ABOUT THE WORK

Mid-career Filipina artist Yasmin Sison-Ching’s early abstract expressionist works show her utilization of bright and splashy colors and approach on concerns on form, space, and color. Later on, she shifted into creating portraits of children as seen in this specific work, capturing their emotions, physical states, and psychological phases. She renders her subjects with attention to detail, polished techniques, and conceptual approaches that are authentic and often connected to her experiences and wide interests. One can say that this transition is inspired by her stint as a preschool teacher; her son, nephew, nieces, and students became some of her models for her portraits as well. Here, the child seems introverted, suggested by her facial expression and pose, heightened by the utilized dark colors. It is truly in her canvases in which her perceptive reading of the child shows through.