Provenance: A gift from the artist to Kate Torralba

ABOUT THE WORK

Gerladine Javier thrust into the local art scene representing a new breed of artists steeped in conceptual art; that is, works with strong intellectual underpinnings as opposed to immediate emotional stimulation. Her creations are decidedly dark, not always in terms of color palette but also in theme and subject matter. Her canvasses are ghostly and haunting — unnerving too and possessing a deft handling of the brush — as if to transport us to shadowy realms rife with melancholia and deep introspection. While truths can be obtained behind each of her pieces, where cinema and photography are said to be a potent influence, they are not overt: the artist confesses that they are fleeting, and fade away as soon as the image she intends to convey comes into being.