Vasarely’s “Mylla” and Zobel’s “Dos de Mayo III’
If there is a kind of art that is not pretentious, it’s abstract painting well, to a certain extent. There is no accurate depiction. Just wild brushstrokes, unusual shapes, and crazy colors all contributing to making one grotesque piece of art. It can be joyful and chaotic but also streamlined and serene.
That is what Léon Gallery is showcasing at the ongoing Art Fair Philippines 2021: the beauty of abstract art. Dubbed as “Elemental,” the exhibit features masterpieces from virtuosic geometric abstractionists. It includes the works of world-renowned painters such as Hungarian-French artist Victor Vasarely (1906–1997) and Venezuelan kinetic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923–2019).
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I made it a point to sit beside fellow Dean Jose Joya during UP University Council meetings. It took a while for him to sell me a painting but he finally did, one of his first collages. Later, not knowing any better, I asked him for something in pink to match the bedroom wall of our little girl. He obviously tagged me as an innocent, didn’t take offense, and so now I have a nice pink Joya.
COVID-19 and economic slowdown notwithstanding, it looks like plenty of cash is rattling around. Last Saturday’s Leon Gallery auction to benefit the Asian Cultural Council was astounding. I felt poor seeing five bidders fighting mightily for a small Anita Magsaysay Ho (
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Published March 3, 2021, 11:30 PM
Salcedo Auctions holds first major Important Philippine Art & Furniture sale for 2021 to commemorate 500 years of cross-cultural encounters
LARGER THAN LIFE This untitled work in oil on canvas, the largest of Elmer Borlongan’s works ever to go on auction, is the jewel of the collection to go under the hammer at Salcedo Auctions’ March 13 sale
Was Ferdinand Magellan the first to circumnavigate the world? No, but we’ll get to that later.
Was Magellan even Spanish? No, he was Portuguese. His name wasn’t even Magellan, it was Fernão de Magalhães. He was a page to queen consort Eleanor and Manuel I of Portugal, who later denied his campaign to sail west, instead of east, in search of a new spice route on suspicions that he was into illegal trading. So he went to King Charles I of Spain, with which Portugal at that time was engaged in intense conflict. In Spain, he was lavished with every opportunity to succeed, so he did. His was “the grea
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