Accompanied by a certificate issued by Mr. Alexander Richard Joya Baldovino confirming the authenticity of this lot

ABOUT THE WORK

As an enduring tradition in Philippine art due to our natural matriarchal tendency, the mother and child theme possesses a romantic appeal that transcends cultural norms and barriers. It is in this theme where Jose Joya pours his artistic appetite for the figurative. As a multifaceted artist, Joya did not confine himself within the peripheries of his comfort zone. Joya did not lose track of his figurative whim as he progressed with his artistic career, despite being known primarily as a master abstractionist. His figurative side has always produced an iconography composed of compassionate mothers and their endearing children. Beyond his affinity for matriarchal affection, Joya reveals his native sensibility in his mother and child portraits as he proudly flaunts the native garments of the numerous ethnolinguistic groups in the country. For all its simplicity and innocence, Joya's "mother and child" works remain an expression not only of his remarkable artistic prowess and inherent pride in our heritage but also his well-founded familial values.