Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist

ABOUT THE WORK

Jerry Elizalde Navarro shared that it was in Indonesia, on the vibrant island of Bali, where he imbibed the most inspiration for his works. He perceived how the artists of Bali utilized the playful colors of the tropics and the idyllic communal life of an island. Aside from portraying dancers, rituals, and landscapes, Navarro was also stimulated to paint abstract works exploding with naturally occurring colors is essential in Balinese culture. One of the distinct and powerful characteristics of Navarro’s paintings is the use of bright, dynamic hues. When Navarro first laid eyes on Bali, he described the way the colors boggled his eyes, “I am used to seeing colors in a well-ordered way. In Bali, color attains order in a disordered way; as if thrown haphazardly but with order when seen from a distance — mysterious-a predominance of primary colors, no mixtures…" His statement from Cid Reyes’s book on Navarro is reminiscent of his painting The Other Side of Bali, filled with bright tints of blues, red, and yellows. (Raphaela Cordero)