ABOUT THE WORK

An overall image of a figure inside a room with a window or a balcony—either in melancholy, tiredness or restlessness—and a view of another form outside is often depicted in visual artist Marcel Antonio’s paintings. The world, in general, is rendered filled with ennui and hidden misery. This painting of a sleeping woman at night does not shock; one gets the sense of a visceral kind of quiet and longing upon encountering its color composition. One can also observe that Antonio’s more recent works are gearing into more and more existentialist themes. As Antonio takes upon deeper dives into symbolism through his art, aspects of humanity and a being’s place in spaces and even interrelationships in nature are vividly illustrated with emotions at bay