REPORMA AT PINTURA

“Empowered women empower women.”

Background about the Painting:

Attached here are two of the original versions of the
painting “Sabel” splattered by Benedicto Cabrera, better
known as “BenCab” – the National Artist of the
Philippines for Visual Arts (Painting) in 2006.

Sabel, as described by the artist, is a real picture of a

bedraggled scavenger, wondering with scraps of plastics,
representing not only the vagrant woman but of any Filipina
as well. Graphically told the emotion of sadness yet

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Engulfed with layered of clothes showcasing the diverse
viewpoints of the general public. How should a woman act,
dress, work, speak, or think? How should a woman address
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or justify the standards set by humanity in order to be part

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of it? How should a woman be a woman in the eyes of the

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The stratum of clothing illustrated states that the

voices of the world may be heard loudly by some women or
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noiselessly by others. Blurry, yet despite of the various

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judgements thrown, the women society is still standing up

brightly, swaying strongly, and preciously proving that they
also have the rights to choose what they want and how they
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want to overcome and do it.

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Women do not need to be encaged with the

paradigms set by the world. The core desire of the artist in
executing this artwork is to amplify the power and fierceness
a woman beholds that should never be belittled – a cultural
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reset.

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