Kamalian (Limited Edition Print)

Title: Kamalian by Den Argao Textured acrylic artwork by Den Argao, inspired by Baybayin - the ancient Filipino script. This piece represents Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through thick layered textures that resemble ancient writing on stone. A modern Filipino artwork celebrating Pinoy pride and the revival of our ancestral script.Textured acrylic artwork by Den Argao, inspired by Baybayin - the ancient Filipino script. This piece represents Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through thick layered textures that resemble ancient writing on stone. A modern Filipino artwork celebrating Pinoy pride and the revival of our ancestral script.
Title: Kamalian by Den Argao Textured acrylic artwork by Den Argao, inspired by Baybayin - the ancient Filipino script. This piece represents Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through thick layered textures that resemble ancient writing on stone. A modern Filipino artwork celebrating Pinoy pride and the revival of our ancestral script.Textured acrylic artwork by Den Argao, inspired by Baybayin - the ancient Filipino script. This piece represents Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through thick layered textures that resemble ancient writing on stone. A modern Filipino artwork celebrating Pinoy pride and the revival of our ancestral script.
Title: Kamalian by Den Argao Textured acrylic artwork by Den Argao, inspired by Baybayin - the ancient Filipino script. This piece represents Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through thick layered textures that resemble ancient writing on stone. A modern Filipino artwork celebrating Pinoy pride and the revival of our ancestral script.Textured acrylic artwork by Den Argao, inspired by Baybayin - the ancient Filipino script. This piece represents Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through thick layered textures that resemble ancient writing on stone. A modern Filipino artwork celebrating Pinoy pride and the revival of our ancestral script.
Title: Kamalian by Den Argao Textured acrylic artwork by Den Argao, inspired by Baybayin - the ancient Filipino script. This piece represents Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through thick layered textures that resemble ancient writing on stone. A modern Filipino artwork celebrating Pinoy pride and the revival of our ancestral script.Textured acrylic artwork by Den Argao, inspired by Baybayin - the ancient Filipino script. This piece represents Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through thick layered textures that resemble ancient writing on stone. A modern Filipino artwork celebrating Pinoy pride and the revival of our ancestral script.

Mistakes often carry a weight we are taught to fear, as if every wrong turn is proof of failure. Yet the heart of Kamalian reminds us that mistakes are not endings. They are doors, detours, and hidden teachers that shape the strength we do not realize we are building. The phrase carved into the piece, “Yakapin mo ang kamalian sapagkat kaakibat nito ang tagumpay.” holds this truth gently but firmly.

To embrace our mistakes is to embrace the reality that growth has never been a straight line. Every slip, every misstep, every lesson learned the hard way becomes a stepping stone toward clarity and confidence. When we stop treating mistakes as shame and start treating them as part of our becoming, success stops feeling distant. It becomes something we walk toward with steadier feet.

This piece invites you to hold your imperfections with compassion. To honor the truth that you learn, rise, and become wiser each time you fall and choose to stand again. Kamalian is a reminder that success is not born from perfection but from the courage to try, fail, and keep moving forward with an open heart.

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Details
  • Title: Kamalian
  • Edition Size: 33
  • Dimensions: 36.5×29.cm (horizontal)
  • Finish: 270gsm Soft textured, elegant velvet matte surface
  • Print Type: Limited Edition Fine Art Print (hand-signed and numbered)
  • Paper: Museum-quality archival matte paper (acid-free, age-resistant)
  • Ink: Archival pigment inks for long-term color stability and vibrancy
  • Certification: Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity (edition number recorded)
Den Argao — a Filipino artist based in Berlin known for creating textured acrylic artworks inspired by Baybayin, the ancient Filipino script. Her art celebrates Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through layered impasto textures that resemble ancient writing on stone, reviving ancestral memory in contemporary form.
About the Artist

Den Argao is a Filipino artist based in Berlin Germany, known for her textured acrylic artworks inspired by Baybayin, the ancient Filipino script. Her art celebrates Filipino culture, heritage, and identity through layered impasto textures that resemble ancient writing on stone, reviving ancestral memory in contemporary form.

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