U.P. Beta Sigma Fraternity of Southern California

Subject: BARE Nude Painting Session Photos

Date: 2-25-2015

Good day, Brods!

I would like to share to you the story and pictures of the recently concluded nude painting session organized by the residents. Again, our warmest gratitude to the support that everyone had given us.

You may see the pictures through these links:

https://plus.google.com/photos/105357038395335105730/albums/6120022276181419345?authkey=CPadzpOYs6L8LA

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.379769732194544.1073741831.328743023963882&type=1

Cheers!
James Bryan Salazar 13a

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A Celebration of Art and Tradition: BARE: Nude in the 21st Century

by James Salazar

The Filipino talent, especially in the arts, had long been celebrated and had been an integral part of the formation of Philippine history and culture. Paintings and sculptures from various Filipino are proudly displayed in the walls and halls of various museums standing as testaments to the talent the country has to offer.

In the tradition of celebrating this splendid talent, the UP Beta Sigma Fraternity and the UP Diliman Office of the Chancellor, through the Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts, and the UP College of Fine Arts Student Council held BARE: Nude in the 21st Century, an on-the-spot nude painting session featuring artists from the UP College of Fine Arts and other fine arts school from Metro Manila.

The painting session was held at the Consunji Room of the Bahay ng Alumni last February 22 and was part of the month long celebration of the UP Diliman Month and the Diliman Arts Month. Twenty-one artists featuring different medium ranging from acrylic to pencil and more showcased their talents of painting the nude body of the female model Elora Espano into their canvas and sketch pads. Given the changes of our times, we get to see various interpretations of the human body by the creative minds of the artists. From realistic to colorful to abstract, the painting session audience was in awe as colors and sketches come to life as it was painted by the gallery of artists present for the event.

A total of over twenty artworks - of different sizes and medium - were produced during the session led by painting session Art Director Brod Carlo de Laza. All of these works will be put on exhibit sometime in July 2015 as part of the celebration of this year’s Betan Month. The works will also be donated to different UP offices through the Office for Initiatives for Culture and the Arts. The easels used for the painting session will be donated to the UP College of Fine Arts for use of the students in the said college.

The night had been a testament to what tremendous talent that the country. It showed us a glimpse that the creative genius of the Filipino is still and will always be a great part of the Filipino culture. The interpretation of the medium showcased what is one of the most interesting facets of the thriving arts community in the University of the Philippines.

The model and the session