This piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by the artist confirming the authenticity of this lot.

Provenance: ARNDT

ABOUT THE WORK

Award-winning Contemporary artist Rodel Tapaya has come to be known for his brilliant use of allegory and folklore in his creations. Incorporating a clever mode of narration, Tapaya tells these folktales fluently with his unique approach to Surrealism. Making use of cultural beliefs and superstition, Tapaya concocts a hauntingly powerful aesthetic with very Filipino sensibilities. Rodel Tapaya’s visual style has often hosted an array of mythical subjects. From folklore to superstition, Tapaya has without a doubt, with great stylistic literacy, put on display a very Filipino quality in his work — both blatantly and implicitly