Provenance: Private Collection, Manila

ABOUT THE WORK

Literal bigness would erase the subtleties of the hand that gives Michael Cacnio’s art its accent in monumentality. Sculpture is more palpable than painting, its images less elusive. Yet Cacnio lures us beyond the simple facts of height and width. When it is shaped by a master of scale, this dancing mother and daughter tandem can address the eye with the soaring power of a monument. The brass in his sculpture celebrates the richness of color like precious material. Brass gave his sculptures a bright high note as it draws attention to the exquisitely shaped form, not so much decorative but elegant and graceful form. There are times when sculpture seems to be so distant from its audience. In the case of Michael Cacnio, the opposite is true. His works are deeply personal and yet are a three dimensional celebrations of the everyday to which the audience can easily connect to, which is why his works are sought for by collectors.