{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":13887,"auction_id":12,"set_id":23,"lot_number":"884","artist":"Hugo Yonzon Jr. (1924 - 1994)","title":"The Procession","starting_price":200000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 1955 (lower right)","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"35 1/2” x 27 1/2” (90 cm x 70 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Considered and recognized as one of the foremost Modern\nartists who emerged from the post-war era, Hugo Yonzon,\nJr. captures the everyday Filipino through various styles and\ntechniques.
\nIn the Filipino sociological context, the masses’ devotion to\nthe Black Nazarene is their yearning for better days. Thus, it\nis not surprising that its most zealous devotees are the urban\npoor. The devotees see their struggles in the face of the\nsuffering Christ. But to a greater extent of understanding, the\nstrength of the people’s devotion lies in their solidarity within\nthe confines of their collective struggles; the devotees find\nsolidarity with one another. They all participate as believers\nwith rapport with one another on the strength of their shared\nexperiences of destitution and sorrow; they all seek a miracle.\nFor the toiling devotees, one touch to the objects attached to\nthe image – the andas, the rope, its wardrobe, or the image\nitself – translates to healing and hope.
\nThis work also serves as a visual critique of the ills of Filipino\nsociety; how those in power take advantage of the masses’\nresilience to hide their incompetence in advancing the socioeconomic welfare of the people. In conjunction with fervent\nprayers and collective devotion exist the contradictions\nbrought by systemic issues.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Hugo Yonzon Jr. (1924 - 1994) The Procession signed and dated 1955 (lower right) oil on canvas 35 1/2” x 27 1/2” (90 cm x 70 cm)