'Band of Musicians' Fan by Charlie Co
Presenting Likha by Cloverleaf, a special collection of Looking for Juan merchandise featuring Cloverleaf Linear Park's public art designs made by Charlie Co, Leeroy New, Trnz, and Anjo Bolarda—celebrating Filipino contemporary art while giving more books to children with your every purchase.
Features:
- 13-inch printed hand fan with tassel
- With an accent rib made of sustainable wood
- Made of thick, durable fabric
- Comes with a box for easy gifting
- Proudly made in the Philippines
About the artwork: Featuring a trio of colorful musicians, these sculptures represent leisure, entertainment, and performance—activities that all strata of Philippine society enjoy. The musicians are clothed in costumes, garments that symbolize culture, ceremony, creative expression, storytelling and transformation. Since our pre-colonial era, art in the Philippines has been performative, as evident in colorful festival processions practiced in the different regions. Until this day, Filipinos are among the most sought-after singers, dancers, actors, and animators—a creative people whose talents have spread throughout the globe.
About the artist: Charlie Co is a renowned Chinese-Filipino visual artist based in Negros. His works convey relevant socio-realist themes rendered in expressionist and surrealist modes. He is instrumental in supporting and encouraging the growth of artist communities; together with art patron Bong Lopue, they built a thriving art district in the Visayas where public art in the form of murals, installations, and sculptures
BUY ONE, DONATE BOOKS TO JUAN! Every purchase of this artful gift from this special collection is matched with book donations to children from disadvantaged communities in the Philippines in support of CANVAS' One Million Books for One Million Filipino Children Campaign.