Tapang Lakas Talino Pilipino (Visayas pattern)

Artwork photographed by Public Diplomacy Section of WDC PE
Artwork by: George Ian “Taipan” Lucero
Dimensions: 40.0 cm x 30.0 cm
Medium: Mixed Media on Abaca Paper
Year: 2022
Location: Washington DC PE
Filed Under: Sinag sa Sining
Description

This image is a close-up of a framed calligraphy painting featuring a piece of paper with handwriting on it. The writing is the ancient Philippine script, Baybayin. The frame is black in color and the paper inside has yellow tinge as its dominant foreground color. The text written on the paper is handwritten, and there are also some patterns visible to its left side which are designs or decorations. This design is mainly inspired from a mix of tattoo designs that can be found across Philippine tribes. The text when translate to Filipino reads: “Ang di magmahal sa sariling wika ay higit pa sa hayop at malansang isda”

Written by: Post Public Diplomacy Section