I believe that when you were children in nature classes, you all did the experiment of using a magnifying glass to focus the heat of sunlight to burn paper, but you probably never thought that this can also be a way of painting?! An artist from the Igorot tribe in the Cordilleras Mountains of the Philippines Jordan Mang-osan uses wood as a drawing board, uses a magnifying glass to focus heat energy on specific areas and then fires it to create stunning pyrography!!!!
Jordan Mang-osan will first draw a rough sketch on the wooden board, then change the depth of the imprint by controlling the distance and size of the focus point, and then etch it bit by bit, which often takes several months. Only then can a magnificent work be achieved.
As a lover of local culture, he often uses the customs and totems of his hometown as his themes. He is a grassroots artist.
Although his family was not wealthy when he was a child, this did not stop him from his determination to paint. He used the wood that was easiest to find around him as a canvas and free sunlight as a brush to outline the beautiful scenes in his heart.
His persistence has also yielded wonderful fruits. Since 1993, his works have been exhibited around the world and won many painting awards.
Not only that, he also founded the Chanum Foundation to assist in the promotion of art across the Philippines and help local artists grow.
It really takes a lot of patience and physical strength to complete a pyrography (Editor: You need to have enough sun protection equipment~). To a certain extent, it depends on the weather, but for Jordan Mang-osan, he can see clearly If you use your works to convey the life and culture of your hometown and let the world know, all the hard work will be worth it. The editor really admires such a lofty ambition!!
