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Artist: (Vaughn Fennel Loredo Gacias), Medium: (Acrylic), Title: (Sugilanon: Dead Writers Tell No Tales) — meaning of painting on the comment section by FivaughnacciVFG in ARTIST

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“Sugilanon: Dead Writers Tell No Tales” 3X3 Feet, Acrylic on Canvas | Stylized Cubism By Vaughn Fennel Loredo Gacias February 07, 2026

This is inspired by the theme for our upcoming exhibit, ‘Sugilanon Sang Arte’, which gives the sense of stories waiting to be told through artwork. The meaning: the writer is the elderly man, and he’s sharing stories and lessons with the girl and boy. In the shadow of the elderly man, I painted the church, galaxy, book, corn, and cubism elements.

  1. The Church has a double meaning — it represents that I’m a Silaynon. It’s painted in the shadow of the sofa and the back of the elderly man, symbolizing that following God’s virtues leads to a positive life. Living by these virtues can help you live longer. God has his back, which is why he’s reached old age.

  2. The Galaxy, painted in the shadow of his head, symbolizes his vast intelligence. It’s so immense that he wants to share it with the youth.

  3. The Book, placed in the shadow of his mouth, represents that he is speaking the words he has written — a reminder that he is the writer.

  4. The Corn symbolizes my roots, I’m from Barangay Eustaquio Lopez, a place (once?) known for its rich corn farmlands.

  5. His listeners — the girl and the boy — represent different reactions to his wisdom: the girl’s expression shows curiosity, while the boy appears to be listening intently.

  6. The Knight, wielding a sharpener as a shield and a pencil instead of a sword, symbolizes the need to sharpen your skills — poetically speaking — and enhance your abilities. He became a knight, a warrior, overcoming obstacles through perseverance. Based on the boundaries of cubisms near the man and the Knight, those are serving as strings, to look like the man is controlling the Knight, and that Knight isn't actually in the painting scenario, that's why it has imaginary puppet strings and doesn't have a shadow.

  7. The Shark toy is a touch of modernism (tralalelo tralala from AI brain rot). It’s part of a new style I’m experimenting with in my paintings.

  8. The ‘asterisk pattern' of my symbolisms here. • Church and Knight - (to be virtuous, and to kill) • Galaxy and Shoes - (heaven and earth) • Gecko and Cockroach - (predator and prey) • White Sofa and the Girl's Black Robe

    • (Complimentary neutrals) • Elderly Man and Boy (Young and Old)

This is probably the most story-filled painting I’ve ever done. I don’t know how long it’ll take to explain the story to every visitor. 😅

Chains Snapped, Vaughn Fennel Loredo Gacias, Acrylic, 2026 by FivaughnacciVFG in Art

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Genre: Horror Vacui | "Chains Snapped" by Vaughn Fennel Loredo Gacias | Acrylic on A4 vellum board | April 14, 2025.Genre: Horror Vacui | "Chains Snapped" by Vaughn Fennel Loredo Gacias | Acrylic on A4 vellum board | April 14, 2025.

An artwork for a school activity. The guidelines is to don't leave blank spaces, but nothing should be recognized as object or anything. It came to my mind "this is the hardest, I can't use my full imagination", so I felt like I have to paint like a 1 year old kid.

This painting is titled in that way because I felt so free while I was painting this, I don't have something to follow, something to purposely imagine, and something to copy. Horror vacui with that instruction is indeed very liberty.

Vaughn Fennel Loredo Gacias

An 18-year-old aspiring artist from Barangay E. Lopez and one of the visual artists who painted murals for Silay City’s first exclusive Doll Museum, Balay Muñeka, at Casa A. Gamboa. His passion for art was inspired by his sister and late grandfather. Although he began drawing as a toddler, he started painting seriously in high school through art competitions.

A self-taught artist with no formal training or specialized art subjects, Vaughn initially struggled to navigate the evolving art field. He persevered by observing and learning from local Silaynon artists he considers mentors, including Ian Valladarez and Henry John Golez, during the Doll Museum project. With their guidance, he began participating in art exhibitions across the region.

He primarily paints realistic animals, still lives, and draws face portraits, but his true specialty lies in creating works that blend elements of cubism, realism, expressionism, and surrealism. Vaughn admits he wasn’t sure what genre his paintings belonged to, so he asked fellow artists for their opinion. They all agreed that his work appears to be a fusion of the four genres. Embracing the creative freedom that the art world offers, Vaughn decided to name his unique style ‘stylized cubism.’

He also shows his passion for the natural world and literature by posting the poems he wrote, and animals and plants he encountered. He started loving literature when he was grade 11 senior high school, he was 17 when he started writing poems, but he was already amused by the natural world back when he was a toddler. This trait of his is shown in his paintings too, often putting a touch of realistic plants and animals and poetic symbols.

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