pacita abad and the alkaff bridge
i didn't know that a filipino artist had a gift to singapore until anthony came and raved endlessly about it!
pacita abad who was born in the place which, for me, is the ultimate destination in the philippines to go to and which i have yet to go to, batanes, painted the alkaff bridge which crosses the singapore river in robertson quay.
anthony, miriam, and i walked almost the entire length of the singapore river starting at boat quay to clark quay and finally to robertson quay just to find this very colorful bridge which was inspired by the artist's theme "circles in my mind".
because of its vibrant colors, the bridge looked to me like a playground from afar. it also seemed like a colorful rollercoaster because of its structure. at near proximity, the bridge was amazing for it elicited from us three wanderers the excitement to see the work of a renowned filipino artist whom we just heard of recently. and what more? it somehow gave us childlike feelings of joy and wonderment. i guess that's how the late pacita abad's works affect her audience for, as written about her, she painted on themes of colorful dreams. our childlike manners emerged at the bridge as depicted in the pictures below. :)
pacita abad who was born in the place which, for me, is the ultimate destination in the philippines to go to and which i have yet to go to, batanes, painted the alkaff bridge which crosses the singapore river in robertson quay.
anthony, miriam, and i walked almost the entire length of the singapore river starting at boat quay to clark quay and finally to robertson quay just to find this very colorful bridge which was inspired by the artist's theme "circles in my mind".
because of its vibrant colors, the bridge looked to me like a playground from afar. it also seemed like a colorful rollercoaster because of its structure. at near proximity, the bridge was amazing for it elicited from us three wanderers the excitement to see the work of a renowned filipino artist whom we just heard of recently. and what more? it somehow gave us childlike feelings of joy and wonderment. i guess that's how the late pacita abad's works affect her audience for, as written about her, she painted on themes of colorful dreams. our childlike manners emerged at the bridge as depicted in the pictures below. :)
i'm quite sure that a few filipinos know of this bridge. well, it's time we promote it. and why not? it's from our very own! to top it off, it's a wonderful work of art! ;) too bad that pacita abad passed away in 2004 just in time to finish the painting of the bridge. i wished she had also painted a structure in the philippines. but the alkaff bridge is not only her gift to singapore. it's her gift to us filipinos as well because we can have something to be proud of!
tawid na sa alkaff bridge!
for more info about pacita abad's works, visit http://www.pacitaabad.com/ :)
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