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| Photo: Carina Altomonte |
Mark Tandoyog’s works appropriates anarchism and punk into everyday slogans on local politics.
The union of “indigenous” and “punk” informs his making, pairing pop and folk imagery, humor and agitated sloganeering. The slogans are layered in so much as satires are understood in different tones to dialect readers and readers in English. His wordplay is contextualized in the multilingual culture of his hometown where even the lingua franca is a mix of “mountain” Ilocano and Filipino. To Mark, his focus on dualities is an engagement with his community as it assimilates to global media.
Mark practiced as a professional nurse before his shift into art-making. He started painting at age 20 and two years later, joined his first group show with the Baguio Arts Guild in 1994. Since then, Mark has held seven solo exhibitions and has joined several group shows in Baguio, Metro Manila, and Palawan. He has also exhibited in Adelaide, Australia and Rome, Italy.
Featured Work
HAPPY THOUGHTS
Mixed Media
5 x 4 ft.
2019
P 95,000.00
For inquiries, email the artist at tandoyog@yahoo.com
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