Wilwayco’s ‘Jeepney Sinfonia’–a death knell in colorful guise?
The jeepney is a recurring image in the art of Edwin Wilwayco, who in previous exhibitions, has devoted entire shows on the subject. To be sure, the artist is aware that the subject, like the barong-barong or squatter shanties, has also been a staple in other artists such as Antonio Austria, Vicente Manansala and Cesar Legaspi: It has already been invested with iconic status in Philippine iconography.
But once in the driver’s seat, so to say, Wilwayco, true to his own stylistic temperament, takes the jeepney on a spin.
April 16, 2018
