Small Hours (Day) by Hey Mady!

Inspired by Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks, Mady Marcelino’s Small Hours, by definition, refers to the early morning hours after midnight. Slow and gradual to almost nothing, the once-busy atmosphere quiets down with only a few cars passing by and only a few restless souls wandering around. The hours in between are still and oftentimes, eerie. Yet, it's a companionable solitude for some, a time to be at peace with one’s thoughts or a time to make peace with oneself.

Small Hours depicts a 24-hour lugawan, a common Filipino diner that serves a wide array of cheap comfort food for people from different walks of life - a drunk guy passing by to soothe his hangover, a nurse who just ended their night shift, a taxi driver having his late dinner. Strangers, all on their own sonder, in their own worlds, on their own small hours, never really knowing each other but together in their place of refuge on a quiet and still night to be at peace and to make peace.

Art Print Details:

Giclée Fine Art Print (SGD 300)

Limited edition of 100, hand-numbered, unframed
310gsm Textured Fine Art Paper (100% Cotton, Acid-Free, Archival)
42 x 59.4cm (A2)

Artist Bio:

Mady Marcelino is a designer and illustrator based in Manila. Intricately rendered in black and white and combined with utmost attention to detail, Mady creates illustrations inspired by her love for Japanese Architecture. She has done work for various clients including: Bloom Arts Festival, Power Mac Center, Absolut PH, Spot.ph, Purveryr x San Mig Light, Zig Philippines, Manila Takeout, and many more.

When not illustrating, she shifts to and explores other creative fields in pursuit of her flexibility and career as an artist.

@hey.mady