#SiningBayanihan: Frontera

This crisis is a war against an invisible enemy. People are helping each other to address the crisis while our local heroes, the frontliners, face risks everyday to combat this deadly virus. The soldiers in this war are the health workers such as doctors, nurses and hospital staff, as well as the security sector, the public and the private sectors who provides the community's daily necessities. These people risk facing different kinds of people who might already be carrying the virus. Sadly, they also become the victims of this war. A total of 21 Filipino doctors have died due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to data from the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP) 🔗.

April 2, 2020. Week 1, Day 4's #SiningBayanihan Art Challege is "Unidad" or Unity. I created a digital illustration which i entitled "Frontera". I dedicate this to all frontliners who are risking their lives to save others'. To the health workers, security forces, the government, and workers and suppliers of our daily needs, we salute you! We are one with you, muchas gracias!




This piece is inspired by previous work which I created during another crisis faced by the city. It was 7 years ago when our city was attacked by rogue militants. The crisis also known as the Zamboanga Siege. The digital artwork is entitled "Love Heals", which I created as an art challenge which will be printed as cards for a fund-raiser. I re-interpreted the digital artwork in a mixed media sculpture which I made for a group exhibit which is an art therapy for the faculty and staff of ADZU. I called it "Love Heals 2.0". You can see them in this blog post.

Going back to "Frontera," I just want to give out some fun facts about this piece. This style of art is called Cubism popularized by Picasso. He deconstructs the form of a person or object to show its various dimensions, breaking realism and showing a reality that meets the eye. In my work, I encapsulated a group of people in one circle, representing the theme "unity." The roundness also symbolize the world which is also facing the crisis, and which we see nations helping each other through relief or other assistance.

The sphere has 5 faces, four of which has open eyes but the nose and mouth are covered by a face mask. They are the frontliners who look out for the people, giving them care and protecting them from this dangerous virus. At the center, surrounded by the masked heroes, is a person, with his/her eyes closed but with the nose and mouth exposed, breathing fresh air. He/she is us, the common people who are not in the frontlines. We are the people who are being kept safe and healthy by those who sacrifice their lives in this pandemic. Whether you're a frontliner or not, we should all do our part in this crisis. Stay at home, save lives. As the government says, We Heal As One.

Check out more of my works in my Facebook Page: CSZ Doodles, in my Twitter account @cedzabala, Instagram account @cedzabala and here in my blog. For more works on #SiningBayanihan, like the page of ACCA here. #WeHealAsOnePH #InspiringCreativity #ElevatingArtistry #COVID19PH #COVIDreadyZambo

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