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    The painting "Disable Fiddler" by Elmer Borlongan from 2006 depicts a disabled person playing a violin. Borlongan's expressionist style distorts reality to express inner ideas and feelings. This painting evokes empathy by showing the resilience and talent of people with disabilities or economic hardships. Contrasts of light and dark colors, lines, and values are used to realistically portray the figure against a blue background. The painting aims to show that people with disabilities still have talents and abilities, and deserve respect.

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    Disable Fiddler

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    The painting "Disable Fiddler" by Elmer Borlongan from 2006 depicts a disabled person playing a violin. Borlongan's expressionist style distorts reality to express inner ideas and feelings. This painting evokes empathy by showing the resilience and talent of people with disabilities or economic hardships. Contrasts of light and dark colors, lines, and values are used to realistically portray the figure against a blue background. The painting aims to show that people with disabilities still have talents and abilities, and deserve respect.

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    The painting "Disable Fiddler" by Elmer Borlongan from 2006 depicts a disabled person playing a violin. Borlongan's expressionist style distorts reality to express inner ideas and feelings. This painting evokes empathy by showing the resilience and talent of people with disabilities or economic hardships. Contrasts of light and dark colors, lines, and values are used to realistically portray the figure against a blue background. The painting aims to show that people with disabilities still have talents and abilities, and deserve respect.

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    Disable Fiddler

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    Sherren Marie Nala
    The painting "Disable Fiddler" by Elmer Borlongan from 2006 depicts a disabled person playing a violin. Borlongan's expressionist style distorts reality to express inner ideas and feelings. This painting evokes empathy by showing the resilience and talent of people with disabilities or economic hardships. Contrasts of light and dark colors, lines, and values are used to realistically portray the figure against a blue background. The painting aims to show that people with disabilities still have talents and abilities, and deserve respect.

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    Disable Fiddler

    (2006)
    By: Elmer Borlongan

    Submitted by: Sherren Marie F. Nala


    CBET-19-301P

    Art Critique
    Title: Disable Fiddler
    Artist: Elmer Borlongan
    Medium: Oil on Canvas
    Dimension: 183 x 122 cm
    Date: 2006

    Description

    The “Disable Fiddler” is painting finished by Elmer Borlongan in Philippines, 2006. This type of artwork can be
    considered to be expressionism. Elmer Misa Borlongan born January 7, 1967 is a prominent contemporary Filipino
    painter best known for his distinctive use of figurative expressionism. Expressionism refers to art in which the image of
    reality is distorted in order to make it expressive of the artist’s inner feelings or ideas. His paintings evoked empathy, the
    artist is also keen to represent the humor implicit in the simple lives of people, as well as feats of resilience and survival in
    the face of economic hardship. The painting shows a disable person that can play a violin. The person wearing a simple
    shirt, pants and slippers. With blue background.

    Analyze

    In this painting shows a contrast of light and dark colors. The artist use three Elements of Art that are the most apparent
    are color, line, and value. It appears that mostly warm, bright and dark color, are used to complete the painting. There
    are real lines in the painting because it is painted in a realistic style. The artist shows in the painting also exhibits three
    very important Principles of Design; contrast, balance, and repetition. Contrast can be seen between dark and light
    values throughout the entire piece. The artist tends to choose darker shades of browns, blacks, and greys in his works.

    Interpret

    I think the Disable Fiddler painting is all about person with disabilities or disable man that have a talent to play a Violin
    even though they are disable. It makes me think about that if God gave you a talent, show it to other because if some
    disable persons they can show their talents in many people even they have disabilities, I think we can do also what they
    can do because were complete and not disable. The mood and feelings of this artwork was happy because the artist
    want to show that be thankful on what we have if you are complete or disable just accept and be happy. And let’s try
    to respect and help some people that have disabilities. This painting was so realistic because you can see this in every
    part of Philippines the person that have disabilities.

    Judgement

    The best part of the works is, Borlongan's works revisit a gritty world of humdrum lives, weary perseverance, and
    unexpected tenderness. A strong empathy with the marginalized and the disabled remains a constant presence in his
    works. Familiar scenes of ordinary people going about their day abound with an edgy and dissonant twist. The strength
    of the works is, Borlongan's signature style is reflected in his rendering of human figures that are rather elongated and
    distorted, with oblong faces and large almond eyes with a quizzical expression. The artist communicates ideas by, "The
    eyes are a distinct trademark of his works. The people in his paintings don't show so much emotion, but you can see it in
    their eyes." I learn that one does not see bright skies and colorful landscapes in his pieces; rather one realizes that in his
    dark and desolate images, one is renewed with hope in this urban decay we all lived in.

    Elmer’s cast of characters shows their private sorrow and quite psyche. We often pass by and take them for granted
    the sampaguita vendor who has to work before school, the group of young boys in over grown shirts who beg and live
    in the streets, the drivers lounging in car parks waiting for their bosses to emerge from their respective appointments and
    also the person with disabilities.

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