Provenance: Provenance: Private Collection, Manila

ABOUT THE WORK

Pure gestural abstraction and loose non-representational elements as well as explorations on automatism are all present in Filipino contemporary artist Bernardo Pacquing’s paintings. The appeal in his works, like this specific piece, lies in its evocative colors, urban aesthetic, and Pacquing’s minimalist approach to expression. From the physicality to the spatial qualities of surfaces, this work indulges the viewer to a fine kind of sublime without clutter and excess. Born in Tarlac, Pacquing won the Art Association of the Philippines Open Art Competition’s Grand Prize twice, in 1992 for the Painting Category and in 1999 for the Non-Representation Category. In 2000, he was one of the recipients of the CCP Thirteen Artists Awards. He also received a Freeman Fellowship Grant for a residency at the Vermont Studio Center in the United States.