PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF A VERY DISTINGUISHED COUPLE

ABOUT THE WORK

One of the foremost Social Realist artists working today, Antipas Delotavo has always depicted common folk with dignity without erasing their suffering and human frailty. For Delotavo, truly great art is born out of a certain dialectic in which beauty is negated in order to produce a work whose essence, although unfamiliar with reality, still manages to capture an important truth. Thus, his works often feature common folk enmeshed in figurative and surreal landscapes, invoking a sense of juxtaposition and irony. In this particular piece entitled White Edifice, Delotavo contrasts the sublime and pristine white of the surrounding architecture with the muddy and muted browns and blacks of the pedestrians and the street. Delotavo’s piece can be seen as the current state of the human condition amidst rapid urbanization and development. The contrast between the two elements of the piece speaks volumes about what society truly values in this day and age. White Edifice showcases the true nature of the face of the facade that is rugged modernisation.