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Provenance: Finale Art File

ABOUT THE WORK

The Cubist geometricizing style lends itself successfully to the subject. Structured into planes and facets, the Mother and Child figure acquires an essential simplicity and austere purity. Unlike in the style of Analytical Cubism, Ang Kiukok does not fragment and dissect the human figures. He willfully distorts the mother’s arms to emphasize the bond between the two subjects, a protective gesture against the unpredictable elements of the world, bringing about the humanism of the subject. While it is said that Ang’s powerful works, Expressionist in style and geometric in form, serve as his commentary on the present state of affairs and the ills plaguing the nation. He also dabbled into still life pieces, such as his renderings of the Mother and Child. His output in the latter genre, it has been noted, affords us a peek into a different side of the artist more peaceful than angry, more sensitive than in turmoil.