Artists at work, University of Santo Tomas 2013

Artists at work, University of Santo Tomas 2013

"The eyes of critics are theirs themselves,

artists' eyes are deepest;

they seek the depth of passion, imagination

their limit the farthest." avr

Dr Abe V Rotor

 

 

Intercollegiate painting competition, University of Santo Tomas, Manila

Hours and hours they labored in their art,

      pouring out their best,

the years behind expressing memories

      putting skill to the test;

They haste for the hour of final judgment,

      without talk, without rest,

colors in their command, at their fingertips,

      in creating their greatest;

The eyes of critics are theirs themselves,

      artists' eyes are deepest,

they seek the depth of passion, imagination

      their limit the farthest;

Bringing down to earth, bringing back to life

      the lost to be caressed,

like a good shepherd heeding a distant cry

      and braving darkness;

How far apart artists are from humanity

      as they seek in redress

through competition and evolution of art  

      to wake the world to the test. ~

*The University of Santo Tomas College of Fine Arts and Design (UST–CFAD), is the fine arts school of the University of Santo Tomas, the oldest and the largest Catholic university in Manila, Philippines. Founded as the Department of Fine Arts in 1935, it was restructured in 2000 as the College of Fine Arts and Design. Wikipedia