Social Realism talk organized by
Ugatlahi held at the National Press Club last July 7, 2013.
Talks by Manny Garibay, Renato “Ato”
Habulan, and Mark Justiniani.
With additional talks by Nino of
Concerned Artists of the Philippines, Buen Calubayan, Fred, and Egay.
Audio recording of the forum here
Clarifications of what Social
Realism is and how it is often misunderstood as Marxism, Communism, etc.
How they organized and made murals
and slogans.
The conflict between political
agendas and art.
Their personal histories as artists.
Call for the young artists of today
to look back at the history of Philippine art.
Lack of a Philippine art history
class in most, if not all, fine arts program in the Philippines.
Audio recording of the forum here
Visual impact, mystery and
simplicity.
