Portia Placino

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Day 7, A conversation between two paintings

My students are always fascinated when I point out that Juan Luna’s Spoliarium isn’t his only work, nor academic painting his only style. Two examples currently hang in the Vargas … Continue reading →

April 14, 2015 · 2 Comments

Day 2: A Room with a View, Remembering Gustave Courbet’s The Painter’s Studio

I walked around in a cold, darkened room, and there it was—Gustave Courbet’s The Painter’s Studio. I stood in awe for a moment, taking it in. I walked near it … Continue reading →

April 7, 2015 · 2 Comments

Concurrence at West Gallery

Well, this is my first writing project of the year (outside of the 2013 backlogs). Aside from that, this is also a first for me to create an exhibition note … Continue reading →

January 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

Reflections on Former West Propositions

Former west brown bag from Portia Placino The Former West Congress: Documents, Constellations, and Prospects was participated in by around 150 students form all over the world. The levels of … Continue reading →

September 27, 2013 · 1 Comment

Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase

I stumbled into this interesting piece as I was looking for new movies to watch. Since The Artist was such a success, I decided to look for more Academy Award winning films. … Continue reading →

June 21, 2012 · Leave a comment

Art Conversations: Ideas and Aesthetics of Modernism

Modern ideas are often applied within the aesthetic imagination of the Filipinos. F. Sionil Jose’s obsession with the significant form and the greatness of the art of the masters echoes … Continue reading →

March 7, 2012 · Leave a comment

Art Conversations: The Concept and Question of “Beauty” and “Sublime”

As revealed in the discussions on Poleteismo, Filipino people are still looking for beauty in art. Numerous articles are looking, not just for beauty but also for the ennoblement of … Continue reading →

February 29, 2012 · 3 Comments

Art Conversations: What is Art? Problems of Defining Art

The earliest cries on the aesthetic value of Poleteismo is its position as art. It is the root cause of the controversy and debate when the issue of religious offense … Continue reading →

February 23, 2012 · 6 Comments

Art Conversations: Critical Art Practices in the Philippines

A hundred and fifty years after Jose Rizal’s death, about a hundred years after Marcel Duchamp’s The Fountain, where do we actually find ourselves? We are still stuck in the … Continue reading →

February 21, 2012 · 2 Comments

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Sometimes, Momma Kangaroo needs to take care of herself. Been sick and stressed, so its time for a cut. We found a magic window of time when bébé just finished nursing and there's an available stylist on the dot. So here we are. #babynarratives
Pssst! Pikachu, come here, I have something to tell you. Lol. Its nice to see the little one happily play. She's been irritable last week, and as her pedia confirmed yesterday, she has atopic dermatitis (eczema). Good thing the anti-histamine helped her. I've been worrying about her rashes and I thought we did something terribly wrong. All her clothes are cotton or organic cotton and washed with delicate detergent, her body wash js hypoallergenic, and she's exclusively breastfed. With a bit of poking around, turns out its genetic, she got it from her Dad's side of the family. The doctor said she may still outgrow this. Tomorrow, we'll be out shopping for skincare products specifically for baby eczema. I was advised to continue breastfeeding her and to exclusively breastfeed as long as possible, the pedia said it is her best hope of outgrowing this. In a way, it is good that it was diagnosed early, so it can be addressed. The greater fear is for the condition to develop into asthma, something we really hope to avoid. The stakes for continuing to breastfeed just got higher. Sigh. Also, I need to avoid food with high allergens, as it may trigger flare-ups. As for the environment, we need to constantly keep dust in check and keep the air quality as good as possible. Hopefully this may convince people that smoke such as those from katol is indeed very bad. We'll work through this hiccup. 1 in 5 babies are apparently affected with atopic dermatitis and most will outgrow it by age 2. I really hope our little one does so as well. #babynarratives
This is why co-sleeping is really not for us. Aside from my fear if SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), the little girl just won't stay still. Being on bed just isn't safe for her. But this is so funny. She loves moving towards her Daddy and beating him like crazy. Lol. #babynarratives
You ARE your father's daughter. Lol. She fell asleep while playing. The little one attended my meeting with me. Then decided to pee, poop, poop, and poop, while her Daddy was changing her nappies. Suffice it to say that as challenging as today was, it was hilarious. #babynarratives
I got this catalog from the mail today. I miss Korea so badly... I wish I was able to see this show, but at least I got to see the catalog. Thanks @jpark782 and congrats @mark_salvatus #art #catalog #korea
The little one is 15 weeks old today... She's so active and she grew up so fast right before our eyes! She's having a bit of sleep regression right now, she can't seem to get back to sleep after waking up at 4-5 am. Still a good sleeper, considering, as she's in bed by 7pm. But rashes have begun to plague us, and we're still figuring it out. Our pedia thinks it might be allergic dermatitis, good thing we have a scheduled visit soon. Thank goodness I can text her anytime and send pictures through Viber. Her trunk, arms, and legs are affected. She already uses hypoallergenic soap, 100% cotton clothes, and her clothes are washed with gentle detergent. Next to check is the diet, as she only eats breastmilk, we are now checking MY diet. For now, no deep sea fishes, shrimps, or shellfish. I've already cut down on milk when she pooped watery green poop, especially with fenugreek, that I've also cut out. I ate peanut butter in the morning, and as nuts have high allergens, we're cutting that too. My goodness, this is not easy. We've also allowed a visit from the pet poodle the past week, so I'm cutting that again, just in case dander really irritates her. We'll just do a slow reintroduction of stuff once she gets better and older. So many worries, though the pedia told us not to be. Back to anti-histamine, amd hope we defeat the rashes soon! This is my last weekend as a stay at home mom and I'm still working on my syllabi for the upcoming semester. Whew. #babynarratives

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