Random Shots: Metro Manila

Here are some photos of Metro Manila I've taken for the past few weeks...

Pink and Blue. You know you're in Metro Manila when you see these colors in a major road. Katipunan, Quezon City.

Store Guard. I got scolded for this one. I asked permission from an elderly guy standing outside the store, thinking he was the owner. He noded. Apparently, it was the guy in red. Binondo, Manila.


Spring Feeling. La Vista, Quezon City.


Mushroom with an Attitude. Katipunan, Quezon City.


Cyclops. I always pass by this warehouse whenever I go to one of my clients. It always reminds me of a one-eyed giant. San Antonio, Makati City.


Welcoming Committee. La Vista, Quezon City.

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Last Shot | Attention, Baby Makers!

Wall by Eghai Roxas
Found along N. Garcia St., Makati City

Other Last Shots:
Being Watched during Philippine Fashion Week SS09
Ronald Ventura's Plastic Installation
Shoutout wall at the Manila Ocean Park

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Neovandalism Two

Circle mania (Artwork by Aguila)

These aren't really vandalisms but more of graffiti that can be considered as works of art (if not what can be regarded as a new form of vandalism). Whereas vandalism typically means destruction, these instead enlivened a seemingly abandoned property along N. Garcia Street in Makati City. (See previous entry on "Neovandalism.")

This wall has eyes. (Artwork by Hermes Alegre)

On the long stretch of wall are realistic renditions (such as the face above), abstract and naive art, presumably painted for a contest.

Graffiti to match the line of tricycles (Unsigned artworks)

In front of them mostly are houses-turned-showrooms in white and earth tones. If not for these graffiti and the bright line of orange tricycles on the adjacent street, the block would have been just bland.

Sensational squiggles (Artwork by Caneza)

This particular work caught my eye. I'd buy this segment of the wall If I was rich. I just find it remarkable-- Reminiscent of Keith Haring's works, but of course with the artist's unique point of view and style. I'm not certain what it means. I think it's about gossip, i.e., the wriggling of stories from one storyteller to another.

What does it tell you?

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