23/09/2020
FEATURED ARTWORK/ARTIST of the week! 🎥🖼
TITLE: "Galea"
(a galea was a Roman Soldier's Helmet)
ARTIST: Jeson Patitico
DURATION: 36 hrs.
MATERIALS: Acryclic on Canvas
Short trivia:
"The MASK of Morions in Marinduque is traditionally designed to resemble Caucasian features, specifically a Roman legionnaire. It is usually made to show the fierce aspect of a soldier with sharp, wide-opened eyes, a beard and moustache and a prominent nose. The mask is also painted in various colors: red, white, black, brown and yellow depending on the taste of the carver.
In the town of Mogpog, a morion mask is
traditionally set with a headgear called a
BULAKLAKAN TURBANTE. It is made out of different colors using Japanese papers. The number of flowers in the turbante shows the number of years a person participated in the Moriones Festival. As he finishes the ritual each year, he removes a flower from his turbante until none is left signifying the completion of his vow.
Another style of the Morion headgear in the province is the crested or plumed helmet using local materials such as dog hairs, chicken feathers, straw or abaca strings, or broom strands just like what the painting depicts. This style is more popularly used by nearby towns where the Moriones was also introduced."
Painting is open for sale, If you're interested in his artwork feel free to send him a message through messenger.
You can also see some of his artworks in his facebook account Jeson Davi.