HOPE behind the “Indigent Life”: An ART RESPONSE
“Indigent Life” was a painting by Bong Perez in 2012. The size of the painting is 80x 60 inches and its medium is oil on canvas. Bong Perez was born on April 15, 1970, in Davao City, Philippines. Before he went to Japan for a study grant in 1998, he worked for seven years as an art instructor at Philippine Science Highschool. He is currently teaching at the College of Social Science and Humanities, University of the Philippines Mindanao. His media are oil and acrylic with the subjects of landscapes, ethnic culture, and people in the urban areas. "What is important for me is a real understanding of the fundamental conditions pertaining to my country; and then my relation to these conditions. I believe that what is necessary for art is first an appreciation of the great ideas applicable to my country and then the achievement of a masterly freedom in expressing them" he said. “Indigent Life” portrays the poverty in the Philippines. The masterpiece contains more dramatic colors