Michaela Lozada

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創建 09-26-2021-PM (Filipino Mass & Festival at the Baltimore Cathedral of Mary Our Queen)

September 26, 2021 by Michaela Lozada

What can I say? I am blown away; I have never seen anything like this.

The cathedral’s many chambers and chapels were overflowing with us, sitting in pews and standing once the pews had been filled. There were dancers in traditional dress dancing and singing in the aisles around the pews, with huge skirts and bright blue fans. We had a procession outside afterwards, circling the cathedral with shrines to Filipino saints decked in real roses carried on the shoulders of usheritos and the archbishop following our saints with his pointy hat and everything. This circuit concluded in front of a flock of tents laden with trays upon trays of roasted meats and any other kind of Filipino delicacy that you could want, offered freely and with smiles, once blessings were said. Live music, inside and outside the cathedral, of course – and every singer, dancer, and musician was radiating cultural pride. We all were.

I sang, I prayed, I drew, I wrote, I marched, I waved my banderita, I smiled, I laughed, and I nearly wept at how ardently I WISHED my Grandma Luds could have seen it all too. (I know my Lolo and Lola could see it all and more…the best seats in the house are probably the ones they have in heaven, no?)

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Artist Statement

My art has always acted as a microphone for my thoughts and observations; through it, I make my voice heard. Through wide-ranging media, such as charcoal portraiture, 2-D and 3-D animation, and oil painting, I create statements on equally widespread themes, from the nobilities of simple living to issues of global concern.

Whenever possible, I use my computer science background to integrate elements of programming and the digital world into my art, making for a very unique portfolio!

Media

I choose media carefully to best complement this process. Charcoals and graphite are used to capture the most fleeting subject material, using quick, sparing strokes to reflect bodies in motion and draw out the evanescence of the image as a whole. For the opposite effect, I often elect to use paints (usually oils) to create a work with multiple depths. Glazes layered carefully on thicker mixes of paint are used to capture the nuances of the personalities I choose to convey. I always try to adapt my knowledge of computer science to my art, mixing traditional art with digital and combining seemingly opposing media.

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