PROPERTY FROM THE MARIA VICTORIA RUFINO COLLECTION

Accompanied by a certificate issued by Mr. Alexander Richard Joya Baldovino confirming the authenticity of this lot

ABOUT THE WORK

The lot at hand, Cylone, is a Jose Joya oil on collage piece dated December 8, 1990. Here, the artist reinterprets the traditional format of landscape painting, recreating an abstract pictorial realm teeming with vibrant colors accumulating in generous layers of impasto strokes. A notable name in abstract expressionism, it has been said that it was he who “spearheaded the birth, growth, and flowering of abstract expressionism” in the Philippines. He was also deemed as the creator of compositions that were described as “vigorous compositions of heavy impastos, bold brushstrokes, controlled dips, and diagonal swipes.” His works clearly show his mastery of gestural painting, where the paint is applied intuitively and spontaneously. In 1991, Jose Joya received the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining, the highest award granted by the Cultural Center of the Philippines. For his efforts in developing Filipino abstract art, he was awarded the title of National Artist in 2003, eight years after his death in 1995. A retrospective of his work was held in 2011 at the National Museum. (Isabella Romarate)