Accompanied by a certificate issued by Ms. Gisella
Olmedo Araneta confirming the authenticity of this lot

ABOUT THE WORK

Onib Olmedo’s people probe the point where physical appearance with its social conventions gives way to the spirit within, which slowly but inexorably takes over the natural physical attributes. The distortion of figurative expressionism becomes a tool for Olmedo to expose the repressed psyches of his subjects. They are soul portraits, perhaps, haunting and expressionistic, of people gripped by anguish, perhaps the victims of social cruelty with their tortured psyches. As such, they do not necessarily convey a palpable physical presence but are more like wraiths or orphans from a gray limbo or ghosts of past guilt who come to haunt our fitful sleep.