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In Memory of Inday

Inday Cadapan on her 4th year death anniversary Inday Cadapan
一月 7 2008

In Memory of Elsie "Inday" Reyes- Cadapan
It's been 4 years since Inday left in gain of heaven. But her memory lives on through her art that thrives to inspire and encourage. Here's what her collectors have to say:

Serendipity: How I met Inday Cadapan sometime in 1995 I was walking in Mile Long, the mini mall along Amorsolo St. in Legaspi Vilage. I was just window shopping and I chanced upon a wooden sculpture by an artist I did not know. Interestingly enough, I was drawn to the piece and had asked the shop owner, Magel, to bring the piece out of the shop so I can appreciate it better. I looked at the piece from all angles. I had a feeling that it was talking to me, asking me to bring it home.


I went back in the shop and purchased the "working man". Only then did I ask who the sculptor was, what other pieces she created and in the process get as much background information on her. This was my first introduction to the works of Inday Cadapan. Serendipity led me to her work and to her. As the years went by, I've learned much about Inday. Mostly through the stories from her daughter, Magel, through articles in magazines, in newspapers and also through talking to Inday herself.


Most of the works of Inday that I own are her wooden sculptures. These pieces are usually made of rare Philippine hardwood called molave. I've always been drawn to Inday's sculptures for their emotions, their strength, and sometimes their whimsical, child like look. I've recently picked up a number of her "head" sculptures which I plan to display in my office in GMA Network. Something about these faces makes you see a part of Inday... inquisitive, tranquil, suprpised, sad and mad. But that's who she is. She wears her emotions on her sleeve, letting you know if she likes you or not. Purely black and white...yes or no. No grey area and no if's, but's and maybe'. Because of her temperament she is often times misunderstood but, through her sculptures and paintings, she is able to release more of her emotions. Inday's art is distinctively Inday's.


Knowing the person better makes me realize why she sculpts or paints the images that she does. In her rests a child like person, complete with the creativity of a fruitful mind and the temperament or if you will the tempertrantrum of a 2 year old. Thus her pieces are quite simple, yet very powerful and engaging. Inday has moved on and left us 4 years ago. Though she still lives through her art and the people whom she touched dearly. I am privileged to have had the pleasure of getting to know her, both through her works and as a person.
-Joel Jimenez, GMA 7

Inday, despite being a strong woman, was very humble about her works. She had accepted the fact that recognition is not to be hers during her lifetime. I like her works because Inday painted what she felt, using the subject matter she knew best, herself. Her sad life story is weaved into her many pieces masked by its naive in her use of colors and playful strokes. Her works was always honest and I admired this honesty. I am lucky to have met Inday and luckier that I have come to know her works.
Inday's legacy of simplicity, honesty, her love and her passion for her art will live on.
-Bee Madrid, Bowery Botique

Inday Cadapan sense of color is what struck one instantly. Once past the colors one is confronted with unique interpretations of forms in nature and of everyday life. The coming together of these forms and colors makes for stunning results.
-Dr. Dave Baradas


Why I Like Inday's Art : Colors bursting like the Filipino soul from Eastern and Western heritage of the modern/ global Pinoy. People in a form reminiscent other cultures and art periods to which the contemporary Manileno can relate to. Inspiring works which make captives of us all.
-Dr.Federico (Poch) Macaranas AIM Executive Director

Inday's art makes me happy. The bright colors and whimsical subjects... I can't help but to smile whenever I look at them. The three pieces in my collection are like family members. They have their place in my life and home and look out on me, witnessing the passing of time, sharing in the joy and despair that are inherent to all, and watching me age, one gray hair and wrinkle at a time. They live with me and add beauty to my nest and provide a resting place for my tired eyes at the end of the day. The world is a more beautiful place for me because of Inday's contributions. Her life lives on through her work and I am blessed to share in her undying spirit through her art.
-Dr. Albert Dean Atkinson Head, Information Resources and Services Asian Development Bank

Love at first sight. This will best describe the experience I had for Inday Cadapan's artpieces in the early 90's. It was as if I was feeling her passion towards art with her choice of colors and her strokes of lines and curves. With this, I believe, her story was unfolded. From then on I found myself acquiring several of her artworks as my love for them was so intense and it even flourished. A chance of curating for her retrospective exhibit in the University of Santo Tomas- Museum of Arts and Sciences in 1999, strengthened my tie in her and her art pieces. The interview that made me stay with her several hours a day was not only a part of the exhibit preparations but also a chance for us to share our lives which I guess has been used as inspirations for our art, a bonding that I will forever cherish...

Mary Ann Venturina-Bulanadi, PIID, CIDE, MCH
curator, researcher and faculty, University of Santo Tomas

 

My works is a form of self-expression. It started with my political aspirations and how I wanted to voice out my opinion against the unfair labor practices, the poverty and how unjust the world has been. Since I was not able to write my thoughts out effectively, I needed a medium in which I could express my own commentaries and help the people, the viewers, to see how we could make our community better and more understanding to the needs of its people. In addition, I wanted to show the beauty to what I saw as an ugly world.
- Inday Cadapan (12 Sept 1939-7 Jan 2004)

Her artworks will be seen in 1/of Gallery, Serendra, Taguig, PNKY, LRI Reposo Makati, Art Gallery Philippines, Glorietta 4 Makati, Sulayap sa Nakalipas, Tiendesitas Pasig. For more information email us at indaymagel@yahoo.com.







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