Juanito Torres’ favorite visual comedy continues to re-define our entropic understanding of Philippine history. Here, Torres’ juxtaposes Jose Rizal, pensively seated between two ladies in terno: one with a caged dove’s head and another, a television box head that features Ferdinand Marcos’ declaration of Martial Law. This almost festive narration, flanked by red balloons, is a reminder that our understanding of history may always be revisited through the power of our imagination.
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Juanito Torres (b. 1978)
Untitled
signed and dated 2017 (lower right)
oil on canvas
60” x 48” (152 cm x 122 cm)