{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":171,"auction_id":1,"set_id":1,"lot_number":"136","artist":"Eduardo Castrillo (1942 - 2016)","title":"Triumvirate","starting_price":500000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 1971 (bottom)","medium":"brass","size":"37” (94 cm)\n46 3/4” (119 cm)\n29 3/4” (69 cm)","property":null,"coa":"Accompanied by a certificate issued by Nixxio L. Castrillo confirming\nthe authenticity of this lot","provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"In the early 1970s, Eduardo Castrillo had already placed himself at the forefront of Philippine sculpture, thanks to the veritable strength of his string of success at the turn of the decade.<br /><br />Before this, Castrillo had already received acclaim from the leading artists and critics of his time. In his debut exhibition in 1966 held at the Northern Motors Showroom in Makati, Napoleon Abueva put his trust in Castrillo, writing in the show’s brochure, “he has a manner of expressing himself in tri-dimensional forms.” He adds that he is “confident the element of time and hard works will favor him with a great future.”<br /><br />The critic Alfredo Roces writes in the November 26, 1969 issue of Light and Shadow that “metal sculpture has come into its own in this country with the rise of Eduardo Castrillo from comic book illustrator and jeweler, to fullpledged sculptor whose works now grace the Manila Hilton and other buildings…While other artists have worked with metal, such as…Manansala who favors brass and young sculptor Lamberto Hechanova who works with aluminum sheets, Castrillo is the only one so far who has mastered diverse metal working techniques…[from] hammeredout copper work…welded metal…and experimental work employing brass wires, cut metal, chrome-plate finish or synthetic glass coating…and freestanding forms.”<br /><br />In 1970, Castrillo was awarded the inaugural Thirteen Artists Award from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The following year would even signal a brighter era for Castrillo; he would add to his merit list four prestigious awards and recognitions: The Republic Cultural Heritage Award (precursor to the National Artist Award), the Araw ng Maynila Centennial Award, the Outstanding Makati Resident Award, and the Ten Outstanding Young Men Award.<br /><br />1971 also marked Castrillo’s unveiling and installation of several of his now-iconic monuments: Pieta at the Loyola Memorial Park and the Statue of Mayor Arsenio Lacson at Plaza Lacson in Santa Cruz, Manila.<br /><br />Also, in 1971, Castrillo became the Philippine representative\nin Sculpture at the Paris Biennial. Writing in his monograph\nBreaking Out: An Eduardo Castrillo Sculptural Tour, Roces\nnotes that at the Paris Biennial, Castrillo became convinced\nthat “some of his techniques are not being used in Europe,\nparticularly embossed copper, and constructed and welded\nbrass.” 1971 was indeed Castrillo’s year.<br /><br />The work at hand, aptly titled Triumvirate, encapsulates\nthat triumphant year in Castrillo’s prospering career. In\nhistory, the word “triumvirate” evokes power. (Think of\nAncient Rome’s “First Triumvirate,” consisting of Julius\nCaesar, Pompey the Great, and Marcus Licinius Crassus.)<br /><br />In numerology, the number three is highly symbolic of\nperfectness, as in the concepts of birth, life, and death;\npast, present, and future; mind, body, and soul; harmony,\nwisdom, and understanding. The number also holds\ndistinction in perfect timing (consider the phrase, “On the\ncount of three…”). In mathematics, the number three is\nthe only number equal to the sum of all figures below\nit. There are also equally popular phrases, beliefs, and\nconcepts: “Third time’s a charm,” “Three wishes,” the “Holy\nTrinity,” the triangle as the most stable physical shape,\nthree primary colors and three secondary colors, the three\nmain island groups of the Philippines (Luzon, Visayas, and\nMindanao) and the list goes on.<br /><br />Taking all of these into consideration, Castrillo’s Triumvirate\nrepresents his “coming of age,” heralding that he has\nindeed arrived—a serious artist to be reckoned with. He\nheld in his hands the future of Philippine sculpture.<br /><br />Six years later (a number divisible by three), Castrillo\nwould reprise the subject of the work at hand through his\nmonumental masterpiece, Pillar of Growth, installed at\nthe promenade of the Metrobank Plaza in Makati. 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