As the generation of 8-bit Nintendo and Sega gamers get older I can’t help but notice the world bring back the “nostalgia of the pixel” in different ways. So I took some aspects of video games I played as a child, Filipeanut-ized them, and took photos of them via Instagram as I created the art. Apparently for only me to enjoy lol.
“Little Brown Mario Brother”
“Pixelated Baclayon Church”
“Lemme see yo pixel face!”
“Halo. Halo?”
“Pixelated Pacman.”
I then decided to slowly use all these illustrations to create a music video for a song called “Pinoy Gamer”. Work in progress!
In the meantime check out my art in different barrios of the Internet below. And F**K SOPA! Only I censor myself, not anyone else!
http://society6.com/filipeanut
http://www.zazzle.com/filipeanut
http://filipeanuts.deviantart.com/
http://filipeanut.tumblr.com/
Palo me!
https://twitter.com/Filipeanut
http://www.facebook.com/Filipeanuts
And I’m on Instagram!
Here are some graphic campaigns geared toward bringing awareness and information to help Typhoon Sendong (international name: Washi) survivors in the cities of Cagayan de Oro (CDO) and Iligan.
The Philippine Red Cross posted the above flyers and accompanying video below to get folks to donate. The “water line” just about reaches the point on the Philippine map where Typhoon Sendong hit.
Xavier University located in Cagayan de Oro has been posting updates such as these below with information from various evacuation and distribution centers in the area.
December 17, 2011. 8:13pm:
December 18, 2011. 3:00pm:
They also posted maps detailing the numbers of families served each day, such as these designed by Kristoffer James L. Nambatac…
…and even flyers requesting specific resources from clean water to volunteers with large vehicles and trucks.
Communities may not need graphics and fancy video to assist in obtaining aid, but daily updates providing content in a creative and easily understood fashion might just help in relaying information to people as quickly as possible so that they know what is needed, and where to give it.
Here is an image of the Cagayan de Oro river and the surrounding damage in red:
Here is a before and after image of one part of the river affected:
And here are images on the ground. Evacuees in Iligan City, located west of Cagayan de Oro City (CDO):
A girl on a street in Cagayan de Oro:
It is times like these that make me feel helpless, but these updates have kept me informed despite the fact that all I can do at the moment is donate money. And watch from afar.
Please donate to help Typhoon Sendong survivors via the Philippine Red Cross here: http://www.redcross.org.ph/donatenow
“Couple and a Tree.”
Here I am… taking a photo of my cousin and his girlfriend. I am the most useful third wheel in the world.
Oh, well, hello there internet traveler. My name is Filipeanut, and welcome to my December gallery of photos.
Somewhere in the world, I am renowned as a famed photographer. I have yet to find this place, but thanks to apps like Instagram and photo editing tools like Photoshop, I can, as you American valley grils say, “fake it ’til I make it.”
“Drink of Kings.”
I used to think “Fundador”, a Spanish brandy popular in the Philippines, translated to “fun” because the word fun was in it. It actually means “founder”, which is boring.
“Malipayong Pasko.”
Visayan for “Merry Christmas.” I associate with a group of “paper cousins”, or family members linked through friends of relatives, who hold a Christmas party every year that I get invited to every 2-3 years for some reason.
“Pinay Wine.”
It turns out a beautiful woman by the name of Tondi makes her own wines under the brand “Pinay.” A wise man once said… “Ooooh Pinay. She cannot deny.” That man was Rex Navarette.
“Bahay Kubo.”
This really wasn’t a bahay kubo, or a small Philippine nipa hut. It was a wooden replica of one that was labeled as a “traditional Native American hut.” Looks like a bahay kubo to me!
“Birthday boy.”
Whether you are religious or not, everyone agrees this baby changed the world. And gave us black Friday and cyber Monday deals.
“Humba.”
I felt it was ironic that “humba”, a visayan sugar-braised pork dish, rhymed with “pumbaa,” an optimistic Disney pig character. They’re also roughly the same color!
Here it is with its significant other, rice.
“Hello Balut” case: http://society6.com/Filipeanut/Hello-Balut_iPhone-Case
“Filipino Food Pattern” case: http://www.zazzle.com/iphone_4_filipino_food_pattern_speckcase-176948727766556731
1st row of 4:
Isaw (grilled intestine, chicken)
Lumpia (Filipino vegetable/meat roll)
Kwek-Kwek (deep-fried quail egg)
Pusit (squid, usually prepared in an adobo or savory stew)
2nd row of 4:
Bangus (milkfish, usually split in half to be deboned)
Coconut
Calamansi (Philippine lime)
Puso (”heart” in Filipino, rice steamed inside banana leaves)
3rd row of 3:
Lechon (spit-roasted whole pig)
Sapin-Sapin (rice cake)
Balut (boiled duck egg)
*What the in the heck is a Sorry-Sorry store?
It is a nod to the ubiquitous Sari-Sari store, a “mom & pop” convenience store found everywhere in the Philippines. Contributing to their prominence is the fact that they are usually built by their owners as an extension to their homes, and the items they sell are typically small and affordable on both the owner and consumer end.
Late 19th century Ilocano painter Juan Luna comes in with a dragon-paint-punch attack but is suddenly cornered by no other than Jose Rizal’s own character of choice, Simoun!
After getting my fill of 8-bit Pinoy heritage, I decided to get myself “gamerized”. Look at those sexy lips.
Game ka na ba? GAME NA!
