Ep. 5: Strength in Numbers: Karma Kolektib and Art as Collective Experience

Clyde Naranjo is currently sitting as the membership committee head of Karma Kolektib. They also served as its chairperson a couple years back.  As a youth leader, you can expect to see Clyde appear both behind the scenes and at the forefront of mobilizations around Southern Tagalog. In their pursuit of genuine liberation and democratic rights for the people, they organize and speak for affiliating organizations of the same drive and principles such as Youth Defy Marcos and Duterte. 

Apart from being a student leader, Clyde is an artist. They coordinate for Kulayan-UPLB or Kulturang Ugnayan ng Kabataan Alay sa Bayan, an alliance of artists and cultural organizations in UPLB, served as an ST Correspondent in Altermidya, and on occasion, accepts freelance writing gigs. They are currently studying as a BA Communications Arts student in UPLB.

• arts management - application of business administration strategies to manage various artistic operations.

• art Collective - a self-managing initiative where different art forms merge and interact towards shared goals.

• art organization - an art-related or art-specific organization whose existence and operations are aimed towards specific goals and purposes.

• culture organization - a culture-related or culture-specific organization which existence and operations are aimed towards specific goals and purposes.

• artistic process - an artist's holistic process of producing art from the brainstorming to the final product.

• art style - describes how an artistic product looks.

• art techniques - an artist's deployment of technical skills to complete an art piece.

• aesthetics - the visuals of the art piece, especially one that appeals to the senses of the viewers; the beauty of the art piece.

• art distribution - various ways to disseminate art pieces to reach audiences.

• target audience - specific group of people whom art pieces are dedicated or addressed to.

• grassroot artists - thriving artists who cut across divides of class, ethnicity, generation, gender and culture.

• sponsor or commissioner - people who request an artist for a specific art piece be done for an agreed budget and commission fee.

• art practitioners - people who practice art; people who are involved in the artistic process of brainstorming, creating and disseminating art.

• artistic expression - the conscious use of imagination to create art pieces; the expression of thoughts, feelings and ideas through art.

• cultural expression artists - creative manifestations of the cultural identities of the artist/s.

• self-expression - an artist's method of expressing individualistic thoughts, feelings, emotions and ideas to achieve a purpose or goal.

• collective expression - an integrated expression of thoughts feelings, emotions and ideas from different individuals who have the same purpose or goal.

• artistic influence/inspiration - an artist's reason or role model for getting into the arts.

• collective art-making - the integrated process of art production of different individuals who share the same purpose or goal.

• art scene - encompasses all art-related components: art pieces, artists, audience, galleries, etc.

• press scene - encompasses all press-related components: literature, press, readers, publishing, etc.

• artistic representation - the use of art to portray or represent people, events, things, a society or ethnicity, etc.

• art industry - an industry that concerns the creation, production and dissemination of art.

• culture industry - the creation, production and commercialization of creative works in the form of a good or a service.

• culture tenets - a behavioral guide patterned from a set of beliefs which goal is to evoke emotional response.

• sensationalized artwork - art pieces that give more importance to fame and monetization than value and social relevance.

• art space - a liberal space for creating, sharing and consuming art.

• comics - a series of pictures with dialogues that tell a story.

• cartoonist - artists who draw cartoons.

• writers - people who write for expression, for a cause or for profit.

• progressive theater - a kind of theater performance that cultivates the true meaning of diversity through the empowerment of the misrepresented and unheard.

• small press - a publisher with small sales or a low publication count.

• prop gimmick - an artistic strategy of using props to complement art pieces or as an art piece itself.

• infographics - a visual image like a chart or diagram which is used to present information in a creative yet comprehensive way.

• plays - a performance of a story on stage.

• film festivals - a public or private event which introduces and screens movies of different genres for several days.

• exhibit - a public or private display and selling of art pieces that is commonly held indoors (e.g. gallery, museum, etc.).

• cultural nights - a (commonly public) days-long event that is comprised of programs and activities that reflect various cultures which the attendees can interact with.

• statue - a carved or sculpted figure (e.g. man, animal, inanimate objects, etc.) made of stone, wood, marble, etc.

• painting - a form of art that showcases images of various subjects; the materials and the medium used vary per artist.

• Sistine Chapel - a famous chapel with a breathtaking ceiling; it is known for Renaissance frescoes which is painted by Michelangelo and commissioned by Pope Julius II.

• Spoliarium - a painting by Juan Luna; it depicted the history of Rome - the gladiator matches, in particular; the painting not only exhibits a dark theme, but also an even darker message.

• National Heritage Month - an annual celebration happening throughout the month of May; it celebrates and raises awareness about diverse cultures, traditions, and groups of people.

• art for art's sake - creating art just for the sake of producing it - must never be the case for art because it loses its substance, meaning and social relevance.

• Mao Zedong - a Chinese communist leader and founder of the People's Republic of China. He was responsible for the disastrous policies of the 'Great Leap Forward' and the 'Cultural Revolution'.

• Jael Apostol - an artist and a student based in UPLB

• Leif Vollebekk - Hailing from Ottawa, Canada, Leif Vollebekk is a multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter known for his somber, melancholy pop songs, which capture the themes of yearning, long-lost love, and adventure.

• UPLB Ibarang - a socio-cultural organization of students delving into all art forms--from the visual arts, the literary arts, music, dance, and theater arts.

• Youth Defy - a broad alliance of youth in the goal of defying the Marcos-Duterte tandem that intends to continue their families' legacy of oppressing the Filipino people.

• College Editors Guild of the Philippines - an alliance of tertiary student publications and student journalists nationwide. The CEGP is the oldest and longest-running youth organization in the country, founded on July 25, 1931. It is also the only youth organization of its kind in the entire Asia-pacific.

• UPLB Perspective - UPLB Perspective is the official publication of the University of the Philippines Los Baños since 1973.

• Pananaw - Pananaw is the official folio of UPLB Perspective

• Alter Midya - (People’s Alternative Media Network) is a network of independent and progressive media outfits, institutions and individuals.

• Cultural Center of the Philippines - a government owned and controlled corporation established to preserve, develop and promote arts and culture in the Philippines. It provides performance and exhibition venues for various local and international productions and programs.

• UPLB Writers’ Club - a non-profit organization of young writers and literature enthusiasts based in the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

• Umalohokan Incorporated - a socio-cultural organization utilizing different forms of art and media in portraying social issues and empowering the Filipino people, especially the youth, to organize and mobilize against social injustices.

• Magpies - an artist collective and small press dedicated to collaborative practices in independent zine production.

• cash-cows - product or service that generates significant revenue over a long period of time for the company that sells it. The flagship product of a company that brings a huge amount of revenue.

• nine-to-five - used in reference to typical hours of work in an office, often to express an idea of routine or predictability.

 collective art, komiks, cartoonist, writer, art industry

Hosts: Sophia Vistan and John Paul Faral

Transcribers: Alliyah De Guzman and Gwenth Simoy

Technical Staff: Sam Medina