ABOUT THE WORK

The appeal of this work by Sansó lies in the juxtaposition of the atmosphere and solid, mobile and stationary, each accentuating the other as Leonardo also used light and shade dichotomies. Sansó’s themes evolved from the dark, cathartic stage of war wounds to non-figurative art, back to nature with the Brittany seascapes and landscapes, along with piles of stone walls to his famous scenes of barongbarong. A paradoxical quality exists in the art of Juvenal Sansó where a sense of mystery and dreaminess melds with a most profound beauty akin to a distinct sense of Poetic Surrealism. Across his works, an extremely firm grasp of craft is evident: the brush strokes are self-assured and the details and textures bear depth and sophistication. A Philippine invention of both beauty and harshness of reality reflected in the haphazard construction of shapes and patterns.