One deviates from human figures forming from abstraction, while the other charges into its image and very essence at all angles. Know more:
For instance, social realist Clark Manalo captures the daily grind of his compatriots in Navotas. His works further accentuate their struggles through distortions: body parts geometrically sliced and scenes segmented. Often retained, however, are the subjects’ piercing gaze, signifying resilience, which also serves as Manalo’s salute to their indomitable spirit.
It’s the human character that shines as well in Gerry Joquico’s piece, albeit in a non-human form. Firmly seated on a barber’s chair inis a dog, a common subject of the figurative artist, alongside people. Meanwhile, Dennis Capellan’s more anthropomorphic subjects likewise embody the human element. This is shown in one of his sketches inspired by classical portraiture, titled, where the character clad in a period dress clutches a duckling in both hands, its head an open structure that houses a filled-up vase.
With more straightforward figurative depictions of people are Martin Ampuan, Jaime Gubaton and Edwin Ladrillo. There’s a sense of textured longing in Ampuan’s pieces, while Gubaton offers a hyperrealistic portrait of woman, often modeled by his wife and daughter. The subject’s mouth appears covered by a crumpled reflection. Then, Ladrillo whips up his dramatic scenes and engaging play on light.info@artelaan.
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