Blending In

Knowing women artists, who are producing works of art, reveals their stand as a part of the youth of the present generation.

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Art, according to Ilsa Muit, a Visual Communications major from the College of Fine Arts in University of the Philippines Diliman is an extension of oneself, an expression, a way of telling what an artist want to speak out, a branch of their opinion in life. She grew interest on sketches and drawings as a child and decided to pursue it in college. Her personal favorite among her work involves a woman, in a crouched position, blending in a background. She made use of chalk pastel which she thought at first would be the easier option, but eventually turned out to become a forte. For her, art is open to everyone, to suggestions and criticisms. As an individual she said, “nailalabas ko lang yung nakikita ng society sa akin” (I express what society sees in me). However it is through art that she is able to voice out sentiments and real emotions. As for the local art scene, Ilsa believes that people nowadays value aesthetics and that their tastes are not dependent on what social media influences them. She hopes that more people would appreciate the featured artworks and not because museums and exhibits are considered as a fad nowadays.

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On recreating Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”, Kyla Cabatit, a 20-year-old student of BS Health Sciences of Ateneo de Manila University said that it is through art that she unwinds, being a busy young woman juggling org work and academics. It took her two years and six months to finish recreating the painting, while on average it takes her a week up to a month in her other work. She also has a version of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night using thread as a medium. “Repeatedly forming circular shapes out of thread takes a lot of concentration… but if you put your heart into a work and it evokes a reaction whether positive or negative, then perhaps you’ve made art without being fully aware of it” Kyla said.

On the artist, it is very inspiring to have heard how her perspective translates into a masterpiece of aesthetically pleasing work, combined with weaved emotions and a different presentation of what reality truly is. She said that, “I’m dedicating my work not for the A student, org president, athlete, mathlete, or someone who’d fit into a box or stereotype. It’s exactly for those who don’t fit in. For those we don’t want to talk about – the depressed, the struggling, and the lonely”. Kyla creates for those who want to scream.

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