The subject and theme of this work is clearly geographic but unlike ordinary paintings of such, it goes beyond illustration or description of a place; de Guzman evokes in an Expressionist style a heightened mood. The artist is more concerned with conveying the spirit of place rather than the geological circumstances. The work shares common styles and motifs with his other famous masterpieces: a macabre Expressionism with elements of the occult and the surreal; misty, dark backdrops of black, violet, and red, contrasted with bold and vivid strokes of dark blues and gangrenous yellows.
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Jaime de Guzman (b.1942)
Wasteland
1967
oil on canvas
32” x 44” (81 cm x 112 cm)
SOLD: PHP 373,760
Provenance: Private Collection, Manila
Exhibited: Exhibited: Revelations: A Jaime de Guzman Retrospective, Cultural Center of the Philippines 2015 (Included in exhibit catalogue p.12) Art Fair Philippines 2014, Jaime de Guzman Retrospective
Literature: Literature: De La Paz, Cristiane, Artes De Las Filipinas Private Collections, 2009, Quezon City, p. 212 (illustrated)