Simon Saulog. I seem to discover more about him as I go on with life. The most recent is when I stumbled on his 14 sketches of Jesus Christ's in agony. The sketches have been hanging for approximately 30 years now at the chapel of the Makati Medical Center. I noticed the familiar pencil strokes when I frequently sought refuge at the chapel and I played caregiver to my 81 year-old mom last January, 2008. Jackpot! I told myself when I moved my face a few inches closer to one of the sketches.The graceful signature Saulog is authentic! I began to recall how Saulog used to talk about Dr. Fores, the frontrunner of the Makati Medical Center with fondness. A close family friend of Tata Simon even told me that 3 of the sketches were lost and Saulog graciously replaced them with new ones in the 80s. So here they are now, all 14 of them, for everyone to marvel at. Thanks to Atty Richard Ferrer, President and CEO of the Makati Medical Center for approving my request to photo-document these priceless pencil renderings, the staff of the housekeeping services led by Mrs. Severina Mallari for the assistance and Ram Anciro for the photography, last March 15, 2008.
For those wondering who Simon Saulog is, kindly read my previous entries and explore the works of the master painter from Cavite, Philippines.
For those wondering who Simon Saulog is, kindly read my previous entries and explore the works of the master painter from Cavite, Philippines.
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Nice sketches... I like the most the second. It depicts the traditional passion of Christ in its simplicity. At the same time, it has a soul stirring effect.
ReplyDelete_good job
ReplyDelete_buti naipublish pa yng mga paintings ng lolo ko
_hnep
_wala aq msv
_ang dme plang mgagandang painting ang lolo ko
_ngaun ko lng nkta yng mga yan
hello. what's your email and how are you related to Tata Simon?
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I've seen these sketches probably because they were done in the 80's and I left Philippines in the late 60's.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, he was commissioned to do the Stations of the Cross at Our Lady Of Loreto Church in Sampaloc, Manila in the early 60's. I would very much like to see those life size paintings one more time.
Thanks.
I met Ti Simon (my father's first cousin) sometime in the 1970's at Sto Domingo Church, Q.C. He told me that he was there to do the Station of the Cross (commissioned probably at the behest of Imelda Marcos). He also whispered to me that he was doing some portraits of the first family at Malacanang Palace without compensation!
ReplyDeleteMr Aguinaldo, can you inquire with the administrators of Sto Domingo Church if he really did the Station of the Cross whether in glass or at walls?
Is is possible for you to organize a non-profit
art club in honor of Simon Saulog. The Saulog clan will be more willing to contribute funds
for the club- from the famous Saulog Transit
families to those from abroad.
Sometime in the '70s , I met Ti Simon (my father's first cousin) at Sto. Domingo Church, Q.C. He told me he was there to do the Station of the Cross (at the behest probably by Mrs. Imelda Marcos). He also whispered that he was then doing some portraits of the first family at Malacanang Palace without compensation.
ReplyDeleteMr. Aguinaldo, can you inquire with the administrators of Sto Domingo Church whether he really did the Station of the Cross in glass or at walls? I am not sure if the church kept records of the masters they commissioned.
Also, can you organize a non-profit art club similar to "Simon Saulog Foundation"? I hope the
Saulog clan will be more willing to contribute funds starting from the famous Saulog Transit families and to those Saulogs living abroad!It is high time that Cavite has to recognize that
a "Saulog" did exist and contributed something to the province of Cavite.
Mr. Aguinaldo soon you will also become famous like your great grandfathers if not in politics then in arts!