Juan Luna’s “Parisian Life”

I found this interesting post about Juan Luna’s painting above here.

When I look at paintings, sometimes its easy to tell what the painter is trying to convey, especially when that painter is alive to explain it to you =P. Joey Velasco’s works are great examples.

But what about dead painters? That’s where all the facts end and the imagination and painting-whispering-deciphering begins.

Juan Luna’s “Parisian Life” is exactly that to me. A mystery whose answer, like beauty, may be in the eye of the beholder, different for each person looking at it.

Maybe I can buy the painting and do some uv scans or whatever. I hope they have an installment plan for the under-a-million price tag that’s on it though.

In other news, June 12th is Philippine Independence Day. Which is actually quite fitting knowing Juan Luna was an active participant in the revolution, let alone Jose Rizal’s BFF. I mean sheesh, Rizal is in this very painting.

I’ll be in San Francisco’s Union Square sporting my barong.