In the sculpture category, Alfred Rey B. Capiral of UP Diliman won first prize for his work "The Way of Rule." The marble sculpture shows three human figures forming a pyramid in a depiction of the interrelationship between the social classes. He took home P50,000 cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., a gold medal and a plaque. "Zoomorph," a brass sculpture by Jan Leeroy C. New of UP Diliman won second place. The artist says his work is a contrived representation of a mythical half-woman, half-avian creature. He received P35,000 cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., a silver medal and plaque. The third prize in the sculpture category went to Jacob Nathaniel L. Lindo of FEU. His work in brass titled "Self-Analysis" shows a young man deep in thought and seemingly pondering the gravity of the times. He was awarded P25,000 cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., a bronze medal and plaque. In the watercolor category, Junevy F. Llosa of the Technological Institute of the Philippines, won first prize for "Noon Time Show." The work depicts a very common sight in some corners of the city where young people pass the time in the streets playing a game of billiards. He took home P50,000 cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., a gold medal and a plaque as well as products worth P5,000 from Starpaper. Ronald L. Heresano of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines won second prize in the watercolor category. His painting "Target" is a commentary on the plight of innocent civilians who at one time in their lives have experienced harsh treatment from military forces. He also won P35,000 in cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., a silver medal and plaque plus products worth P4,000 from Starpaper. "Ang Pulubi Bilang Isang Propesyon," by Joel John L. Valenzuela of UP Diliman won third prize in the watercolor category. This social commentary on life in the city records a day in the life of a common fixture on our streets - the beggar. He also won P25,000 in cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., a bronze medal and plaque plus products worth P3,500 from Starpaper. In the oil/acrylic category, Rovi Jesher R. Salegumba of UP Diliman took top honors with his work "Become." This stark rendition of the human figure (a reclining nude) incorporates archetypal symbols of an owl, a dragon and a caged creature. He took home P50,000 cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., a gold medal and a plaque as well as products worth P5,000 from Starpaper. Christian T. Rodelas of AUP won second prize with his work "Faces of Poverty," a dialectical interpretation of poverty and its effects on people's lives. He also won P35,000 in cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., a silver medal and plaque plus products worth P4,000 from Starpaper. "Massasayang mga Luha" by Jaypee S. Samson of UP Diliman, won third prize in the oil/acrylic category. The tableau shows an emotional scene of an extended family at a reunion with the grandmother as the central figure. He also won P25,000 in cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp., a bronze medal and plaque plus products worth P3,500 from Starpaper. In the digital fine arts category, Mercedes Pilar C. Feliciano of Technological University of the Philippines, won first prize with her work "Really, I'm Not an Apple." In her work, the artist used a very familiar object, the apple and transformed its shape to convey the message that sometimes people can use appearances to pretend to be what they are not. He also won P50,000 worth of EPSON products, a gold medal and plaque. Second prize in the same category went to Maria Paola G. Pangilinan of the University of the East. Her work "Black Hole" is a very stark and dramatic depiction of a situation and an ironic but highly original use of a medium that is usually characterized by flashy colors and technical manipulations. He also received P35,000 worth of EPSON products, a silver medal and plaque. Patrenio A. Malesido, Jr. of UP Diliman, won third place for his work "Fixation." He describes his work as a representation of the subliminal interplay of positive and negative shapes that represent a sexual fixation of man on the female breast. He also received P25,000 worth of EPSON products, a bronzer medal and plaque. Other artists whose works were given honorable mention citations are the following: sculpture category - Joseph Andie R. Lamug, FEU, Henry Mark C. Gonzales, ABBA, and Richard Bayaua, PWU; watercolor - Jason A. Saldajeno, FEATI, Lance Kirby T. Yaneza, EARIST, and Billy Joe C. Doctora, Bulacan State University; oil/acrylic - Edward A. Morada, FEU, Ser Brave M. Singh, UNP, and Danilo G. Querijero, EARIST; digital fine arts - Romel V. Belga, AUP, Carolo R. Dultra, TUP and Kristoffer Neil Melicano, AUP. The honorable mention winners in the sculpture, watercolor, oil/acrylic categories, each received P5,000 in cash from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. Those in the digital fine arts catergory were given P5,000 worth of EPSON products. P20,000 in cash and a plaque of participation were given to the each of the schools of each first place winner in all the categories. The judges in the 39th National Shell Art Competition were: Oil/acrylic - Elmere Borlongan, Gus Albor, Justin Nuyda, Soler Santos and Fernando Sena; watercolor - Renato Habulan, Angel Cacnio, Norberto Carating, Antipas Delotavo and Nemi Miranda; sculpture - Ral Arrogante, Junyee, Ramon Orlina, Reggie Yuson and Ramon Lerma; digital fine arts - Ross Capili, Edwin Loyola, Dopy Doplon, Randy Kanapi and Mario Parial. Present during the awarding ceremonies were: participating students with their respective schools/universities/colleges officials/professors/deans; and Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. executives/officials; Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. Country Manager Edgar Chua, who presented the awards; Epson officials; Starpaper Corp. officials; all the judges and painter Nestor Olarte Vinluan.
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