Tampuhan (painting)
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| Artist | Juan Luna |
| Year | 1895 |
| Location | Rosalinda Orosa collection |
Tampuhan, meaning "sulking"[1], is an 1895 classic oil on canvas impressionist painting by Filipino painter and hero Juan Luna. It depicts a Filipino man and a Filipino woman having a lovers' quarrel.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Relation to Filipino culture
In Filipino courtship, culture, values and psychology, tampuhan (from the Filipino-language root word tampo) or sulking is in essence a disagreement between lovers wherein "total silent treatment" between them is evident, meaning the two persons are not "speaking to each other". Other expressions of “sulking” in the "love life" of Filipinos include other non-verbal actions such not conversing with other people, keeping to one's self, being oddly quiet, non-participation with friends in group activities, non-participation in family outings or other activities, and even merely locking one's self in his or her personal bedroom. To end the sulking, one of the lovers has to coax the other, or both persuade each other to commit to an agreement or compromise.[2]
References
- ^ Discussion of "Tampuhan" (Sulking) painting by Juan Luna, from "Juan Luna" article, kulay-diwa.com
- ^ “Tampuhan” and “tampo”, seasite.niu.edu
External links
- Image of Juan Luna's Tampuhan at flickr.com
- A poem by Marne L. Kilates based on Luna's Tampuhan painting with a reference to Luna's other painting entitled The Parisian Life.