Provenance: Drawing Room

ABOUT THE WORK

          An archaeology of urban experience transcending stereotypes —  there are some very narrow views of what constitutes modern and  contemporary art in the Philippines.  Yet, contemporary artists such  as Troy Ignacio move outside and beyond the box.
          Ignacio’s style combines the frenetic energy and bizarre inventiveness  of street art with a facile mimicry of the comic art idiom.  The vast  majority of his images are self invented.  Nonetheless, he does borrow cues from pop culture.
          The basic atmosphere exuded by Troy Ignacio’s works is primitive  yet urban.  At times, they satirize urban angst in a comic style  making use of distortion that borders on caricature.  The works  are a product of “taking time” for a city to settle as you experience it. The unconscious feelings expressed in his work are jaggedly apparent  in it imagery and the harsh quality of line and form.  Ambiguity of  animated form is explored and achieved in both charcoal and oil media.