THY WILL BE DONE
Thy Kingdom Come (diptych), pen and ink, acrylic on canvas, 70 x 40 in, by Iggy Rodriguez
In September 1521, in a fleet of five ships and 270 men called the Armada de Maluco, Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain to discover a westward route across the world in search of spices. It has been half a millennium since that voyage reshaped world trade and our idea of the size and shape of our world.
Since March 2021, 500 years later, there have been many activities constituting a global commemoration of this first circumnavigation, which opened up what Portugal considers “the Magellan Route,” a Portuguese feat, Magellan being Portuguese, and which Spain considers its own, even if it has all these years been credited mainly to a Portuguese explorer, not only because it was sponsored and financed by King Charles I, but more because, Magellan only made half the trip He was killed in the Philippines and it was Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano who made it back
SunStar
Felix Pabalinas. Dacne Like There s No Tomorrow. 15x22. 2021. (Photo from the virtual exhibition)
Gilbert Miraflor. The Guard and His Muse. Acrylic on Canvas. 36x36. 2021. (Photo from the virtual exhibition)
Bryan Cabrera. Untitled Nude. Watercolor on Paper. 11.25 x16.5. (Photo from the virtual exhibition)
Dominic Turno. Nude Series 2. 17.25 x 13.5. Mixed Media. 2021. (Photo from the virtual exhibition)
Mean Tan Guinoo. The Green Vase and the Pink Flowers. Oil on Canvas. 14 x 16. 2021. (Photo from the virtual exhibition)
+ February 19, 2021 LOOKING for the silver lining, the pandemic made art very accessible to everyone. Across the globe, the high-caliber museums opened their doors for virtual tours for free. It s not only extending art to be appreciated but art, even just by viewing, can be calming, a stress reliever, therapeutic.