“Tinikling & b-boy”
This public art piece is a collaboration between YYC BUMP 2021 and FilipinX Kasaganaan Artist Collective. You can check out the mural in Downtown Calgary, at 211a 12th ave SW.
ARTISTS:
Gladzy Kei, Allan Rosales & Von Zuniga
concept:
This mural highlights the importance of dance in FilipinX culture through the ages. The FilipinX dancer on the right is doing a traditional dance called the “Tinikling”, mimicking a bird’s speed and grace as it navigates bamboo poles. The bird behind the woman is known as “Tikling” which is what inspired the traditional dance.⠀
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Meanwhile, the Filipinx dancer on the left has fully embraced modern urban culture and they are breakdancing over a hip-hop beat. ⠀
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In between the two main characters, we have the Baybayin symbol "Ka" which means "connection" that symbolizes the harmony among traditional and modern FilipinX generations.⠀
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The rest of the mural tells the story of the journey from the Philippines over the Pacific ocean, above the Rocky Mountains, and finding a home in Moh-kins-tsis/Calgary.
PHOTOS BY:
PHOTOS BY: Mirco Litrato
