{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":22394,"auction_id":25,"set_id":44,"lot_number":"132","artist":"Jigger Cruz (b. 1984)","title":"Impediments Outside My Shelter","starting_price":200000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 2003 (lower right)","medium":"oil on canvas","size":"36” x 36” (91 cm x 91 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":"Private collection, Manila","exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Before venturing into his trademark style of vandalizing images reconstructed from the paintings of old masters using globs of pigment squeezed directly from the tube, this piece was among the earliest works by Jigger Cruz at a time when the artist was still exploring his distinct artistry and style. It is also important to note that Cruz is color blind, and this is especially discernible in this particular piece His employment of a monochromatic palette is evident in his use of brown hues and its complementary shades. Despite this, Cruz’s use of color is still commendable because of his well-balanced and congruous application in the composition.
In the monograph Jigger Cruz, Canadian artist Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay writes: “As Cruz paints over existing surfaces charged with meaning, he leaves room for interpretation, for doubt, for the very equivocacy of the paint that lies splattered on the studio floor. Here is a captivating ambiguity as to whether his interventions bring us closer to the truth of the painting upon which he is acting, or if they take us even further away, creating an impenetrable barrier not only to the initial composition, but to the emotional potential it holds.”","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Jigger Cruz (b. 1984) Impediments Outside My Shelter signed and dated 2003 (lower right) oil on canvas 36” x 36” (91 cm x 91 cm)