Provenance: Private Collection, Makati City

ABOUT THE WORK

The works of Winner Jumalon are thought-provoking. Personal, cultural, and artistic identities are his main themes, drawing inspiration from familiar faces and places. His portraitures recreate personalities and realities with surreal narratives, and the human figures are depicted beyond physical attributes. There is a concern for the human condition and spirituality in his compositions, blurring memory and history to express an inner curiosity about the human psyche. He studied painting at the University of the Philippines, after four years of preparatory schooling at the prestigious Philippine High School for the Arts at Mt. Makiling, Los Banos, where he was granted the Outstanding Artist Award. He is also a recipient of the Thirteen Artists Award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. In 2016, a year prior to the creation of this oil piece, he had a solo presentation at the Art Fair Philippines. Then, in 2017, he was included in group exhibitions titled “Rondo II” at the Altro Mondo in Manila, “How The Sea Is Never Still” at the same venue, and “Almost There” at the Jorge B. Vargas Museum. (P.I.R.)