Accompanied by a certificate issued by Mrs. Luisa Luz-Lansigan pconfirming the authenticity of this lot

Provenance: The Luz Gallery

ABOUT THE WORK

Arturo Luz was best known for his abstract works that are most of the time minimalistic and monochromatic. His art is straightforward, incorporating the notion of sublime austerity in form and expression. Furthermore, a detail that contributed to making his abstraction stand out was his predilection for featuring subjects that have geometric-planar shapes, as observed in this piece titled Maja. The lot at hand done in acrylic could be a part of his collage series. His interpretation of the art form shows his firm hand in subtle aesthetics. He used the negative space in his canvas to emphasize the intensity of disengaged yet coordinated and interconnected figures. Also, his keen attention to detail through the impeccable linework is present in this piece. Luz started to explore the art form of the collage in the late 1960s, when he abandoned figurative art. In a book written by Cid Reyes, he shared: “Through the twenty years or so that I have been painting, it has always been at the back of mind to work in a completely non-figurative, non-objective style…” Luz added, “collage was the bridge I used to shift to total abstraction.” (Isabella Romarate)