Art Appreciation

Filipino Woman with Flag and

Dove by Simon Saulog
Mind:
The painting of Simon Saulog entitled ‘Filipino Woman with Flag and Dove.’ For us, the whole
painting depicts the freedom of the Philippines through hardship that they encountered during the war
of colonization. Every significant object in the painting signifies something that’s why we came up with
this idea; first, the setting of the painting looks like it’s the aftermath of the war, provided the trees that
are destroyed behind, while the filipino woman in the middle symbolizes the country -- added the flag
of the Philippines at her back in the middle. The shattered bones at the right corner of the painting
represents the fallen soldiers who became our heroes by sacrificing their lives for the sake our country
Lastly, the dove on the upper right corner of the painting represents freedom.
Will:
For us the painting convey these emotions such as happiness and sadness. Sadness because
everyone have to go through the hardship to the extent of sacrificing their lives. Joy or happiness
because even though there are a lot of casualties, the freedom that the Philippines was able to meet
gave justice to our soldiers.
Sense:
Line -
Texture - rough, cloth, rocks
Shape -
Space -
Color -
Shade - tint, hue
 Value -
Background:
Painter: Simon Saulog
● Born in Malagasang, Imus Cavite in 1916, showed extraordinary talent at a young
age.
● Father Juan Saulog, a horse trader, would often find him sketching horses as
Simon sat by their house’s ventanilla.
● He was an acclaimed painter in the 1950s, famed for his paintings of Filpino
madonnas--only to die almost forgotten in his home province in November
1995
● Saulog enrolled at the University of the Philippines in 1931. When Fernando
Amorsolo, Fabian de la Rosa and art teacher Candido Alcantara saw him draw,
they described him as “isang pintor sa puso” ( a painter at heart)
● he joined many art competitions, and it was in the post-war contests of the Art
Association of the Philippines that his “Filipino Madonnas” first created a stir.
They were described as “women of unspoiled, fragile purity, ideal of the
countryside”.These qualities were the hallmarks of his works, and he belive that
an artist does not paint sceneries, but paint stories.
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