Accompanied by a certificate signed by the artist confirming the authenticity of this lot

ABOUT THE WORK

In Evergreen II - 1996, a carved green glass piece, Ramon Orlina once again exhibited the trademark qualities that made his art one of a kind. The curves, angles, and contours that captivate its beholder are observed in the lot at hand, along with the visual movement that owes to the artist’s masterful manipulation with natural light. His sculptures give an overall experience that invites dialogue and discourse. A viewer can appreciate an Orlina piece from any angle and interpret it beyond the artist’s original intent. “Above all, he gave the idiom a new sense of fluidity,” said Rod Paras-Perez about the achievements of Ramon Orlina. The ‘90s was a prosperous decade for the artist. In 1996, the year this sculpture was made, Orlina had a solo show at the Bryan Ohno Gallery in Seattle, USA. He also received notable awards, such as the: ASEAN Awards for Visual Arts in 1993, the Third ASEAN Achievements Awards for Visual Arts in 1994, and the “Mr. F” prize at the Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale in 1999. Then, in 2000, he won first place in the Sculpture Category of the II Biennale International del Baloncesto en las Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain. (P.I.R.)