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ABOUT THE WORK

Adeviation from his usual angst-filled works, this 1960 untitled piece features the airiness that is often absent from his dark oeuvre. Shades of green and cream dominate the canvas as Ang portrays a massive tree in front of a house with its leaves sprawling out and spreading out of the canvas. The blacks of the tree branches and the house’s outline did not take away from the lightness Ang infuses this scene with; if anything, it emphasizes it, his compositional articulation drawing the eyes on the simple beauty of nature. With its sunny palette and easy subject matter, this work is a standout amongst Ang’s more somber pieces. However, despite this notable deviation, Ang's compositional knowledge and impeccable usage of colors are still evident – as the sun shines through the thick foliage, the artist's masterful control over watercolor resulted in a colorful explosion of hues, with the colors bleeding into each other as though one is viewing them through the warm afternoon's haze. (Hannah Valiente)