So I went to my professors' (Rainier Maria Cruz and Meneer Marcelo) Art Talk @ Makati yesterday. Too bad I was late but still able to hear everything from Sir Rai. Lucky me. He's smart, funny, approachable, open-minded(lol), sobrang imba but still humble, and inspiring... osige, handsome na din. I can't describe Sir Meneer because, let's say, 'di kame close. All I know is that he's amazing and I think it's pretty obvious. I admire Sir Meneer like how I admire Sir Rai.
"Magsimula sa pangarap na mabangis."
I don't know (yet) my forte when it comes to art. I have to try so many things before I figure it out. Art Talks like this is helpful for students like me. There were words mentioned and artworks that inspired me to get out of my shell. I was intimidated when I joined UST on the spot painting contest. I wanted to compete but when I entered UST, imbang gawa na kaagad yung sumalubong saken. Dafuq! Pero si Sir rai, yung beginner na artwork nya, sinali nya kagad sa contest. Try lang ng try - "Kapalan ang mukha." Then I realized that it was right. Wala nga naman mawawala. You'll never know what you're going to miss.
I saw a lot of his artworks. I can say that each and every one of them took a lot of effort. As in, A LOT! Sobrang detailed, maayos yung render, etc. at kahit iniitiman na yung mga street art nya, di sya nagpapatalo, pinapatungan nya ulit. But this one got my heart broken (refer to the photo @ your right). Sorry for the blurry picture. It's a photo of wall paiting, kasing taas ng 5 1/2 na taong magkakapatong vertically, na pagkatapos paghirapan ay pinunyeta lang ng officials. I saw how they dedicated themselves (Sir showed us the video) and as a young artist who also has the passion for arts, it hurts! Nadama ko yung sakit. And Sir Rai was right about what he said... "Natakot sila sa sarili nilang multo." But this was not a hinder to continue what he has been doing... and I think that makes Sir Rai a great artist. 
