National Museum

There are many art pieces that can be found in museum. Here are some of the art works that I like the most in National Museum:

“Sunset in Intramuros” can be seen in the hallway of National Museum. When I first saw this painting, no offense but it looks so ordinary for me. But when I was about to go, there’s something to it that caught my eyes and made me appreciate that painting so once again I looked into it. There’s something in the painting that makes it outstanding for the rest in the hallway that you can’t see at the first glance. It is the yellow dots that represent the lights in the Intramuros. The blending of its light and bright yellow color match the dark side of the painting is balance. For me, the combination of color is important and one factor to be considered in applying to any artwork because colors says different messages. When I came back for the second time around, it was the first painting I check because I noticed that there were many new art pieces, and it’s a relief that “Sunset in Intramuros” is still there.

This is one of the new art pieces that can be found in National Museum. Everything in the room looked so dull because most of them are in color black but they are all unique. However, I can feel the sadness in every corner of the room. I’m ready to leave the place when my friend asked me to take a picture of her behind this pressed dyed wool “Green Earth”. After that, I started to look in Federico Aguilar-Alcuaz’s creation. I really don’t know the message behind it but it made me remember my deceased cat friend, the first ever cat that attached to me and took care of. Because I remember my pet in his creation, I decided to take this as one of my favorite art pieces.

The creation of Carlos V. Francisco “Pag-unlad ng Panggagamot sa Pilipinas” was located is the room that I loved the most because it consists of art works about the evolution of medicine. I once dream to be a doctor, a surgeon doing operations but I didn’t able to pursue this dream because of some reasons. When I first saw his works, it’s like I go back to the situation when I first saw someone treated an injured person. They he moves his hand and how he delivers the treatment was so great that I even imagined myself doing the same thing. That’s why I feel the excitement and overwhelmed every time I enter to this room because that’s how I feel every time I saw someone doing things in this field. Carlos V. Francisco shows to nation how he values the ability of people to heal and treat sick patient.

The first time I saw this art work, it really captured my attention. I don’t know but I stared on it for about 5 minutes. Well, at first, I just looked on it and think nothing at all but then, it goes deeper. Not knowing, my emotion started to mingle. I, then, remember the importance of family. Seeing how the family end up like that, I just felt sadness and I didn’t even know that even in paintings like this, can bring some tears to my eyes. But since I’m in the public place, I manage not to show it from other people. I may look crazy to other people but I looked at it and praised its artist many times because that’s how I show my appreciation.

I know that “The Burning of Santo Domingo Church” is part of the history though it’s not the reason why I like this painting. I like it because every detail in this painting looks like it’s alive. It is hard for me take this picture because they hanged it a little bit higher so the picture end up like that. I also like it because it is classic but elegant.

This is one of the creations that Rizal congratulated and mentioned in his speech, the other one is the “Spolarium”, painting of Juan Luna. It shows how people suffered from the hands of Spanish. Every Filipino can relate to his creation. His painting also shows hard work. It is hard to paint like this because you need a super long patience. To think that it was four or five times of my height I think. The artist is so dedicated that’s why I like his work.

He shows how they value freedom. They unite to show how they appreciated the dead of an individual maybe because he died for the freedom of everyone like what our hero did for us. It shows different people having different profession unite because they have the same or common goal. Because of his death, people unite.

For me, “Diwata” symbolize beauty, freedom, purity and nature keeper. When I saw this for the first time, I was amazed on its creator. He surely has creative mind and brilliant hands to make this masterpiece. You can see this when you enter the first room in National Museum. “Diwata” looks like asking for something from above, and I’m sure that it’s for the sake of everybody.