SHOWCASE
/ ARTIST / 2024
| ARTIST: | Tricia Salonga |
| COUNTRY: | Philippines |
| EMAIL: | salongatrisha@gmail.com |
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https://salongatrisha.wixsite.com/treesalonga https://www.instagram.com/artoftrishasalonga/?hl=en |
| Patricia Salonga is a 32-year-old visual artist and Associate Creative Director from a Manila-based global advertising agency with 11+ years of experience. She’s a Next Gen Creative finalist at the Agency of the Year Awards 2024. But outside work, she wears several creative hats as a visual artist, illustrator, printmaker, photographer, and a potter. Her multimedia practice is deeply rooted in taking a critical view on feminist issues, often referencing the struggle of the Filipino female. Her art aims to inspire a movement of emotional liberation for women, where they no longer have to apologize for their feelings or be confined by societal expectations of how they should express them. She seeks to break the silence around female rage, presenting it as a valid and transformative force, rather than something to be suppressed or dismissed. Through her work, she hopes to encourage women to embrace their anger and channel it into change, healing, and self-empowerment. Salonga was recently selected at the very competitive Manila Illustration Fair 2024, where only 30 illustrators were selected to exhibit their work at University of the Philippines Diliman. She is also working on securing her MFA, and helps amplify issues faced by women and the queer community through ongoing initiatives for LGBTQ+ group LoveYourself and an NCCA-funded art exhibit that has also been shown in Kult Gallery in Singapore. |
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Time to Cool Off
This piece is part of the 'Female Rage' series, deeply inspired by the artist’s personal experiences working in a high-pressure corporate environment. The artist draws from moments of intense stress and frustration, where the demands of the job collide with her internal emotions. In these heated moments, she steps back, not to suppress her anger, but to recognize and reflect on it. Through her work, she emphasizes the need to validate female rage as a powerful, transformative force, rather than something to be dismissed or hidden.
Palamig Ka Muna / Time to Cool Off Pt. 2
This piece is part of the 'Female Rage' series, deeply inspired by the artist’s personal experiences working in a high-pressure corporate environment. The artist draws from moments of intense stress and frustration, where the demands of the job collide with her internal emotions. In these heated moments, she steps back, not to suppress her anger, but to recognize and reflect on it. Through her work, she emphasizes the need to validate female rage as a powerful, transformative force, rather than something to be dismissed or hidden.
Time to.."Retouch"
This piece is part of the 'Female Rage' series, deeply inspired by the artist’s personal experiences working in a high-pressure corporate environment. The artist draws from moments of intense stress and frustration, where the demands of the job collide with her internal emotions. In these heated moments, she steps back, not to suppress her anger, but to recognize and reflect on it. Through her work, she emphasizes the need to validate female rage as a powerful, transformative force, rather than something to be dismissed or hidden.
Pick Your Battles They Say
Pick Your Battles…They Say” is a striking continuation of the artist’s 'Female Rage' series. Drawing from her own experiences, the piece reflects the frustration she faces when advocating for fairness and justice, only to be repeatedly advised to “pick her battles”—a caution more often directed toward her than her male colleagues. In these moments, when she is encouraged to suppress her voice, she chooses instead to pause, not to quiet her rage, but to fully acknowledge and reflect on it. Through this work, she challenges the societal norms that belittle women's anger, underscoring that female rage is not something to be minimized, but a valid and powerful response to inequity. The series as a whole reclaims this emotion as a transformative force, urging others to recognize its strength and importance.
Noted.
“Noted.” is a subtle yet potent addition to the 'Female Rage' series, exploring the quiet forms of rage that often go unnoticed. In this piece, the artist captures the simmering anger that builds beneath the surface—an emotion that, while not overtly expressed, is ever-present. The title itself speaks to a familiar dismissal: the casual response to a woman's voice or concern, reduced to a brief acknowledgment without action. By choosing not to depict rage in a traditional, explosive manner, the artwork symbolizes the internalized fury of being repeatedly overlooked or patronized. It is a visualization of rage without spectacle, an embodiment of the silent, smoldering anger that accumulates from years of suppression. Through this subtle expression, the artist highlights that rage doesn’t always need to be loud to be valid, and sometimes, the most powerful forms of fury are the ones that aren’t seen—but felt.
WELP!
This piece is part of the 'Female Rage' series, deeply inspired by the artist’s personal experiences working in a high-pressure corporate environment. The artist draws from moments of intense stress and frustration, where the demands of the job collide with her internal emotions. In these heated moments, she steps back, not to suppress her anger, but to recognize and reflect on it. Through her work, she emphasizes the need to validate female rage as a powerful, transformative force, rather than something to be dismissed or hidden.
Wait-a-minute-kapeng-mainit!
This piece is part of the 'Female Rage' series, deeply inspired by the artist’s personal experiences working in a high-pressure corporate environment. The artist draws from moments of intense stress and frustration, where the demands of the job collide with her internal emotions. In these heated moments, she steps back, not to suppress her anger, but to recognize and reflect on it. Through her work, she emphasizes the need to validate female rage as a powerful, transformative force, rather than something to be dismissed or hidden.
UNLI NOTIFS
This piece is part of the 'Female Rage' series, deeply inspired by the artist’s personal experiences working in a high-pressure corporate environment. The artist draws from moments of intense stress and frustration, where the demands of the job collide with her internal emotions. In these heated moments, she steps back, not to suppress her anger, but to recognize and reflect on it. Through her work, she emphasizes the need to validate female rage as a powerful, transformative force, rather than something to be dismissed or hidden.