Marcel Antonio’s art stands somewhat apart from the more general vogue because of the personal level of meaning he infuses into stock commedia types. The subject of the commedia dell arte suggests the contrivance and disguise of art. The Commedia provides an opportunity to tweak a traditional subject within a modern idiom, the artifice of late cubism well suited themes of disguise and masquerade. Despite Marcel Antonio’s confident handling of the individual figures, they are curiously integrated in a quirky manner in the composition, which adds to the charm.
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Marcel Antonio (b.1963)
Untitled
signed and dated 2001 (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 1/2” x 20” (62 cm x 51 cm)
SOLD: PHP 163,520
Provenance: Private Collection, Manila