{"status":true,"msg":{"data":{"id":3552,"auction_id":6,"set_id":8,"lot_number":"151","artist":"Bernardo Pacquing (b. 1967)","title":"Par-Tita","starting_price":800000,"signed_dated":"signed (verso)","medium":"oil, pencil, crayon on board","size":"72\" x 48\" (183 cm x 122 cm)","property":null,"coa":null,"provenance":"Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner","exhibited":null,"literature":null,"write_up":"Bernardo Pacquing is a one-of-a-kind abstractionist. He is an artist who perceives the world through extraverted sensing but creates works that are abstract. He acquires inspiration from mundane articles and scenes that surround him, but his minimalistic canvas remains vague and obscure enough to either invoke a universal understanding or invite its audience to meditate and interpret its meaning.
For the lot at hand, Par-Tita, the artist was moved by the allure of music. This might be true for it is not the first time he alluded a painting to a musical piece, among his recent ones was an assemblage which he titled Untitled #4 After J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 2 Chaconne.
Unfamiliar to most, there are several musical oeuvres with the word “Partita” written in their title. A partita is a suite of dances, usually made for a solo instrument. However, this is one of those terms that evolved with time. The root word is the Italian “parte,” which means a part or section. In the 17th century, though, “partita” gained a new connotation in Germany. From “a single instrumental piece of music,” it turned into “a collection of contrasting movements in a musical piece.” Johann Sebastian Bach was a composer and musician notable for his partitas on various chorale melodies. The Partitas are often regarded as some of the most sublime instrumental compositions that Bach ever wrote.
Artists share a special connection no matter their expertise. All writers, actors, painters, and musicians understand and implement similar concepts and ideas such as movement, rhythm, and harmony, into their craft. Furthermore, one’s art can also influence the other, as observed in this mixed media piece.
One might have encountered songs that were inspired by a certain artwork or paintings that had music as their muse. Well, at least for visual artists, it is believed that music can elicit deep and profound emotional responses that can be helpful in their creative process, manifesting its effect on their brushwork or color choices. For one, Henri Matisse played the violin every day. He appreciated the discipline and attention that it demanded of him and felt that it improved his concentration on painting. Even the modernist Georgia O’Keeffe, popular for her largescale floral paintings, also understood that art had the ability to evoke emotion in the same manner that music did. She was once intrigued with the idea that “music could be translated into something for the eye.” As well, Bernardo Pacquing is an avid listener of classical music in his studio – a particular favorite of his was the violinist Yehudi Menuhin’s versions of J.S. Bach’s partitas. (P.I.R.)","lot_group":"PAINTING","lot_details_html":null,"alias":null,"hp":1900000,"bp":0.168,"isWithdrawn":0,"accounting_hp":1900000,"userBid":5926,"isPaid":0,"userId":22,"lot_status":"SOLD","isDone":1,"bid_history_id":null,"reserve_price":null,"hammer_price":2219200,"fav":0},"image":[{"id":3820,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/6/8/lot/151.jpg","isFeatured":1},{"id":3823,"img_url":"https://leongallery.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/v2/auction/6/8/lot/151a.jpg","isFeatured":0}]},"increment":[900000,1000000,1100000,1200000,1300000,1400000,1500000,1600000,1700000,1800000,1900000,2000000,2200000,2400000,2600000,2800000,3000000,3200000,3400000,3600000,3800000,4000000,4200000,4400000,4600000,4800000,5000000,5500000,6000000,6500000,7000000,7500000,8000000,8500000,9000000,9500000,10000000,11000000,12000000,13000000,14000000,15000000,16000000,17000000,18000000,19000000,20000000],"prev":150,"next":152,"count_bid":0,"bid_history":[],"tokenExpired":1}