Though the precision and rigidity of Delotavo’s figures harken back to the classical style of the masters such as Luna, Amorsolo, and Botong, his overarching treatment and narrative—one that blends both reality and fantasy—is undoubtedly contemporary in its approach and message. Delotavo often describes his works as pastiches of the working and proletarian classes. Thus, each piece is informed with mechanisms and conditions that operate through and by the masses. He then transforms these conditions into sweeping metaphors and images, molding intangible reality into ineffable poetry. Delotavo’s works can be seen as a masterclass in social realism, one that condenses a vague praxis into truly contemporary narrative epic. Through his uniquely informed sociology that combines aesthetics and artistry with physicality and memory, Delotavo manages to give a voice to those whose desires are but whispers in the wind.
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Antipas Delotavo (b. 1954)
Untitled (White Edifice Series)
signed and dated 2017 (lower right)
oil on canvas
60” x 48” (152 cm x 122 cm)
SOLD: PHP 584,000
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN