Jerry Araos Explained

Jerusalino “Jerry” V. Araos (1944-2012) was a Filipino sculptor, landscape artist, and activist best known for using discarded wood and felled trees in his sculptures, and for his prominent role in the resistance against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] In 2018, Araos was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu Proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era.[9]

Araos is also known for having popularized the term "Bansoy" - a portmanteau of "bansot na halamang makahoy" (short woody plant) - in reference to Philippine interpretations of Bonsai art.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Scalice . Joseph . A Planned and Coordinated Anarchy: The Barricades of 1971 and the "Diliman Commune" . Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints . 2018 . en . 66 . 4 . 481–516 . 10.1353/phs.2018.0035 . 150016596 . 2244-1638.
  2. News: They left us in 2012, Filipinos who made their mark . Lapeña . Carmela G. . December 31, 2012 . GMA News Online . 2019-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190704083826/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/288312/they-left-us-in-2012-filipinos-who-made-their-mark/story/ . 2019-07-04 . live.
  3. Web site: Learning from History . Castilla . Greg S. . 2019-07-04 . Action for Economic Reforms (AER) . https://web.archive.org/web/20190704084304/http://aer.ph/learning-from-history/ . 2019-07-04 . live . 2019-07-04.
  4. News: Jerry Araos, artist who 'competed with bakeries' for his wood sculptures; 68 . 2012-12-30 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 2019-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130101203624/https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/83523/jerry-araos-artist-who-competed-with-bakeries-for-his-wood-sculptures-68/ . 2013-01-01 . live.
  5. Web site: ARAOS, Jerusalino "Jerry" . The Nameless . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821213325/http://www.nameless.org.ph/j_araos . 2016-08-21 . live . 2019-07-04.
  6. News: Famous Filipino sculptor Jerusalino Araos dies . Dacanay . Barbara Mae . 2012-12-24 . Gulf News . 2019-07-05 . en.
  7. News: Jerry Araos' wooden art . Defeo . Ruben . February 11, 2002 . . 2019-07-05.
  8. Book: Reyes, Elizabeth . The Tropical House: Cutting Edge Design in the Philippines . 2012-04-02 . Tuttle Publishing . 9781462906130 . en.
  9. Web site: Motu Proprio . 2022-12-15 . Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission . en-US.
  10. News: Craft Your Own Enchanting Bansoy . Calzado . Cielo Anne . 2016-11-12 . Real Living Magazine . 2019-07-04.