JEAN VENGUA: POETRY EKPHRASIS
“Poetry Ekphrasis” JEAN VENGUA October 2019 North Fork Arts Projects is pleased to celebrate October as Filipino American History Month by presenting an exhibition of four new paintings by Jean Vengua. Jean’s exhibit is entitled “Poetry Ekphrasis” as each of her paintings is rooted in poems by four Filipino-Pilipinz poets: Nick Carbo, Eric Gamalinda, Barbara Jane Reyes, and Eileen R. Tabios. Ekphrasis is art inspired by another art form, in this case paintings inspired by poems. From bottom right and going clockwise, the paintings are “Calle de Recuerdos” by Jean Vengua, inspired by Nick Carbo’s poem “Directions To My Imaginary Childhood” “Lunar Night” by Jean Vengua, inspired by Eric Gamalinda’s poem “Zero Gravity” “Heartlines” by Jean Vengua, inspired by Barbara Jane Reyes’ poem “Having Been Cast, Eve Implores” “Hourglass and Ellipsis” by Jean Vengua, inspired by Eileen R. Tabios’ poem “Kapwa’s Song” All paintings are 10 x 10 x 1.5 in...