Accompanied by a certificate issued by ARNDT confirming the authenticity of this lot

Exhibited: Exhibited: The Chocolare Ruins, ARNDT, Berlin, Germany, 2014. Art Fair Philippines, Makati City, February 5 - 8, 2015.

Literature: Literature: Elliot, David, Dy-Recidoro, Zeny, and Jocks, HeinzNorbert. Rodel Tapaya. Distanz, 2015, p. 147

ABOUT THE WORK

Celebrated contemporary artist Rodel Tapaya was born in Montalban, on the slopes of the mountains of Sierra Madre. Here, he was drawn to Philippine folklore, as the small town is known for being deeply rooted in these stories and mythical characters and creatures. Described as a magical realist, Tapaya paints interlinked images which mutually inform each other. He said that reading folktales, myths, and other stories makes his imagination “explode with images” as there is liberty for the imagination to visualize the archetypes and images assigned to them. Maria Makiling is an interesting piece that shows Tapaya’s passion as a visual storyteller and his limitless imagination, tapping into the collective consciousness by presenting a fragment of a familiar tale and archetype. By depicting a pictorial fragment, the viewer is led to an imaginative folkloric world. Tapaya studied painting and drawing at the University of the Philippines, Parsons School of Design in New York City, and University of Art and Design in Helsinki. Since 2004, he has held many solo exhibits in the country and abroad. In 2011, he won the Grand Prize of the APB Foundation Signature Art Prize. Tapaya was also among the recipients of the CCP Thirteen Artists Award in 2012.