21-year-old illustrator wins ‘Heneral Luna’ fan art contest

Historical biopic "Heneral Luna" has not just received an overwhelming amount of good reviews and sparked intense discussions about history and what it means to be a Filipino. It has also inspired many Filipinos to pay tribute both to the hero and the film through fan art.

Due to the number of fan artworks uploaded online, the people behind the film decided to conduct a contest for the best one, to be awarded a bookstore gift certificate worth P5,000 and a copy of the book “Heneral Luna: The History behind the Movie.” The runners-up will be receiving posters signed by the "Heneral Luna" cast.

From hundreds of entries from different social media platforms, 21-year-old animator and illustrator Edwig Paguia's pen-and-ink illustration took the grand prize.

In an Instagram post, Paguia said that for her, Heneral Luna symbolizes determination and bravery.

 

"May mas malaki tayong kalaban sa Amerikano - ang ating sarili." - Heneral Luna (Symbolisms:) Hen. Luna - determination, bravery. red on chest signifies his bravery and blue on his head - puts country's sovereignty first before himself. Flag- country (torn) because of the traitors who choose their own interests over our country. (Blue) soldiers - people who are willing to die for freedom. Blind folded soldier- traitor/s blinded by their personal interests (politically,financially or personal issues) Silhouettes (men) facing the opposite way- traitors . Fights for something that contradicts what Luna's fighting for. #HeneralLuna #ArtikuloUno #Filipino #portrait #Luna #art #artph #pinoy #illustration #sketch #pen #ink #promarker #crosshatching #artistworkout #pinoyart #jerroldtarog #HeneralLunamovie #fanart #artwork

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Sep 26, 2015 at 3:22am PDT

The runners-up include Bree Delfin, Vince Serrano, Peejhey Palita, AJ Franquez, JB Canay, Jean Ligan, Dodong de la Cruz, Aaron Felizmenio, Femi Cachola, Leslie Araujo, Karma Alessandra Dittadaveya, and Pedro.psd. See their entries below.


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