{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":22351,"auction_id":25,"set_id":44,"lot_number":"92","artist":"Lao Lianben (b.1948) ","title":"Number 33","starting_price":800000,"signed_dated":"signed and dated 1975 (upper left)","medium":"oil on panel","size":"30” x 35” (76 cm x 89 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":"Acquired directly from the artist","exhibited":null,"literature":"Solidaridad Galleries, ca 1975","write_up":"Lao Lianben’s works are imbued in mournful black, suggesting spiritual conditions and states. He has sanctified his art by relieving it of any unnecessary plethora of colors and patterns. His works evoke a transcendent and otherworldly sentiment, creating a sense of solitude inundated with an intrinsic vigor that can be found in the innermost avenues of the psyche. When touted as a Philippine master, Lao dismissed it, saying that “your work remains valid and continues to speak for itself even when you are no longer around is the true test of mastery.”
When gazing over a work by Lao, one is invited to spend time and converse with the spirit within the silence. Light epitomizes the spirit in Lao’s creations, with texture as its flesh. It is what gives his works their form and sense. In this work titled Number 33, texture and scale add a potent feature to this unembellished yet fervent and impassioned piece. The immortality imbued in Lao’s works will continue to draw the fervid attention of the viewer. As we learn to adapt to and acquire an appreciation for the ethereal and sublime ambiance exuded by his works, Lao’s artistry and sense of harmony and balance will be perpetually echoed.","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":"
Lao Lianben (b.1948) Number 33 signed and dated 1975 (upper left) oil on panel 30” x 35” (76 cm x 89 cm)