Thursday, May 7

Modern-day distortion

That's basically the concept of the lecture of Sir Devilles (professor of ADMU-Loyola Schools and writer to the PDI) this morning at the teleconference room which I attended. The lecture adjoins the opening of an exhibit later on the day. In the mean time, let's focus on the lecture.

Sir Devilles, basically lectured on the topic, The Language of Modern Art. He cites that modern artists have this ability in which has been a trademark of Modern Art; Distortion.

He has mentioned and showed different works of what is considered as 'good example' of modern art. Dali, Munch, Picasso, Van Gogh, and our very own Manansala exudes this type or this language rather of modern art. It has been said that distrotion is the effect of the lack of trust from the normal institutions. We may look into the fact that Modern art is born after two world war and therefore constituting war as a factor of distortion. Gets? haha.

Distrotion is also the effect of how the painter wants to convey his message, for example, the work of del Rosario (sorry walang picture) showcased in Singapore depicts "Iron Man" as literal as the term. A man ironing. It (distortion) may also be a result of well basic imaginative minds as I would put it. But no matter what distortion is, I had learned how it works. And it works great!

To quote the creative ingenuity of some:

There is a saying that "God knows who does not Pay." However clever drivers distroted this and said, "God knows Hudas not Pay."

I feel a modernist coming on my way./KP

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