{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":22389,"auction_id":25,"set_id":44,"lot_number":"129","artist":"Arturo Luz (1926 - 2021)","title":"Untitled","starting_price":3000000,"signed_dated":"ca 1978","medium":"oil on burlap, collage","size":"46” x 108” (117 cm x 274 cm)","property":null,"coa":"This piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by Ms. Luisa Luz- Lansigan for graciously confirming the authenticity of this lot","provenance":"Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner","exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"In 1979, after a period of idle development in his art due to his dedication to managing several art institutions, Arturo Luz became fascinated with the use of burlap, replacing the traditional canvas. In Cid Reyes’ published work on the artist titled Arturo Luz, the latter disclosed: “The burlap works of the Italian Alberto Burri and the Spaniard Millares triggered my curiosity and interest about this material… I decided to paint the burlap an even color: white, black, grey, brown, and pure ochre… I would throw pieces on a burlap base laid flat on the ground. Eventually, the pieces will begin to connect, overlap, [and] take shape.”
In this untitled work reminiscent of Alberto Burri’s creations, Luz collected and pieced together white and grey burlap pieces that overlap with each other. Nonetheless, this creation still manages to evoke an impression of control and orderliness. Cid Reyes described Luz’s burlap paintings as possessing a “stark, somber beauty.” A work by Luz possesses no volume and vibrant hues. It is monochromatic and spatial dynamics and energies become the catalysts for force and function. His art serves as an avenue to appease his sense of visual logic rather than his mood or expression.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Arturo Luz (1926 - 2021) Untitled ca 1978 oil on burlap, collage 46” x 108” (117 cm x 274 cm)