Provenance: Private Collection, Manila

ABOUT THE WORK

Of Time and Place — Zalameda’s art is a dramatic cubistic abstraction of time and place that is deeply felt. Although he is an astute witness to changni g times, Zalameda is thoroughly aware of the continuing need for artists to represent timelessness. The typical small town and its sights such as the church, assumed a central importance for Zalameda (who is deeply rooted in his native Lucban, Quezon) as it seemed to exemplify the most significant tendencies of the simple everyday life, offering suitably timeless images for his cubistic style. There are many aspects of Zalameda’s painting of a church that are clearly influenced by Western forms and styles, but at the very heart of his painting is the meditative religious spirit.