ABOUT THE WORK

Ronald Ventura is arguably the most renowned contemporary Filipino artist today. With his acerbic, hyperrealist concoctions that border on the surreal, Ventura’s intellectual play on themes meld with his technical prowess has allowed the genius maestro to craft awe inspiring works of superlative detail. A multifaceted artist, Ventura’s deft hand shows no qualms in working with any medium — be it in a two or three-dimensional plane. In this pair of works by the sought after contemporary genius, Ventura boasts of his technical proficiency, putting on display his creativity and stylistic predilections. An artist of immensely high regard, Ventura’s depth extends beyond semiotics, adding a whimsical degree of wit to this intelligible yet complex composition.