Painting Repression is a montage of different paintings done by various artists in 2008. It gives an overview of Philippine history beginning in 1965 through the EDSA revolution. The montage features several painters that belong to Kaisahan, a group of progressive artists and graphic artists during the martial law period. These are Pablo Baen Santos, Edgar Fernandez, and Leonilo Doloricon.
Artists that have been active in the protest movement and contributed to this montage are Brenda Fajardo, Boy Dominguez, Edicio dela Torre and Malaya Fernandez.
Specifications:
Acrylic on canvas
71 cm x 76 cm (each of the 10 frames)
The world celebrates with us the uprising that broke Ferdinand Marcos’ hold on power. A regime marked with thousands of Filipinos imprisoned, tortured and killed, institutions and ideas were twisted, and an economy in total breakdown and only benefiting a few while the many remain poor.
We call on freedom-loving Filipinos here and abroad to resist the lure of dictatorship. Never again should we surrender our rights to a fake messiah. As a people, we must never forget.