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ABOUT THE WORK

Ramon Orlina's depiction of the female body veers away from the sensual and into the nourishing. As is with this 2001 untitled sculpture, Orlina fashions the glass into the shape of a breast, and yet it holds no erotica in its portrayal. “A master of the curvilinear form, Orlina can articulate the female form by the mere virtue of a series of sleek undulating lines, with all the eroticism sublimated within the energy and fluidity of the line.” Cid Reyes writes in a 2016 Inquirer article entitled Orlina draws optimal light from optical glass. Indeed, Orlina’s sculpture exalts not just the female body but the sustenance they bring to the child they bore into the world. Motherhood and familial bonds are favored subjects for Orlina and with this sculpture, it is evident just how high his respect is for the homemakers, putting into the spotlight the maternal care and intimacy that forms a solid foundation for the fruitful family life that the Filipino society extols. As art critic Eric Torres writes: "The female breast Orlina exhorts is no mere object of voyeuristic prurience. [It is] a hymn to every woman generously endowed by nature.” (Hannah Valiente)