Antipolo: Art-eh-SUNDAY at Pinto Art Museum

June 9, 2016January 9, 2021
by Anthea

Travel date: July 5, 2015

An improvised weekend getaway, where I’ve been from duty (the second time I have to travel after a graveyard shift) and wanted to get away from the urban setting for a day. A friend had a perfect idea: art appreciation.

So I got home to get ready, and together with my sister and a friend, we rode a bus going to Cubao to ride an FX that would take us to Antipolo. Just tell the FX driver to drop you off near Ynares Stadium and from there, you can ride a tricycle going to Pinto Art Museum.

Braving the drizzle and trying to forget the urge to stay-in, we trudge to the newly muddied path and paid 150php (100php for my sister as a student) at the entrance. Our sight was refreshed as we gaze at the architecture which is a cross between the Santorini mountain-side whitewashed houses and monasteries with small church bells.

We proceeded then to Galleries 1, 2 and 3.

We were astounded by pieces made by local Filipino artist, in which they exude so much creativity and symbolized how much patience it takes in creating a piece. Most importantly, the connection in the feelings and knowledge in art is on point. There are pieces that symbolizes jeepney art; stories of epics, legends and old Filipino sayings in wood; typographical quotes in mixed media art, sculptures made of wire mesh that shows human emotion, and a still life painting (or a photo? It so much more like a photo) of a physician’s medical bag that portrays life as a health professional.

More of this in the Galleries 4, 5 and 6.

The gallery comprises of murals, sketches, a bamboo forest, a room that symbolizes women and gossip, a room which are composed of NSFW art pieces, more contemporary works, and of course, couches (in which I was tempted to lie down and sleep lol).

After the six galleries, we also checked out the cafe and restaurant but decided to take lunch outside. We then proceeded to the latest wing of the museum, The Indigenous Art Museum.

As we ended our whole day art appreciation, we then headed to the Antipolo church to grab a quick lunch and get home before the rain pours. I’d love to go back again, and catch the sunset if I can.

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Anthea

Hi, I’m Anthea, a Filipina trying to live in the moment. A registered pharmacist with an office day-job, a traveler of sorts in weekends-whether in actual outdoors or within books, through the screen, or through music. This blog is dedicated to all the wonders of this world (and the universe).