SHOWCASE
/ ARTIST / 2025
| ARTIST: | Art of Pronch |
| COUNTRY: | Philippines |
| EMAIL: | maryfrancesangelesdeguzman@gmail.com |
| CONTACT: |
instagram.com/artofpronch |
| Im a Quezon City-based digital illustrator that is heavily inspired by history, fantasy and reflections on identity. | |
Fan Dance
A celebration of Filipino women, both the history, and the people in my life. Anita Magsaysay-Ho once revealed to the world the intimate connection Filipinas had with each other in the past, and, with this work, I want to confirm that this intimate connection still lives on.
Flying Fish
In the open sea near Anilao, (a popular diving spot in the Philippines) the barko (boat) jumps forward much like flying fish. With the sun beating down, and the waters glistening as we glide through, the adventure begins.
Mucha's Carinosa (Girls)
These illustrations are a visual research project on formal Filipino dress in the 1920s, visually combined with the Art Nouveau era of costume illustration by Alphonse Mucha. Aligned with the project’s thematic, the zine output was executed in the form of a fan, a prop needed for a Cariñosa dance. (Note: the work submitted contains 5/10 illustrations of the fan due to size limitations)
Mucha's Carinosa (Boys)
These illustrations are a visual research project on formal Filipino dress in the 1920s, visually combined with the Art Nouveau era of costume illustration by Alphonse Mucha. Aligned with the project’s thematic, the zine output was executed in the form of a fan, a prop needed for a Cariñosa dance. (Note: the work submitted contains 5/10 illustrations of the fan due to size limitations)
Tomato Party
A childhood favourite food. Growing up, I used to eat tomatoes like apples that my mom grew in pots, when I was refusing all my other vegetables. Now, it’s a joy to remember this personal and joyful relationship I had with this fruit as I age another year.
Women's Month
In this illustration, I reflected on a particular way that women are usually depicted in art: muses among produce. With the way that the world struggles to define “woman” now, how true is this depiction still? Are we defined by our fertility, our ability to reproduce? Are we merely fruit?
In Response to Lantern Bearers
This illustration is a tribute, and also a conversation of techniques. The original, The Lantern Bearers, Maxfield Parrish, uses light to create an environment using his time’s techniques. I take what I learn from him and imagine how this idea would be executed now using current techniques.
Luna
This illustration is a reflection on time. Our world is shaped by the rising and the setting of the sun, but what would it be like if that was not the case? How much of our history, and our lives, is shaped by the sun?