A recognized master of Figurative Expressionism, the characters that populate Borlongan’s canvas are distinct and remarkable: out of proportion and almost disfigured. The tableaus that Borlongan depict are ironic yet poignant depictions of the struggles of urban living; or, he delves into religious themes, mostly that of Catholicism. His having moved in 1998 to Zambales, the hometown of his artist-wife, has inevitably changed his worldview as well as his subjects, where rural folk as well as folk themes now inspire him.
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Elmer Borlongan (b. 1967)
The Visitor
signed and dated 2001 (lower left)
pastel on paper
20"x13"(51cmx33cm)
SOLD: PHP 373,760
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Exhibited: Pinto Art Museum, Bestiary, Antipolo, 2001