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ARTMAGEDDON By Igan D’bayan

One of the best poets in the country, Marjorie Evasco, once wrote, “Water has the texture of memory.” The same with oil, in the case of New York-based artist Mia Ongpin Herbosa. Talking about new pieces in her ninth solo exhibit titled “Carpe Diem” at Alliance Française Total Gallery, she says, “I am trying to paint a memory of my life.”

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By Amelia H.C. Ylagan

Alfonso Ongpin contemplates his newborn son, Luis. The amber of dusk falls softly on his lapel from an imagined window just over his shoulder. The soft light picks up a dab of muted vermillion from a palette of ochres and siennas, glazing a pink glow on the baby’s cheeks. In the somber silence, one can feel the meditation in eternity between father and son, as they gaze into each other’s eyes.

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