2021 Commencement Exhibition

Irish Carpo

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2021 Commencement Exhibition
Special Edition is consist of six 6” x 7.5” cards that feature portrait of Irish Carpo’s grandparents. Each portrait has borders that are have hand drawn designs that relates to each grandparent. The names of the grandparents are at the bottom of each car + Enlarge
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Special Edition 2021 Ink on digital print 6” x 7.5” each
Lubi is the Filipino word for coconut. Lubi features two coconut trees with a pink background. The coconuts trees are bordered by a purple arch that has organic designs. There is a rectangular strip at the bottom of the cards which has numbers and the Fil + Enlarge
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Lubi 2020 Ink, graphite, and acrylic on paper 2” x 2.5” each
Saging is Filipino word for banana. There are twenty hand painted 2”x2.5” cards that feature two banana plants on a teal background. The banana plants are bordered by a yellow arch that has green and brown organic designs. There is a rectangular strip at + Enlarge
Irish Carpo
Saging 2020 Ink, graphite, and acrylic on paper 2” x 2.5” each
Santan is Filipino word for the flowering plant, ixora. There are twenty hand painted 2” x 2.5” cards that feature the flowers and buds of ixora on a white background. The ixora flowers has a green oval border with orange and green organic designs. There + Enlarge
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Santan 2020 Ink, graphite, and acrylic on paper 2” x 2.5” each
Gabi is the Filipino word for the taro plant. Gabi features a taro plant with four leaves on a light green background. The taro plant has a deep pink oval border that has organic green designs. There is a rectangular strip at the bottom of the cards which + Enlarge
Irish Carpo
Gabi 2020 Ink, graphite, and acrylic on paper 2” x 2.5” each
Lubi is the Filipino word for coconut. Lubi features two coconut trees with a pink background. The coconuts trees are bordered by a purple arch that has organic designs. There is a rectangular strip at the bottom of the cards which has numbers and the Fil + Enlarge
Irish Carpo
Lubi 2020 Ink, graphite, and acrylic on paper 2” x 2.5” each
Saging is Filipino word for banana. There are twenty hand painted 2”x2.5” cards that feature two banana plants on a teal background. The banana plants are bordered by a yellow arch that has green and brown organic designs. There is a rectangular strip at + Enlarge
Irish Carpo
Saging 2020 Ink, graphite, and acrylic on paper 2” x 2.5” each
Santan is Filipino word for the flowering plant, ixora. There are twenty hand painted 2” x 2.5” cards that feature the flowers and buds of ixora on a white background. The ixora flowers has a green oval border with orange and green organic designs. There + Enlarge
Irish Carpo
Santan 2020 Ink, graphite, and acrylic on paper 2” x 2.5” each
Gabi is the Filipino word for the taro plant. Gabi features a taro plant with four leaves on a light green background. The taro plant has a deep pink oval border that has organic green designs. There is a rectangular strip at the bottom of the cards which + Enlarge
Irish Carpo
Gabi 2020 Ink, graphite, and acrylic on paper 2” x 2.5” each
This is an installation view of the Kabataan series teks cards. A set of four Kabataan teks cards are in a glassine envelop stamped with the word Kabataan. The envelops are arranged in a grid. + Enlarge
Irish Carpo
Kabataan (Installation View) 2021 Ink, graphite, acrylic, paper, glassine envelops
This is an installation view of the Kabataan series teks cards. A set of four Kabataan teks cards are in a glassine envelop stamped with the word Kabataan. The envelops are arranged in a grid. + Enlarge
Irish Carpo
Kabataan (Installation View) 2021 Ink, graphite, acrylic, paper, glassine envelops
This is an installation view of the Kabataan series teks cards. A set of four Kabataan teks cards are in a glassine envelop stamped with the word Kabataan. The envelops are arranged in a grid. + Enlarge
Irish Carpo
Kabataan (Installation View) 2021 Ink, graphite, acrylic, paper, glassine envelops
Statement

Please visit my website (irishcarpo.com/kabataan) to see every single teks cards and to read the memories connected to them.

Kabataan is a series that explores the memories of my childhood. The word “kabataan” is a Filipino word that translates to “childhood” in English. The series is modeled from the Filipino game called teks that I played growing up in the Philippines. The game teks was popular with Filipino children; it involved collectible trading cards that feature graphics and portraits of celebrities, anime characters, and comic storylines. The teks card paintings in this series feature images of plants and trees which were the source of outdoor fun and imagination. Each subject has specific memories connected to them. The work seeks to relive and recapture those moments of my childhood. Through incorporating hand painted elements in the cards and repetition of the imagery, these memories are transported to the present. The special edition teks cards feature portraits of my grandparents who shaped my childhood and made me the person I am today. It is a tribute to their perseverance and endless love.

The back of each teks cards feature a pattern of the Maranao tribe in the Philippines called “pako rabong” or growing fern. This pattern is commonly used in a traditional and multi-use infinite blanket called malong. Growing up I owned a malong that became a source of security and comfort.

The cards are meant to be held, scanned, played by viewers. To play teks the players have to make a bet which side of the card will show after flicking or tossing the cards in the air using the thumb and the forefinger which creates a snapping sound. Once the cards hit the ground, the card that flipped upwards is the winner and will collect the bet.

Painting (BFA) Students
Abbie Rugg
Alex Lecce
Alexa Barboza Joseph
Catherine Camargo
Eli Ruhala
Flynn Walkinshaw
Freyja Golbach
Irish Carpo
Isabel Pardo
Jill Tebay
Jun Hee Huh
Katherine Sepulveda
Lucy Doyle
Marisa Evangelista
Marisol Ruiz
Matthew Napoli
Nina Vitale
Omar Harris
Qingxin Meng - not exhibiting
Sara Bahat
Sarah Heerey
Shirley Ng - not exhibiting
Sophia Wilson - not exhibiting
Vicky Shao - not exhibiting
Zhenrui Yang - not exhibiting

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