{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":22376,"auction_id":25,"set_id":44,"lot_number":"117","artist":"Joseph Tecson (b. 1985) ","title":"Untitled ","starting_price":140000,"signed_dated":"2014","medium":"mixed media ","size":"80” x 120” (203 cm x 305 cm) ","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":"Acquired directly from the artist","exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Joseph Tecson’s powerful and surreal figurative works attempt to unearth the\noftentimes abstract and hidden nature of reality and its constructs. Much like his style,\nTecson’s artistic development was a relatively unorthodox one. Primarily self-taught,\nTecson began honing his skills when he was incarcerated. His landmark exhibit titled\nInmates was completed during his time in prison and featured 50 portraits of inmates\nat the Quezon City Jail. After his charges were dropped, Tecson committed himself to\nhis art, landing numerous exhibits and shows both here and abroad.
\nTecson’s expressive style is rooted in a number of techniques and genres, such as\nabstract painting and the impasto technique. His use of layering adds a sense of\nphysical and psychological depth that perfectly captures Tecson’s critical subject\nmatter. Through his works, Tecson is able to explore and criticize certain predefined\nsocietal norms and constructs, distorting and reshaping them in such a way that\nreveals their true nature. In this piece, Tecson presents us with an image of an\nattack helicopter rendered in his characteristically figurative style. Its harsh lines and\nextemporary gestural strokes subvert our own preconceived notions of his central\nfigure—effectively distorting it to only its bare compositions. It is through this\npremeditated reimagining that Tecson is able to visually convey the inner connotations\nof his subject matter, allowing the viewer to engage with their own notions and\nbiases.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Joseph Tecson (b. 1985) Untitled 2014 mixed media 80” x 120” (203 cm x 305 cm)