Provenance: Finale Art File, Makati City

ABOUT THE WORK

An expressive mood that resonates with familial themes is present in this piece titled Mag-Ina IV by Antonio Austria. The painting of the fine artist portrays a mother embracing her child, a heartwarming scene that a parent can relate to. Simple and uniquely Austria’s, the subjects are rendered with a stocky figure, with tubular limbs and stubby hands. Confident in his use of bright and bold colors, Austria’s palette selection and brush strokes exude a familiarity that borders on nostalgia, completing the composition in all its humble splendor. His art has depicted motifs with a variety of attributes that set them apart per era while preserving certain traits that have kept their essence. (P.I.R.)