; threats from other politicians who think that my candidacy is a major threat to theirs. I’m already immuned from death threats. Threats will never stop me from running.”

“My candidacy is supported by my whole family.”


Edge against other candidates…

“My EXPOSURES for the past 20 years..I’m been televised worldwide in CNN, nationwide in ABS-CBN & GMA, I’m a radio commentator & host of the radio segment “Labugay Boys” which covers discussions on any topic under the sun, I’v e been speaker in various gatherings (e.g. The Rotary Club Gtahering in Del Rio)..”


Current Political Party:

“I personally created my pol. party. This was not registered in the COMELEC. LTS or Long Term Survival. But my loyalty to my party ends when my loyalty to the country begins.”


Independence (rate in a scale of 10)

“10/10. I don’t depend on financial support from others to pursue my advocacies. But if they will offer me something, then I will also gladly accept it. I ran every election chiefly at my own expense.”


Possibility of Winning…

“I can’t rate it in a scale. Basta DAKU lang ang chance ah. I have a big chance of winning.”

“I continue to run despite of my previous losses because I’m really determined to serve. Don’t give up. After all it’s my right to run for public office. No one can stop me from doing that. If it’s my destiny to win, I will win.”


Leadership Skills (in a scale 10)

“Most probably 10…because of my exposures, experiences..”


Disadvantages/Shortcomings (as a public servant)…

“I have NONE. No disadvantages. I’m immuned from problems. I’m confident that if I will encounter some problems, I can overcome all of them.”


Intelligence…

“I’m just on the average.”
Attributes…

Bloodline. “I came from a family of politicians. I never expected to be one. My blood is my inspiration in getting into politics.”
Transparency
Achievements in the Public Sector
Exposure. “I have met and exposed to people from all walks of life.”
Determination to pursue his goals (despite being financially handicapped)
Experienced
Honest (Honesty in dealing with people)
Trustworthy


Priorities in Life… 1-4
1) God. “Fear God and obey the 10 Commandments”
2) Family
3) Politics/Political Career
4) Self. “The self should always be the last priority. Humility + simplicity = admiration.”

Priorities (as Vice Mayor):

To the poor people in Iloilo: Microfinancing & Livelihood programs depending on the budget of the city

The SB Sessions will be held in the Municipal Plaza (for everyone to see/witness)
Investigate unresolved anomalies in the local government
Review Municipal Ordinances/Revise or implement unenforced laws
Transparency in governance. A balance sheet (asset-liabilities) with regards to the financial status of the municipality will also be posted in the municipal plaza for the people to see


Conflicts with other people…

“So far, in my numerous years of work experience, meeting diff. kinds of people as an insurance agent, I have not encountered any conflicts, esp. with my clients.”


How can your Work Experience help you in your Political Career

“My work experienced has exposed me to different kinds of problems, and has also taught me diff. ways to overcome these problems. My work experienced has greatly influenced my problem-solving abilities and decision-making skills – the things that will carry with me in my political career.”


Insanity?

“I’m just labeled by some people as insane plainly because of my poverty; because I’m poor; because I’m financially underdog. And I don’t mind it.”


Political Views…

Charter Change

“The present constitution should be amended thru a Constitutional Convention because the Constitution is TOO BROAD. Since 1987, we haven’t improved in terms of everything (economic growth, standards of living, etc.)”

“I support the idea of shifting to a Parliamentary and Federal system and form of government. “Federal” so that regions will be independent from each other. Region 6 can make its own laws for Region 6 (because a good law in Mindanao may not really be good in Visayas).”

On Arroyo

“It’s true that Arroyo is UNPOPULAR. But if eventually she will be chosen by the congress as Speaker of the House, then Prime Minister, we have to respect it..because that id the Law of the land.”

Impression on the current Iloilo City Vice Mayor..

“I don’t have the right to judge him. Just let the people decide.”


Political “know-how”…

“Live today, dream for tomorrow, and learn from yesterday. Study the past. It will divide your future.”


Q: Why are you still single? “Because I’m so CHOOSY.”


Strengths & Weaknesses…

Weakness. “I admit that I have some weaknesses, but I can turn them (the negative) into ‘positive’ through prayers.” Weakness is just a state of mind.”

Most Powerful Strength: “My Health.”


…

“My loyalty to my party ends when my loyalty to the country begins.”

“You can’t please everybody. No matter how good you are.”

“Above all, we should be God-fearing. In God we trust.”

- Mel Carreon

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