The Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI), chaired by Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, is holding a three-day fundraising art exhibition featuring gold art paintings by internationally renowned South Korean artist Kim IL Tae.
The exhibition at the north wing lobby of the House of Representatives at the Batasan complex in Quezon City starts today. It is dubbed, “Korea Presents Gold Art Paintings in the Philippines.”
The AWLFI is hosting it jointly with HAEJU Investments.
Officials and members of the association led by chairperson Rep. Romualdez and its president, Bulacan Rep. Linabelle Ruth Villarica, and other officials attended the opening of the exhibition Monday afternoon.
In a message to his House colleagues and their guests read by House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City Rep. ManuelJose Dalipe, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said his chamber “has always been a champion of the arts at the policy level, understanding the quality of the craft to uplift society.”
“Many House members are themselves patrons of art in all its forms. Today, we are privileged to host a truly a one-of-a-kind form of visual art: paintings using gold as the medium,” he said.
“Rare and beautiful paintings are by themselves already valuable. That the paintings we host today are done in gold make these works of art even more precious. However, I daresay that the true value of these paintings comes from the fact that these paintings are displayed and offered for a charitable cause,” he said.
The House leader said art can uplift society, and that the House of Representatives wholeheartedly supports all endeavors towards this noble end.
The Speaker encouraged everyone “to visit this exhibition, admire the craftsmanship behind the technique behind each masterpiece, introspect on the drive and passion of the artist behind the art, and if one or two touch your heart, bring these home with you – knowing that by your generosity, people have been helped.”
The Speaker thanked the AWLFI and the South Korean government for giving the House “this rare privilege to host these beautiful and very precious works of art, and the wonderful opportunity to be of greater help to our fellowmen.”