{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":22430,"auction_id":25,"set_id":44,"lot_number":"169","artist":"Ramon Orlina (b. 1944)","title":"Aphrodite-09","starting_price":1200000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 2009 (lower right) ","medium":"carved green Asahi glass","size":"20 1/2” x 13” x 11” \n(52 cm x 33 cm x 28 cm)","property":null,"coa":"This piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by \nthe artist confirming the authenticity of this lot","provenance":null,"exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"As the leading artisan in the field of Philippine glass sculpture earning him the\ntitle “Father of Philippine Glass Sculpture,” Ramon Orlina has made his own\nalchemic techniques and procedures that no sculptor has imagined or done.\nFor the common denominator of the western approach in glass sculpting is\nthe employment of the hot process, however, Orlina used the cold process in\nsculpting which involved the direct carving on the glass to give the medium\nits shape and to release the form entrapped in glass’ space. Orlina did not\nreceive any formal sculptural training for glass sculpting as the medium was\nuncommon among artists at the time and hence no institution or program\noffered it. His creative process is the brainchild of his stint at Republic Glass\nCorporation’s factory where he asked the top glass engineers and observed the\nindustrial science of glass.
\nThe human body, particularly the female nude, has been the archetypal\ninspiration and subject of numerous works of art. The female torsos and its\nnourishing breasts are the prime inspiration and theme manifested in Orlina’s\nNing Ning Series in the 1990s. Orlina is able to synthesize the core tenets of the\ngenre with the inherent abstract quality of his signature medium of asahi glass.\nHere, the artist sought to capture the raw and unfiltered beauty of femininity\nand the unapologetic artistry of the human body. Orlina first crafted sculptures\nof two breasts, then three, then four. Despite the abundant number of pieces\nin this collection, Orlina made sure that all of his artworks are unique.","lot_group":"SCULPTURE","lot_details_html":"
Ramon Orlina (b. 1944) Aphrodite-09 signed and dated 2009 (lower right) carved green Asahi glass 20 1/2” x 13” x 11” (52 cm x 33 cm x 28 cm)