The genius of Ramon Orlina's rendition of the female figure is celebrated in a 2016 Inquirer article titled "Orlina draws optimal light from optical glass." Cid Reyes writes, "Thus, for instance, the female figure the sculptor brings to a full flowering via a more realistic rendition that delineates the contour of the female breasts and buttocks. But the feminine form itself can proceed without any overt reference to the female body. A master of the curvilinear form, Orlina can articulate the female form by the mere virtue of a series of sleek undulating lines, with all the eroticism sublimated within the energy and fluidity of the line." Art critic Eric Torres also noted, "The female breast Orlina exhorts is no mere object of voyeuristic prurience. [It is] a hymn to every woman generously endowed by nature. It is also a salute to the curve and the sphere as with an eye to perfection of form and finish. Orlina goes beyond the sensuous in the metaphysical."
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Ramon Orlina (b. 1944)
Ningning 2M-37
signed and dated 2003
carved Asahi glass
6 1/8" x 11" x 4 1/2"
(16 cm x 28 cm x 12 cm)
SOLD: PHP 1,168,000
Accompanied by a certificate signed by the artist confirming the authenticity of this lot
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist