{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":59850,"auction_id":186,"set_id":220,"lot_number":"135","artist":"Marc Aran Reyes (b. 1996)","title":"Exploit and Extant","starting_price":800000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 2016 (lower right)","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"45 3/4\" x 61\" (116 cm x 155 cm)","property":null,"coa":"Accompanied by a certificate issued by Art Underground and signed by the artist confirming the authenticity of this lo","provenance":null,"exhibited":"Art Underground, My World In Four Corners, Mandaluyong City, 20 August - 10 September 2016","literature":"Between the Shadow and the Soul. Art Underground, 2021. Black-andwhite illustration and details on page 63.","write_up":"The allure of a single color has captivated many artists for centuries. The monochrome, in particular, has dated far earlier than one may expect – though some may trace its earliest whisper to either the chiaroscuro drawings of the Renaissance or the 17th century work of physician Robert Fludd, its first true blossoming began at the beginning of the 20th century with Kazimir Malevich’s 1915 ‘Black Square.’\n\nFilipino artist Marc Aran Reyes is among the many artists with whom monochrome has made itself its muse. Favoring black and white tones, Reyes utilizes space, shadow, and light to emphasize the vastness of his canvas. His usage of almost extreme nothingness paradoxically portrays a claustrophobic environment that otherwise would have been portrayed with overflowing elements. In his oeuvre, Reyes’ silence speaks for itself.\n\nHis 2016 Exploit and Extant echoes that heavy silence that his works often take after. In shades of white, black, and gray, Reyes portrays a collection of clay pots stacked on top of one another. Some of the pots have one or two tree branches sticking out from within.\n\nOne thing to be noted from a Marc Aran Reyes work is a certain disregard for colors. He rejects the use of color as a basis for emotional direction; instead, he relies on symbolism in understanding his work.\n\n“The technicality of my works is not intended to create an illusion of a picture but to let others get a glimpse of who I am, my ideals, and my expression of reality,” he says in his monograph ‘Between the Shadow and the Soul.’ “I opt to express the bittersweet truth of life in my painting.”\n\nHis usage of common items is also deliberate. “The idea started with my fascination with simple objects,” he continues. “Mostly common things that I found in the mundane. It doesn’t have to be extraordinary, can be a common rock, a pot, or a block of wood. I didn’t do many changes in its appearance. I preferred preserving the simplicity of his form.”\n\nThe magic under Reyes’s hands manages to transform even the most common of items. A pile of clay pots positioned on the ground becomes a surreal yet symbolic representation of human consciousness. Could any of these signify anything other than what they seem to be? Reyes’s visual paradox creates an amalgamation of the real and the abstract, illustrating visual art’s remarkable ability to narrate stories beyond the figurative. (Hannah Valiente)","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":null,"alias":null,"hp":2000000,"bp":0.2016,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":2000000,"userBid":34,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"SOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":15691,"reserve_price":0,"hammer_price":2403200,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":65344,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/186/220/lot/135.jpg","isFeatured":1},{"id":65686,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/186/220/lot/135a.jpg","isFeatured":0}]},"increment":[2200000,2400000,2600000,2800000,3000000,3200000,3400000,3600000,3800000,4000000,4200000,4400000,4600000,4800000,5000000,5500000,6000000,6500000,7000000,7500000,8000000,8500000,9000000,9500000,10000000,11000000,12000000,13000000,14000000,15000000,16000000,17000000,18000000,19000000,20000000],"prev":134,"next":136,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}